Optimization of the refractive index plasmonic sensing of gold nanorods by non-uniform silver coating

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 183, Issue , 2013, Pages 556-564

  Zhu, Jian ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Li, Jian Jun ^a   Zhao, Jun Wu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au Ag core shell nanorod; Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR); Non uniform silver coating; Refractive index (RI) sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL SENSING; CORE-SHELL; FIGURE OF MERIT (FOM); LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; QUASI-STATIC CALCULATIONS; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; RESPONSE SENSITIVITY; SILVER COATINGS;

COATINGS; NANORODS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILVER; SILVER PLATING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

GOLD;

EID: 84877741630     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.04.042     Document Type: Article

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