Heat generation with plasmonic nanoparticles

Abstract

In this paper we use layer potentials and asymptotic analysis techniques to analyze the heat generation due to nanoparticles when illuminated at their plasmonic resonance. We consider arbitrary-shaped particles and both single and multiple particles. For close-to-touching nanoparticles, we show that the temperature field deviates significantly from the one generated by a single nanoparticle. The results of this paper open a door for solving the challenging problems of detecting plasmonic nanoparticles in biological media and monitoring temperature elevation in tissue generated by nanoparticle heating.

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