Self-assembly: Mastering photonic processes at nanoscale

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 376-383

  Fiorini, C ^a   Charra, F ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

immobilization of dyes; molecular tectons; plasmonics; self assembly; self organized arrays of metal nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS;

2D ASSEMBLIES; 3D SELF-ASSEMBLY; EMISSION PROCESS; LOCALIZED PLASMONS; REVIEW PAPERS; SELF-ORGANIZED ARRAYS; SUPRAMOLECULAR ORDERING; TECTONS;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 77956851259     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11772-010-0046-3     Document Type: Article

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