Characterizing localized surface plasmons using electron energy-loss spectroscopy
Abstract
Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) offers a window to view nanoscale properties and processes. When performed in a scanning transmission electron microscope, EELS can simultaneously render images of nanoscale objects with sub-nanometer spatial resolution and correlate them with spectroscopic information of meV spectral resolution. Consequently, EELS is a near-perfect tool for understanding the optical and electronic properties of individual and few-particle plasmonic metal nanoparticles assemblies, which are significant in a wide range of fields. This review presents an overview of basic plasmonics and EELS theory and highlights several recent noteworthy experiments involving the electron-beam interrogation of plasmonic metal nanoparticle systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1509.08430,
title = {Characterizing localized surface plasmons using electron energy-loss spectroscopy},
author = {Charles Cherqui and Niket Thakkar and Guoliang Li and Jon P. Camden and David Masiello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.08430},
year = {2016}
}
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When citing this paper, please use the following: Cherqui C, Thakkar N, Li G, Camden JP, Masiello DJ. 2015. Characterizing localized surface plasmons using electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 67: Submitted. Doi: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121612