title: Metal-filled carbon nanotubes as a novel class of photothermal nanomaterials.
abstract: Metal-filled carbon nanotubes represent a novel class of photothermal nanomaterials: when illuminated by visible light they exhibit a strong enhancement of the temperature at the metal sites, due to the enhanced plasmonic light absorption at the metal surface, which behaves as a heat radiator. Potential applications include nanomedicine, heat-assisted magnetic recording, and light-activated thermal gradient-driven devices.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica A. Volta and CNISM, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Via Bassi 6, Pavia, Italy. francesco.rossella@unipv.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossella
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soldano
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bellani
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tommasini
mesh_terms: D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry; D004581:Electronics; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D050997:Nanomedicine; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D003035:Cobalt