Ultrafast spectroscopy of functional nanomaterials

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Ultrafast spectroscopy of functional nanomaterials
Marc Achermann
Ultrafast 10 femtosecond (1 fs 10-15 s)
Ultrasmall 10 nanometer (1 nm 10-9 m)
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Processes Energy transfer and exchange Charge
carrier recombination and relaxation Interaction
between different excitations
Materials Semiconductor nanocrystals Metal
nanostructures Organic molecules
Applications Optical sensors with increased
sensitivity Solar energy devices Optical circuits
based on plasmonic materials
Graduate Students Mahshid Pourmand, Sibel Ebru
Yalcin, and Yikuan Wang Undergraduates Dave
Ouellette, Peter Mistark, James Schneeloch,
Pat Rogan, and Chris MacLellan