Supporting Information for
Electronic and Vibrational Dynamics of Hollow Au Nanocages
Embedded in Cu2O Shells
Paul Szymanski 1, Mahmoud A. Mahmoud 1, Daniel O'Neil 1, Batyr Garlyyev 1, Mostafa
A. El-Sayed*1, 2
1. Laser Dynamics Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of
Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA,2. Adjunct professor, King Abdulaziz
University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
List of Animation Files
Material
Filename
Description
Au nanocage
Movie01_Supp.avi
Movie02_Supp.avi
Movie03_Supp.avi
Core–shell nanocage,
4 holes in shell
Core–shell nanocage,
4 holes in shell, pores
in cage capped with
shell material
Core–shell nanocage,
6 holes in shell
Core–shell nanocage,
6 holes in shell, hollow
space in cage filled
with shell material
Movie04_Supp.avi
Eigenmode at 33.6 GHz, AVI file, M-JPEG codec
Eigenmode at 34.3 GHz, AVI file, M-JPEG codec
Time-dependent force simulation, AVI file, M-JPEG
codec
Eigenmode at 14.6 GHz, force acting on shell, AVI file,
M-JPEG codec
Eigenmode at 11.1 GHz, force acting on shell, AVI file,
M-JPEG codec
Movie05_Supp.avi
Movie06_Supp.avi
Movie07_Supp.avi
Movie08_Supp.avi
Movie09_Supp.avi
Eigenmode at 15.9 GHz, force acting on shell, AVI file,
M-JPEG codec
Time-dependent force simulation, force acting on core,
AVI file, M-JPEG codec
Eigenmode at 16.6 GHz, force acting on shell, AVI file,
M-JPEG codec
Time-dependent force simulation, force acting on shell,
AVI file, M-JPEG codec
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Figure S1. Frequency-domain simulation results for the structural mechanics of AuNCs using
the structure in Fig. 4a.
Figure S2. Nearly-degenerate eigenmodes of AuNCs with frequency 30.32 GHz. The z-axis is
oriented perpendicular to the page.
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Figure S3. Nearly-degenerate eigenmodes of AuNCs with frequency 30.38 GHz.
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