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Nanoporous Plasmonic Metamaterials
Author(s) -
Biener Juergen,
Nyce Gregory W.,
Hodge Andrea M.,
Biener Monika M.,
Hamza Alex V.,
Maier Stefan A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701899
Subject(s) - nanoporous , metamaterial , materials science , plasmon , photonics , fabrication , context (archaeology) , porosity , photonic metamaterial , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , composite material , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Abstract We review different routes for the generation of nanoporous metallic foams and films exhibiting well‐defined pore size and short‐range order. Dealloying and templating allows the generation of both 2D and 3D structures that promise a plasmonic response determined by material constituents and porosity. Viewed in the context of metamaterials, the ease of fabrication of samples covering macroscopic dimensions is highly promising, and suggests more in‐depth investigations of the plasmonic and photonic properties of this material system for photonic applications.