title: Angle- and spectral-dependent light scattering from plasmonic nanocups.
abstract: As optical frequency nanoantennas, reduced-symmetry plasmonic nanoparticles have light-scattering properties that depend strongly on geometry, orientation, and variations in dielectric environment. Here we investigate how these factors influence the spectral and angular dependence of light scattered by Au nanocups. A simple dielectric substrate causes the axial, electric dipole mode of the nanocup to deviate substantially from its characteristic cos(2) θ free space scattering profile, while the transverse, magnetic dipole mode remains remarkably insensitive to the presence of the substrate. Nanoscale irregularities of the nanocup rim and the local substrate permittivity have a surprisingly large effect on the spectral- and angle-dependent light-scattering properties of these structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ciceron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayala-Orozco
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brannan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordlander
authors.forename: Naomi J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Halas