Optical properties and plasmonic response of silver-gallium nanostructures
Abstract
Silver and gallium form an alloy Ag2Ga via a room temperature spontaneous self-assembly that exhibits remarkable mechanical and electrical properties [1] suitable for nanoscale measurements [2]. However, whether photon excitation of plasmons in this emerging nanomaterial is retained or not has not been established. Here, we present a thin lm formation of Ag2Ga via a spreading- reactive process of liquid Ga on an Ag lm and a characterization of its dielectric function (E) = 1(E) - i 2(E) in the photon energy range 1.42 eV E <4.2 eV. It is observed that while the plasmon damping increases, near an energy of 3.4 eV, the real part of exhibits a crossing with respect to that of Ag. Furthermore, the impact of new plasmon supporting materials [3] is discussed and in order to enable further applications in plasmonics, the possibility of photon excitation of surface plasmons in Ag2Ga is studied.
- Authors:
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- Aix-Marseille Univ., and CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille (France)
- Inst. Fresnel, Marseilles (France)
- NaugaNeedles, LLC, Louisville, KY (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1185591
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1421011
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Lereu, Aude, Lemarchand, F., Zerrad, M., Yazdanpanah, M., and Passian, Ali. Optical properties and plasmonic response of silver-gallium nanostructures. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4906950.
Lereu, Aude, Lemarchand, F., Zerrad, M., Yazdanpanah, M., & Passian, Ali. Optical properties and plasmonic response of silver-gallium nanostructures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906950
Lereu, Aude, Lemarchand, F., Zerrad, M., Yazdanpanah, M., and Passian, Ali. Thu .
"Optical properties and plasmonic response of silver-gallium nanostructures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906950. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185591.
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title = {Optical properties and plasmonic response of silver-gallium nanostructures},
author = {Lereu, Aude and Lemarchand, F. and Zerrad, M. and Yazdanpanah, M. and Passian, Ali},
abstractNote = {Silver and gallium form an alloy Ag2Ga via a room temperature spontaneous self-assembly that exhibits remarkable mechanical and electrical properties [1] suitable for nanoscale measurements [2]. However, whether photon excitation of plasmons in this emerging nanomaterial is retained or not has not been established. Here, we present a thin lm formation of Ag2Ga via a spreading- reactive process of liquid Ga on an Ag lm and a characterization of its dielectric function (E) = 1(E) - i 2(E) in the photon energy range 1.42 eV E <4.2 eV. It is observed that while the plasmon damping increases, near an energy of 3.4 eV, the real part of exhibits a crossing with respect to that of Ag. Furthermore, the impact of new plasmon supporting materials [3] is discussed and in order to enable further applications in plasmonics, the possibility of photon excitation of surface plasmons in Ag2Ga is studied.},
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year = {Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2015},
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