Title :
Computational electromagnetics of metal nanoparticles and their aggregates
Author :
Kelly, K. Lance ; Lazarides, Anne A. ; Schatz, George C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
The absorption and scattering of light by silver and gold nanoparticles and their aggregates provides a powerful mechanism for detecting important molecules in a variety of applications. The authors describe recent advances in determining nanoparticle optical properties using computational electromagnetics
Keywords :
chemical sensors; chemistry computing; electrodynamics; gold; infrared spectra; light scattering; metal clusters; nanostructured materials; physics computing; silver; visible spectra; Ag; Ag nanoparticle aggregates; Ag nanoparticles; Au; Au nanoparticle aggregates; Au nanoparticles; computational electromagnetics; light absorption; light scattering; molecule detection; near-IR spectra; optical properties; visible spectra; Aggregates; Computational electromagnetics; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gold; Light scattering; Nanoparticles; Optical computing; Optical scattering; Silver;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.931905
