Jain, Prashant K. and Ei-Sayed, Mostafa A. (2007) Surface plasmon resonance sensitivity of metal nanostructures: Physical basis and universal scaling in metal nanoshells. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 111 (47). pp. 17451-17454.
Full text is not hosted in this archive but may be available via the Official URL, or by requesting a copy from the corresponding author.
Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp0773177
Abstract
In this letter, we show using extended Mie theory simulations that the, sensitivity of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of a dielectric core-metal nanoshell increases near-exponentially as the ratio of the shell thickness-to-core radius is decreased. The plasmon sensitivity thus shows the same universal scaling behavior established recently for plasmon coupling in metal nanoshells and that in metal nanoparticle pairs. From these observations, we propose that,the sensitivity is determined by the ease of surface polarization of the electrons in the nanostructure by the light. This can be used as a generalized physical principle for designing plasmonic nanostructures for effective SPR chemical and biological sensing.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Analytical Science > Microscopy and probe methods Analytical Science > Nanotechnology for sensing and actuating Material Science > Nanostructured materials |
| ID Code: | 3259 |
| Deposited By: | Farnush Anwar |
| Deposited On: | 15 Jan 2009 16:22 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2009 16:54 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
