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Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes.

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Lassiter, JB; McGuire, F; Mock, JJ; Ciracì, C; Hill, RT; Wiley, BJ; Chilkoti, A; Smith, DR
Published in: Nano letters
January 2013

A metallic nanoparticle positioned over a metal film offers great advantages as a highly controllable system relevant for probing field-enhancement and other plasmonic effects. Because the size and shape of the gap between the nanoparticle and film can be controlled to subnanometer precision using relatively simple, bottom-up fabrication approaches, the film-coupled nanoparticle geometry has recently been applied to enhancing optical fields, accessing the quantum regime of plasmonics, and the design of surfaces with controlled reflectance. In the present work, we examine the plasmon modes associated with a silver nanocube positioned above a silver or gold film, separated by an organic, dielectric spacer layer. The film-coupled nanocube is of particular interest due to the formation of waveguide cavity-like modes between the nanocube and film. These modes impart distinctive scattering characteristics to the system that can be used in the creation of controlled reflectance surfaces and other applications. We perform both experimental spectroscopy and numerical simulations of individual nanocubes positioned over a metal film, finding excellent agreement between experiment and simulation. The waveguide mode description serves as a starting point to explain the optical properties observed.

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Nano letters

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EISSN

1530-6992

ISSN

1530-6984

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

13

Issue

12

Start / End Page

5866 / 5872

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Silver
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Light
  • Gold
 

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Lassiter, J. B., McGuire, F., Mock, J. J., Ciracì, C., Hill, R. T., Wiley, B. J., … Smith, D. R. (2013). Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes. Nano Letters, 13(12), 5866–5872. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl402660s
Lassiter, J Britt, Felicia McGuire, Jack J. Mock, Cristian Ciracì, Ryan T. Hill, Benjamin J. Wiley, Ashutosh Chilkoti, and David R. Smith. “Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes.Nano Letters 13, no. 12 (January 2013): 5866–72. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl402660s.
Lassiter JB, McGuire F, Mock JJ, Ciracì C, Hill RT, Wiley BJ, et al. Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes. Nano letters. 2013 Jan;13(12):5866–72.
Lassiter, J. Britt, et al. “Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes.Nano Letters, vol. 13, no. 12, Jan. 2013, pp. 5866–72. Epmc, doi:10.1021/nl402660s.
Lassiter JB, McGuire F, Mock JJ, Ciracì C, Hill RT, Wiley BJ, Chilkoti A, Smith DR. Plasmonic waveguide modes of film-coupled metallic nanocubes. Nano letters. 2013 Jan;13(12):5866–5872.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nano letters

DOI

EISSN

1530-6992

ISSN

1530-6984

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

13

Issue

12

Start / End Page

5866 / 5872

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Silver
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Light
  • Gold