Nondestructive Sizing of Quantum Particles (1 ~ 3 nm) Via Quantum-Size and Temperature-Induced Plasmon Shift

Recently small metallic particle doping materials are widely used for various purposes. Here is an example. Zeolites are crystalline microporous aluminosilicates that have found wide-ranging industrial applications in catalysis as well as in other processes. An effective way to enhance the chemistry processes is to inject plasmonic nanostructures and particles [1-4]. Particles of noble metals, such as silver and gold, are excellent plasmonic media. Surface plasmons and small particle plasmons may be excited by light [5-7]. The enhanced optical reactions stem from the collective resonances due to doping metallic particles in zeolite materials. The doping appears helpful for increasing catalytic efficiency and zeolite harvest.