Non-radiative decay of a dipole emitter close to a metallic nanoparticle: Importance of higher-order multipole contributions

Radiative and non-radiative decay of a s

Radiative and non-radiative decay of a single molecule close to a metallic nanoparticle

✍ R. Carminati; J.-J. Greffet; C. Henkel; J.M. Vigoureux 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 205 KB

We study the spontaneous emission of a single emitter close to a metallic nanoparticle, with the aim to clarify the distance dependence of the radiative and non-radiative decay rates. We derive analytical formulas based on a dipole-dipole model, and show that the nonradiative decay rate follows a R