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The dependence of the surface plasmons resonance (SPR) frequency on the size of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) is experimentally studied. The measured data for the SPR frequency by UV-Vis spectroscopy and GNPs diameter by Dynamic Light…
Absorption efficiency profiles and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) wavelengths are reported for metallic core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) placed over a BK7 glass substrate. A numerical study is performed with the vectorized version…
The plasmonic properties of vacuum evaporated nanostructured gold thin films having different types of nanoparticles are presented. The films with more than 6 nm thickness show presence of nanorods having non cylindrical shape with…
The adsorption of hydrogen on Au nanoparticles (NPs) of size of the order of 10 nm has been investigated by use of localised surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) in the NPs. The samples, formed by Au NPs obtained by oblique angle deposition on…
Liquid metals (LM) are emerging plasmonic nanomaterials with transformable surface plasmon resonances (SPR) due to their liquid-like deformability. This study delves into the plasmonic properties of LM nanoparticles, with a focus on EGaIn…
Saturable and reverse saturable absorption at longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in gold nanorods (Au NRs) have been observed using Z-scan and transient absorption techniques with femtosecond laser pulses. At lower excitation…
A near-field optical detection method and its theoretical model are developed, which follow from an algebra-based conclusion: in the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) region, the extinction coefficient of a metal nanosphere is the…
Understanding light-matter interaction at the nanoscale requires probing the optical properties of matter at the individual nano-absorber level. To this end, we have developed a nanomechanical photothermal sensing platform that can be used…
Noble metal nanoparticles show specific optical properties due to the excitation of localized surface plasmons that make them attractive candidates for highly sensitive bionanosensors. The underlying physical principle is either an…
We demonstrate engineering of the spectral content and polarization of photoluminescence (PL) from arrayed gold nanoparticles atop a subwavelength-thin dielectric spacer and optically-thick gold film, a configuration that supports…
Biofilm templated gold nanonetwork provide a platform to study the transition of local plasmon to a surface plasmon. The switch from localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) to surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is induced by the percolation…
UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy is frequently used to characterize the size and shape of gold nanoparticles. We present a full-spectrum model that yields reliable results for the commonly encountered case of mixtures of spheres and rods in…
Regular arrays of metal nanoparticles on metal films have tuneable optical resonances that can be applied for surface enhanced Raman scattering or biosensing. With the aim of developing more surface selective geometries we investigate…
The change in refractive index around plasmonic nanoparticles upon binding to biomolecules is routinely used in localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) based biosensors and in bio-sensing platforms. In this study, the plasmon sensitivity…
Pentagonal gold bipyramids with dimensions of 75x25 nm and a longitudinal plasmon resonance (PR) at 753 nm are synthesized. For comparison, gold nanorods with a diameter of 20 nm, lengths ranging from 95 to 50 nm, and longitudinal PR from…
In this work, optimized size distribution and optical properties in colloidal synthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were obtained using a proposed ultrasonic Tuerkevich-Frens method. The effect of three ultrasound (20 kHz) irradiation…
We present calculations of the optical absorption and electro-absorption spectra of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) using a $\pi-$electron approach, incorporating long-range Coulomb interactions within the Pariser-Parr-Pople (PPP) model…
There is an ever-increasing body of research in applying the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) of gold nanospheres for applications in the visual part of the electromagnetic spectrum. An important aspect of this work is the…
Localized surface plasmons (LSPs) are collective oscillations of free electrons in metal nanoparticles that confine electromagnetic waves into subwavelength regions, making them an ideal platform for light-matter coupling. To design and…
Near surface silver nanoparticles embedded in silicon oxide were obtained by 40 keV silver negative ion implantation without the requirement of an annealing step. Ion beam induced local heating within the film leads to an exo-diffusion of…