Self-organized metal nanowire arrays with tunable optical anisotropy

Journal Article · Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3002319· OSTI ID:21175688

Toma, A; Chiappe, D; Massabo, D; Boragno, C; Buatier de Mongeot, F ^[1]

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1. CNISM and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova (Italy)

Here we report on the development of an unconventional approach for the physical synthesis of laterally ordered self-organized arrays of metallic nanowires supported on nanostructured dielectric templates. The method, based on a combination of nanoscale patterning of the glass substrate by ion beam sputtering with shadow deposition of the metal nanoparticles, provides a viable alternative to time consuming serial nanopatterning approaches. Far-field optical characterization demonstrates that the nanowire arrays exhibit tunable anisotropic properties in the visible range due to the excitation of localized plasmon resonances.

• OSTI ID: 21175688
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, Issue 16; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3002319; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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