Preventing the degradation of Ag nanoparticles using an ultrathin a-Al 2O3 layer as protective barrier

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9431-9439

  Baraldi, G ^a   Carrada, M ^b   Toudert, J ^a   Ferrer, F J ^c   Arbouet, A ^b,d   Paillard, V ^b,d   Gonzalo, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^b CEMES CNRS   (France)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; CHARACTERISTIC SURFACES; NANOSTRUCTURE SURFACE; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; PROTECTIVE BARRIER; SPECTRAL POSITION; SPUTTERING PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; FILM GROWTH; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SILVER;

EID: 84877698794     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401421m     Document Type: Article

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