Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2012-02-13
Small 6(3),446,2010
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
Anisotropic plasmon coupling in closely-spaced chains of Ag nanoparticles was visualized using the electron energy loss spectroscopy in a scanning transmission electron microscope. For dimers as the simplest chain, mapping the plasmon excitations with nanometers' spatial resolution and 0.27 eV energy resolution intuitively identified two coupling plasmons. The in-phase mode redshifted from the ultraviolet region as the inter-particle spacing was reduced, reaching the visible range at 2.7 eV. Calculations based on the discrete dipole approximation confirmed its optical activeness, where the longitudinal direction was constructed as the path for light transportation. Two coupling paths were then observed in an inflexed 4-particle chain.
Han Min
He Longbing
Liu Zongwen
Ringer Simon P.
Song Fengqi
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