Localized surface plasmon resonances in the ultraviolet from large scale nanostructured aluminum films
Author(s) -
Jérôme Martin,
Julien Proust,
Davy Gérard,
Jérôme Plain
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optical materials express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2159-3930
DOI - 10.1364/ome.3.000954
Subject(s) - materials science , ultraviolet , surface plasmon resonance , mie scattering , surface plasmon , aluminium , nanoparticle , thin film , molar absorptivity , localized surface plasmon , plasmon , annealing (glass) , optics , optoelectronics , surface plasmon polariton , nanotechnology , composite material , scattering , light scattering , physics
We report on a straightforward preparation method to obtain a dense layer of quasi-spherical aluminum nanoparticles over a large area. The method is based on rapid thermal annealing of a thin aluminum film deposited on a super-repellent substrate. Diameters ranging from 2 to 15 nm are obtained by varying the film thickness. Aluminum nanoparticles exhibit well-defined localized surface plasmon resonances in the ultraviolet range as revealed by extinction measurements and confirmed by Mie theory.
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