Description
Book SynopsisBased on a popular article in
Laser and Photonics Reviews, this book provides an explanation and overview of the techniques used to model, make, and measure metal nanoparticles, detailing results obtained and what they mean. It covers the properties of coupled metal nanoparticles, the nonlinear optical response of metal nanoparticles, and the phenomena that arise when light-emitting materials are coupled to metal nanoparticles. It also provides an overview of key potential applications and offers explanations of computational and experimental techniques giving readers a solid grounding in the field.
Trade Review“The present volume will be very useful for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and advanced undergraduates. The instructors and advisers of such students will benefit from reading this book as well.” (Optics & Photonics News, 8 November 2013)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
I.1 Why All the Excitement? xi
I.2 Historical Perspective xiv
I.3 Book Outline xvii
1 Modeling: Understanding Metal-Nanoparticle Plasmons 1
1.1 Classical Picture: Solutions of Maxwell’s Equations 2
1.2 Discrete Plasmon Resonances in Particles 13
1.3 Overview of Numerical Methods 25
1.4 A Model System: Gold Nanorods 31
1.5 Size-Dependent Effects in Small Particles 39
References 46
2 Making: Synthesis and Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles 51
2.1 Top-Down: Lithography 52
2.2 Bottom-Up: Colloidal Synthesis 67
2.3 Self-Assembly and Hybrid Methods 76
2.4 Chemical Assembly 86
References 92
3 Measuring: Characterization of Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles 97
3.1 Ensemble Optical Measurements 97
3.2 Single-Particle Optical Measurements 102
3.3 Electron Microscopy 125
References 132
4 Coupled Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles 135
4.1 Pairs of Metal Nanoparticles 136
4.2 Understanding Complex Nanostructures Using Coupled Plasmons 149
References 161
5 Nonlinear Optical Response of Metal Nanoparticles 165
5.1 Review of Optical Nonlinearities 166
5.2 Time-Resolved Spectroscopy 170
5.3 Harmonic Generation 187
References 191
6 Coupling Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles to Emitters 193
6.1 Plasmon-Modified Emission 193
6.2 Plasmon–Emitter Interactions Beyond Emission Enhancement 210
References 225
7 Some Potential Applications of Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles 229
7.1 Refractive-Index Sensing and Molecular Detection 229
7.2 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering 233
7.3 Near-Field Microscopy, Photolithography, and Data Storage 239
7.4 Photodetectors and Solar Cells 242
7.5 Optical Tweezers 249
7.6 Optical Metamaterials 254
References 266
Index 271
