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Carbon‐Assisted Stable Silver Nanostructures
Author(s) -
Abdollahi S. Narjes,
Ochoa Martínez Efraín,
Kilchoer Cédric,
Kremer Geoffroy,
Jaouen Thomas,
Aebi Philipp,
Hellmann Tim,
Mayer Thomas,
Gu Yibei,
Wiesner Ulrich B.,
Steiner Ullrich,
Wilts Bodo D.,
Gunkel Ilja
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202001227
Subject(s) - materials science , nanostructure , plasmon , nanotechnology , gyroid , polymer , carbon fibers , irradiation , copolymer , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , composite number , physics , nuclear physics , engineering
Nanostructured silver stands out among other plasmonic materials because its optical losses are the lowest of all metals. However, nanostructured silver rapidly degrades under ambient conditions, preventing its direct use in most plasmonic applications. Here, a facile and robust method for the preparation of highly stable nanostructured silver morphologies is introduced. 3D nanostructured gyroid networks are fabricated through electrodeposition into voided, self‐assembled triblock terpolymer scaffolds. Exposure to an argon plasma degraded the polymer and stabilized the silver nanostructure for many weeks, even in high humidity and under high‐dose UV irradiation. This stabilization protocol enables the robust manufacture of low‐loss silver nanostructures for a wide range of plasmonic applications.