Surface scattering contribution to the plasmon width in embedded Ag nanospheres

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 24994-25004

  Monreal, R Carmina ^a   Apell, S Peter ^b   Antosiewicz, Tomasz J ^b,c  

^a Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco   (Spain)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMITTIVITY; PLASMONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

AG NANOSPHERES; BULK SCATTERING; DYNAMICAL EFFECTS; HOST MEDIUMS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; METAL PARTICLE; NON-MONOTONIC DEPENDENCE; SIZE QUANTIZATION;

SURFACE SCATTERING;

NANOSPHERE; SILVER;

CHEMISTRY; COLOR; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TIME;

ABSORPTION, RADIATION; COLOR; NANOSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908193638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.024994     Document Type: Article

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