Comparing the interparticle coupling effect on sensitivities of silver and gold nanoparticles

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 578-581

  Zhang, Yu Juan ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticle pair; Interparticle coupling effect; Sensitivity; Sensitivity enhancement factor; Silver nanoparticle pair

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INTERPARTICLE COUPLING EFFECT; SENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; SILVER NANOPARTICLE PAIR;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SILVER;

COUPLING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; GOLD; RESONANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILVER; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84862815981     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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