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Title: Intra-particle Surface Plasmon Coupling in One-Dimensional Nanustructures

Journal Article · · Nano Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0726353· OSTI ID:931055

The optical properties of two-component quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures consisting of Au and Ni blocks have been investigated. The optically inactive component Ni plays a relaying role in the surface plasmon coupling both for the dipole mode and for the higher-order modes of gold blocks. The experimental results exhibit that the free electrons in Ni participate in the optical coupling phenomenon and that plasmon excitations in the Au blocks induce the free electrons in Ni to oscillate.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); ORNL other overhead
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
931055
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, Vol. 8, Issue 3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English