Light emission from gold particles excited by electron tunneling
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 32 (9), 545-547
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90123
Abstract
After gold particles are deposited onto an oxidized aluminum strip by the evaporation of gold in argon, tunnel junctions can be formed by making contact to the particles with a thin gold film. Red polarized light is emitted from these junctions when a few volts of potential difference is applied. Such junctions can be operated and stored at room temperature for several weeks.Keywords
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