title: Plasmon resonance in silver nanoparticles arrays grown by atomic terrace low-angle shadowing.
abstract: The plasmonic properties of aligned silver nanoparticles grown by atomic terrace low-angle shadowing (ATLAS) were studied by optical transmission spectroscopy. ATLAS is a novel nanofabrication technique that combines the advantages of self-assembly with control of the nanostructure features. The silver nanoarrays were optically characterized and distinct optical responses with strong polarization dependence were obtained indicating the existence of a strong near-field coupling between the particles. We found that different morphologies gave rise to a similar optical response due to the local contributions to the overall response. Numerical model based on discrete dipole approximation was used to give a qualitative insight into the studied phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices, School of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. cuccurf@tcd.ie
authors.forename: Floriano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuccureddu
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Igor V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Shvets
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Zandbergen
mesh_terms: D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D009991:Oscillometry; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012834:Silver