Combined Thermochromic And Plasmonic: Optical Responses In Novel Nanocomposite Au-VO{sub 2} Films Prepared By RF Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron Sputtering
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laboratories, Materials Research Group, iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West 7129 (South Africa)
- Department of physics, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 812 Yaounde (Cameroon)
- Department of Physics and Electronics, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Box Roma 180, Maseru (Lesotho)
- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, Kwadlangezwa (South Africa)
- African Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001 (South Africa)
We prepared gold/Vanadium dioxide nanocomposites thin films by the rf reactive inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering (ICMS) for the first time and report their enhanced surface plasmon resonance (SPR) tunable shift reversibility. ICMS has been attracting much attention for its ability for uniform coating of three-dimensional objects and high-rate deposition of dielectric materials. To investigate the optical properties of gold nanoparticles embedded in an active matrix (VO{sub 2}) composite film was synthesized on corning glass substrates for several substrate temperatures ranging from 400 deg. C to 600 deg. C. The X-ray diffraction results demonstrated that the Au and VO{sub 2} were well crystallized. The optical transmission properties were measured from 300nm to 1100nm and the absorption peak due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Au nanoparticles were observed. Under external temperature stimuli, the tunable reversibility of the SPR shift was observed when the nanocomposites temperature varies from 20 deg. C to 100 deg. C. The enhancement of this shift of SPR was observed as the substrate temperature increases and it was found that the shift of SPR increased rapidly with increasing substrate temperature but then remained constant at {approx}57 nm for substrate temperature higher than 500 deg. C.
- OSTI ID:
- 21251382
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1047, Issue 1; Conference: LAPAMS'08: 1. international conference on laser plasma applications in materials science, Algiers (Algeria), 23-26 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2999913; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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