UV plasmonic behavior of various metal nanoparticles in the near- and far-field regimes: Geometry and substrate effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 38, 2013, Pages 19606-19615

  Sanz, J M ^a   Ortiz, D ^a   Alcaraz De La Osa, R ^a   Saiz, J M ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Brown, A S ^b   Losurdo, M ^d   Everitt, H O ^c,e   Moreno, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e US Army Aviation and Missile RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT; GOLD AND SILVER; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE SHAPE; SUBSTRATE EFFECTS; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

METALS; PLASMONS; SAPPHIRE; SUBSTRATES;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84885044372     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405773p     Document Type: Article

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