title: Magnetically tunable surface plasmon resonance based on a composite consisting of noble metal nanoparticles and a ferromagnetic thin film.
abstract: We demonstrate magnetically tunable surface plasmon resonance based on a composite consisting of noble metal nanoparticles and ferromagnetic thin film. We found that both the frequency and linewidth of the localized surface plasmon resonance can be manipulated by applying an external magnetic field. The underlying mechanism is attributed to the variation of the dielectric constant in the ferromagnetic thin film resulting from the change of magnetization. Our result shown here paves an alternative route for manipulation of the characteristics of the surface plasmon resonance, which may serve as a new design concept for the development of magneto-optical devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chun-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ju-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yang-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen