Resonance modulated amplified emission from CdSSe nanoribbons

Abstract

We present evidence of amplified emission mediated by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) from a CdS0.2Se0.8 nanoribbon (NR) supported on a gold-coated silicon substrate. Room temperature amplified emission is observed from the nanoribbon above excitation irradiances ∼25 W/cm2 when it is supported on the gold coated silicon substrate. The nanoribbon is shown to act as a resonator cavity, leading to amplification of discrete wavelengths in the emission spectrum. Evidence for the formation of SPP waves between the gold-coated substrate and the nanoribbon is shown, and the resulting wavenumber increase allows for the matching of theoretical resonance wavelengths with those observed experimentally.