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Plasmon quantum limit exposed

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Confinement of light in subnanometre gaps encounters a fundamental limit in the quantum tunnelling regime.

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Figure 1: The colour of light in the quantum tunnelling regime.

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  1. Niek F. van Hulst is at ICFO — Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain and ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08015 Barcelona, Spain,

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van Hulst, N. Plasmon quantum limit exposed. Nature Nanotech 7, 775–777 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.213

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