Systems and methods for ultrafast plasmonic response in doped, colloidal nanostructures
An article of manufacture comprising doped, colloidal nanostructures that are configured to have a plasmonic response to light of a first resonance wavelength.
1. An article of manufacture comprising doped, colloidal nanostructures that are configured to have a plasmonic response to light of a first resonance wavelength, wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures are dispersed in a solution deposited on a flexible surface, and wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures comprise an optical switch that, in response to an absence of light at the first resonance wavelength, has a first light absorption level and, in response to a presence of light at the first resonance wavelength, has a different second light absorption level.
2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructure is doped with aliovalent dopants.
3. The article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures comprise zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures.
4. The article of manufacture of claim 3 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures are doped with at least one of aluminum, gallium, and indium.
5. The article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures comprise indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) nanostructures.
6. The article of manufacture of claim 5 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures are doped with at least one of tin and antimony.
7. The article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures comprise cadmium oxide (CdO) nanostructures.
8. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein the doped, colloidal nanostructures are doped with at least one of tin, aluminum, gallium, indium, and fluorine.
9. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the optical switch is configured to switch between the first light absorption level and the second light absorption level in less than 1 picoseconds (ps).