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Nanostructures: Distributing the Optical Near‐Field for Efficient Field‐Enhancements in Nanostructures (Adv. Mater. 35/2012)
Author(s) -
Valev V. K.,
De Clercq B.,
Biris C. G.,
Zheng X.,
Vandendriessche S.,
Hojeij M.,
Denkova D.,
Jeyaram Y.,
Panoiu N. C.,
Ekinci Y.,
Silhanek A. V.,
Volskiy V.,
Vandenbosch G. A. E.,
Ameloot M.,
Moshchalkov V. V.,
Verbiest T.
Publication year - 2012
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.201290213
Subject(s) - nanostructure , materials science , homogeneous , nanotechnology , molecule , field (mathematics) , local field , condensed matter physics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , thermodynamics
Circularly polarized light can impart a sense of rotation on the electron density in ring‐shaped gold nanostructures. V. K. Valev and co‐workers show on p. OP208 that the near‐field enhancement becomes more homogeneous on the surface of the nanostructures, thereby increasing the opportunity for interaction with molecules. This type of nanostructured samples can find applications in chemical processes where the interaction between molecules and local field enhancements is important.