Title :
Plasmonic junctions with cucurbit[5]uril ‘glue’: Fabrication of precise sub-nm junctions in gold nanoparticle assemblies
Author :
Taylor, Richard W. ; Lee, Tung Chun ; Scherman, Oren A. ; Esteban, Ruben ; Aizpurua, Javier ; Huang, Fu Min ; Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Mahajan, Sumeet
Author_Institution :
Cavendish Lab., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Aggregation of gold nanoparticles with rigid cucurbit[5]uril molecules generates fixed inter-particle separations of 0.91 nm. These nanoparticle assemblies possess discrete plasmonic modes which elucidate nanoscale growth and serve as molecular-recognition based SERS substrates.
Keywords :
aggregation; gold; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; organic compounds; plasmonics; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Au; aggregation; cucurbit[5]uril glue; cucurbit[5]uril molecules; discrete plasmonic modes; elucidate nanoscale growth; gold nanoparticle assembly; molecular-recognition based SERS substrates; plasmonic junctions; Aggregates; Gold; Junctions; Morphology; Optical device fabrication; Plasmons; Surface morphology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
