title: Synthetic Strategies for Semiconductor Nanocrystals Expressing Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance.
abstract: The field of semiconductor plasmonics has grown rapidly since its outset, only roughly six years ago, and now includes many crystalline substances ranging from GeTe to wide-bandgap transition-metal oxides. One byproduct of this proliferation is the sea of differing synthetic methods to realize localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) based on the studied material. Strategies vary widely from material to material, but all have the common goal of introducing extremely high carrier densities to the semiconductor system. This doping results in tunable, size-quantized, and on/off-switchable LSPR modes, which are a complete departure from traditional metal-nanoparticle-based plasmon resonances. This Minireview will provide an overview of the current state of nanocrystal and quantum-dot plasmonics and the physical basis thereof, however its main purpose is to summarize the methods for realizing LSPRs in the various syntheses and systems that have been reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Niezgoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA. sandra.j.rosenthal@vanderbilt.edu.|Departments of Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA. sandra.j.rosenthal@vanderbilt.edu.|Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA. sandra.j.rosenthal@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Sandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
keywords: doping; nanocrystals; quantum dots; semiconductors; surface plasmon resonance