title: Mapping the polarization pattern of plasmon modes reveals nanoparticle symmetry.
abstract: We study the wavelength and polarization dependent plasmon resonances of single silver and gold nanorods, triangles, cubes, and dimers with a novel single particle spectroscopy method (RotPOL). In RotPOL, a rotating wedge-shaped polarizer encodes the full polarization information of each particle within one image. This reveals the symmetry of the particles and their plasmon modes, allows analyzing inhomogeneous samples and the monitoring of particle shape changes during growth in situ.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: Yuriy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Khalavka
authors.forename: Tetyana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Provalska
authors.forename: Inga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zins
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sönnichsen
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold