Enhanced fano resonance in asymmetrical Au:Ag heterodimers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 6410-6414

  Pena Rodriguez O ^a   Pal, U ^b   Campoy Quiles, M ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez L ^c   Garriga, M ^a   Alonso, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

FANO RESONANCES; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; HETERODIMERS; LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL SENSING; SIZE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 79953751432     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp200495x     Document Type: Article

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