Title :
A fluid metamaterial with tunable anisotropy
Author :
Mayy, M. ; Zhu, G. ; Kitur, J.K. ; Noginova, N. ; Bonner, C.E. ; Bhattacharjee, R.R. ; Giannelis, E.P. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fluid metamaterial consisting of gold nanorods coated with an organic molecular corona, whose anisotropy can be controlled by applied mechanical shear force.
Keywords :
metamaterials; nanophotonics; nanorods; applied mechanical shear force; fluid metamaterial; gold nanorods; organic molecular corona; tunable anisotropy; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Fluids; Force; Metamaterials; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
