Blue-Shifted SPR of Au Nanoparticles with Ordering of Carbon by Dense Ionization and Thermal Treatment

Plasmonics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-305

  Singhal, R ^a   Kabiraj, D ^a   Kulriya, P K ^a   Pivin, J C ^c   Chandra, R ^b   Avasthi, D K ^a  

^a INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon; Ion irradiation; Nanoparticles; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877594854     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-012-9389-6     Document Type: Article

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