These codes use the Mie theory to calculate the spectral heat rate of spherical gold nanoparticles as a function of the light intensity, using the approaches discussed in the following references:
- Govorov, A. O.; Zhang, W.; Skeini, T.; Richardson, H.; Lee, J.; Kotov, N. A. Gold nanoparticle ensembles as heaters and actuators: melting and collective plasmon reso-nances.Nanoscale Research Letters2006,1, 84
- Matzler, C. MATLAB functions for Mie scattering and absorption.IAP Res Rep2002,8
- Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 1998;Chapter 4, pp 82–129.
- Derkachova, A.; Kolwas, K.; Demchenko, I. Dielectric Function for Gold in PlasmonicsApplications: Size Dependence of Plasmon Resonance Frequencies and Damping Ratesfor Nanospheres.Plasmonics2016,11, 941–951
Further details can be found in the paper:
- "Spatial control of heat flow at the nanoscaleusing Janus particles" Juan D. Olarte-Plata, Jordan Gabriel,Pablo Albella,and Fernando Bresme