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Autori principali: Priede, José Luis Montaño, Grzelczak, Marek
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13606
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author Priede, José Luis Montaño
Grzelczak, Marek
author_facet Priede, José Luis Montaño
Grzelczak, Marek
contents The management of thermal effects in plasmonic nanostructures is frequently viewed as a detrimental waste rather than a useful, controllable entity. We show that optical coupling of plasmonic nanoparticles enables precise spatiotemporal control over nanoscale heating. Through numerical investigation of experimentally-achievable systems from individual nanoparticles and dimers to nanolenses and switchable clusters, we demonstrate how plasmon hybridization and near-field coupling dictate the magnitude and spatial distribution of temperature. Our results highlight the critical role of polarization and gap distance in tuning the thermal output of dimers, the ability of a trimer nanolens to focus heat into a sub-diffraction volume, and the pronounced thermal difference in a switchable nanoparticle cluster. This work establishes a framework for designing advanced thermoplasmonic systems where heat is not merely a detriment, but a dynamically controllable element for applications in catalysis, health, or active photonic devices.
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spellingShingle Thermoplasmonics under optically coupled regime: A Numerical Study of Dimers, Nanolenses, and Switchable Clusters
Priede, José Luis Montaño
Grzelczak, Marek
Optics
Materials Science
The management of thermal effects in plasmonic nanostructures is frequently viewed as a detrimental waste rather than a useful, controllable entity. We show that optical coupling of plasmonic nanoparticles enables precise spatiotemporal control over nanoscale heating. Through numerical investigation of experimentally-achievable systems from individual nanoparticles and dimers to nanolenses and switchable clusters, we demonstrate how plasmon hybridization and near-field coupling dictate the magnitude and spatial distribution of temperature. Our results highlight the critical role of polarization and gap distance in tuning the thermal output of dimers, the ability of a trimer nanolens to focus heat into a sub-diffraction volume, and the pronounced thermal difference in a switchable nanoparticle cluster. This work establishes a framework for designing advanced thermoplasmonic systems where heat is not merely a detriment, but a dynamically controllable element for applications in catalysis, health, or active photonic devices.
title Thermoplasmonics under optically coupled regime: A Numerical Study of Dimers, Nanolenses, and Switchable Clusters
topic Optics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13606