Silica nanowires decorated with metal nanoparticles for refractive index sensors: Three-dimensional metal arrays and light trapping at plasmonic resonances

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 685-690

  Convertino, Annalisa ^a   Cuscunà, Massimo ^a   Martelli, Faustino ^a   Manera, Maria Grazia ^a   Rella, Roberto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; PLASMONIC RESONANCES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SELECTIVE ABSORPTION; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SILICA NANO WIRES; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

GOLD; NANOWIRES; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84892571136     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411743p     Document Type: Article

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