Probing surface plasmons on individual nano-objects by near-field electron energy loss spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5927, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-16

  Kodak, Mathieu ^a   Stéphan, Odile ^a   Taverna, Dario ^a   Nelayah, Jaysen ^a   Colliex, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Clusters; EELS; Nanotubes; Optical properties of nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CLUSTERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 31844457282     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.614541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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