Tuning localized plasmons in nanostructured substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering applications.

Author

Perney, Nicolas M B ; Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Zoorob, Majd E. ; Charlton, Martin D.B. ; Netti, Caterina M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Reflectivity measurements of gold nanostructures graded in pitch and aperture size allow investigation of localized plasmons. A simple model confirmed by simulations explains the plasmon resonances. Such arrays are highly suitable Raman scattering substrates.

Keywords

gold; nanostructured materials; reflectivity; surface enhanced Raman scattering; surface plasmon resonance; Au; aperture size; gold nanostructures; localized plasmons; nanostructured substrates; pitch size; plasmon resonances; reflectivity measurements; surface-enhanced Raman scattering; Apertures; Integrated optics; Nanostructures; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Raman scattering; Reflectivity; Resonance; Size measurement; (230.3120) Integrated Optics devices; (240 6680) Surface plasmons; (260.3910) Metals, optics of;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628940

Filename

4628940