Probing local electromagnetic field enhancements on the surface of plasmonic nanoparticles

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9-12, 2012, Pages 209-220

  Willets, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; EELS; Localized surface plasmon; Noble metal nanoparticles; SERS; Super resolution imaging

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION LIMIT OF LIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; NM RESOLUTION; OPTICAL IMAGING; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE; SERS; SUPER RESOLUTION; SUPER RESOLUTION IMAGING; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS); SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLASMONS; PRECIOUS METALS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE SCATTERING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 84865595138     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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