Signatures of fano interferences in the electron energy loss spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence of symmetry-broken nanorod dimers

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4511-4519

  Bigelow, Nicholas W ^a   Vaschillo, Alex ^a   Camden, Jon P ^b   Masiello, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

cathodoluminescence; electron energy loss spectroscopy; Fano resonances; plasmonics

Indexed keywords

FANO INTERFERENCE; FANO RESONANCES; IMPINGING ELECTRONS; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLASMONICS; SELECTION RULES; SENSITIVE SENSORS;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DIMERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANORODS; PLASMONS; RESONANCE;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84878309012     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn401161n     Document Type: Article

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