The plasmon-induced nonlinear response has attracted great attention in micro-nano optics and optoelectronics applications,yet the underlying microscopic mechanism remains elusive.In this study,the nonlinear response ...The plasmon-induced nonlinear response has attracted great attention in micro-nano optics and optoelectronics applications,yet the underlying microscopic mechanism remains elusive.In this study,the nonlinear response of gold nanoclusters when exposed to a femtosecond laser pulse was investigated using time-dependent density functional theory.It was observed that the third-order tunneling current was augmented in plasmonic dimers,owing to a greater number of electrons in the dimer being excited from occupied to unoccupied states.These findings provide profound theoretical insights and enable the realization of accurate regulation and control of nonlinear effects induced by plasmons at the atomic level.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos.2020YFA0211300 and 2021YFA1201500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.U22A6005,92150110,12074237,and 12304426)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant No.2024JC-JCQN-07)the Fundamental Science Foundation of Shaanxi (Grant No.22JSZ010)the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (Grant Nos.GK202201012 and GK202308001)。
文摘The plasmon-induced nonlinear response has attracted great attention in micro-nano optics and optoelectronics applications,yet the underlying microscopic mechanism remains elusive.In this study,the nonlinear response of gold nanoclusters when exposed to a femtosecond laser pulse was investigated using time-dependent density functional theory.It was observed that the third-order tunneling current was augmented in plasmonic dimers,owing to a greater number of electrons in the dimer being excited from occupied to unoccupied states.These findings provide profound theoretical insights and enable the realization of accurate regulation and control of nonlinear effects induced by plasmons at the atomic level.