Effective permittivity of random plasmonic composites
Abstract
An effective-medium theory (EMT) is developed to predict the effective permittivity \epsilon_eff of dense random dispersions of high optical-conductivity metals such as Ag, Au and Cu. Dependence of \epsilon_eff on the volume fraction \phi, a microstructure parameter \kappa related to the static structure factor and particle radius a is studied. In the electrostatic limit, the upper and lower bounds of \kappa correspond to Maxwell-Garnett and Bruggeman EMTs respectively. Finite size effects are significant when |\beta^2(ka/n)^3| becomes O(1) where \beta, k, and n denote the nanoparticle polarizability, wavenumber and matrix refractive index respectively. The coupling between the particle and effective medium results in a red-shift in the resonance peak, a non-linear dependence of \epsilon_eff on \phi, and Fano resonance in \epsilon_eff.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1202.4413,
title = {Effective permittivity of random plasmonic composites},
author = {Satvik N. Wani and Ashok S. Sangani and Radhakrishna Sureshkumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.4413},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Manuscript submitted to J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 33 pages