Nanosources based on inelastic electron tunneling (IET) in metal-insulator-metal junctions (MIMs) have been known to emit radiation since the 1970s with the work of Lamb & McCarthy. They have gained attention recently due to reports of enhanced electron-to-photon conversion efficiencies with optical antennas. The purpose of this workshop is to explore the physical basis for the generation of optical excitations (photons and plasmons) in out-of-equilibrium tunneling junctions operating at high bias (a few volts) in a dissipative environment. The reverse process—the effect of light on electron tunneling in such junctions—will also be discussed.
Invited speakers:
- Carles Altimiras (SPEC, CEA-Saclay, France)
- Rémi Avriller (LOMA, Bordeaux, France)
- Wolfgang Belzig (University of Konstanz, Germany)
- Alexandre Bouhelier (ICB, Dijon, France)
- Adeline Crepieux (CPT, Marseille, France)
- Juan Carlos Cuevas Rodriguez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
- Jean-Jacques Greffet (LCF, Palaiseau, France)
- Éric Le Moal (ISMO, Orsay, France)
- Tomáš Neuman (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
- Christian Nijhuis (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- Lukas Novotny (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
- Bertrand Reulet (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)
- Anna Rosławska (MPI, Stuttgart, Germany)
- Yonatan Sivan (BGU, Beer-Sheva, Israel)