| Preface | 6 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| 1 Introduction | 11 |
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| References | 13 |
| 2 Theory of Photo-Thermal Effects for Plasmonic Nanocrystals and Assemblies | 15 |
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| 2.1 Introduction | 15 |
| 2.2 Optical Properties of Single Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Clusters | 16 |
| 2.2.1 Mie Theory | 17 |
| 2.2.1.1 Quasistatic Approximation | 18 |
| 2.2.2 Effective Medium Theory | 19 |
| 2.2.3 Effect of Geometry of the System | 20 |
| 2.2.4 Effect of Nanoparticle Material and Its Surrounding Medium | 22 |
| 2.3 Optically Generated Heat Effects | 23 |
| 2.3.1 Single Spherical Nanoparticles | 24 |
| 2.3.1.1 Phase Transformations | 26 |
| 2.3.2 Ensemble of Nanoparticles | 27 |
| 2.3.3 Thermal Complexes with Hot Spots | 28 |
| References | 32 |
| 3 Nanoscale Temperature Measurement Under Optical Illumination Using AlGaN:Er3+ Photoluminescence Nanothermometry | 33 |
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| 3.1 Introduction | 33 |
| 3.2 AlGaN:Er3+ Photoluminescence Nanothermometry | 33 |
| 3.3 Experimental Details of AlGaN:Er3+ Photoluminescence Nanothermometry | 35 |
| References | 39 |
| 4 Comparison of Nucleation Behavior of Surrounding Water Under Optical Excitation of Single Gold Nanostructure and Colloidal Solution | 41 |
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| 4.1 Introduction | 41 |
| 4.2 Temperature Changes and Phase Transformation with Gold Nano-wrenches | 41 |
| 4.3 Dynamic Temperature Changes and Phase Transformation with Gold Nano-wrenches | 42 |
| 4.4 Temperature Measurements of Optically Excited Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles | 45 |
| 4.5 Temperature Measurements Probing Convection of the Liquid During Laser Excitation of a Colloidal Nanoparticle Solution | 45 |
| References | 48 |
| 5 Effect of Ions and Ionic Strength on Surface Plasmon Extinction Properties of Single Plasmonic Nanostructures | 49 |
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| 5.1 Introduction | 49 |
| 5.2 Measurement of Nanoscale Temperature Change on Optically Excited Gold Nanowires Using AlGaN:Er3+ Nanothermometry | 50 |
| 5.3 Dynamic Temperature Measurements on Single Gold Nanowire Using Flow Cell | 52 |
| 5.4 Model of Heat Transfer | 52 |
| 5.5 Absorption Measurements on Gold Nanoparticle(s)/ Gold Nanorod(s) | 53 |
| 5.6 Absorption and Temperature Measurements on a Same Gold Nanoparticle(s) | 55 |
| 5.7 Single Nanowire Dark-Field Scattering Measurements | 56 |
| 5.8 Single Nanoparticle(s) Emission Measurements | 57 |
| 5.9 Calculation of Absorption Cross Section of a Nanowire | 57 |
| 5.10 Langmuir Model of Charge Occupancy and Effect on Absorption Attenuation | 59 |
| References | 59 |
| 6 Photothermal Heating Study Using Er2O3 Photoluminescence Nanothermometry | 61 |
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| 6.1 Introduction | 61 |
| 6.2 Temperature Calibration of Erbium Oxide Photoluminescence | 62 |
| 6.3 Temperature Profile of Single Gold Nanodot | 64 |
| 6.4 Temperature Measurement Inside a Microbubble | 68 |
| 6.5 Drawbacks/Limitations of the Technique | 69 |
| References | 70 |
| 7 Nanoscale Temperature Study of Plasmonic Nanoparticles Using NaYF4:Yb3+:Er3+ Upconverting Nanoparticles | 72 |
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| 7.1 Introduction | 72 |
| 7.2 Temperature Calibration of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanocrystals Photoluminescence | 72 |
| 7.3 Characterization of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanocrystals | 74 |
| 7.4 Lifetime Study of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanocrystals | 76 |
| References | 80 |
| 8 Near Field Nanoscale Temperature Measurement Using AlGaN:Er3+?Film via Photoluminescence Nanothermometry | 82 |
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| 8.1 Introduction | 82 |
| 8.2 Characterization of NSOM Tip and Nanoparticles | 83 |
| 8.3 Sub Diffraction Near Field Photothermal Temperature Measurement | 84 |
| 8.4 Steady State Near Field Photothermal Heat Study | 88 |
| 8.4.1 Estimation of Cluster Radius (Rc) from Thermal Profile | 89 |
| 8.5 Comparison Between Estimation of Cluster Radius (Rc) from Thermal Profile, AFM, and Changes on Er3+ Luminescence Intensity | 90 |
| 8.6 Two Laser Steady State Data Collection Experiment | 91 |
| 8.7 Scaling Law in Near Field Photothermal Heat Dissipation | 92 |
| References | 95 |