Introduction to Metal-Nanoparticle Plasmonics

MATTHEW PELTON, PhD, is a Physicist at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, researching the new physical phenomena that arise when light interacts with nanomaterials.GARNETT BRYANT, PhD, is a Supervisory Physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where he is the Group Leader of the Quantum Processes and Metrology Group conducting research on nanosystems and nanophotonics.

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• Acknowledgments ix Introduction xiI.1 Why All the Excitement? xiI.2 Historical Perspective xivI.3 Book Outline xvii1 Modeling: Understanding Metal-Nanoparticle Plasmons 11.1 Classical Picture: Solutions of Maxwell’s Equations 21.2 Discrete Plasmon Resonances in Particles 131.3 Overview of Numerical Methods 251.4 A Model System: Gold Nanorods 311.5 Size-Dependent Effects in Small Particles 39References 462 Making: Synthesis and Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles 512.1 Top-Down: Lithography 522.2 Bottom-Up: Colloidal Synthesis 672.3 Self-Assembly and Hybrid Methods 762.4 Chemical Assembly 86References 923 Measuring: Characterization of Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles 973.1 Ensemble Optical Measurements 973.2 Single-Particle Optical Measurements 1023.3 Electron Microscopy 125References 1324 Coupled Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles 1354.1 Pairs of Metal Nanoparticles 1364.2 Understanding Complex Nanostructures Using Coupled Plasmons 149References 1615 Nonlinear Optical Response of Metal Nanoparticles 1655.1 Review of Optical Nonlinearities 1665.2 Time-Resolved Spectroscopy 1705.3 Harmonic Generation 187References 1916 Coupling Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles to Emitters 1936.1 Plasmon-Modified Emission 1936.2 Plasmon–Emitter Interactions Beyond Emission Enhancement 210References 2257 Some Potential Applications of Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles 2297.1 Refractive-Index Sensing and Molecular Detection 2297.2 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering 2337.3 Near-Field Microscopy, Photolithography, and Data Storage 2397.4 Photodetectors and Solar Cells 2427.5 Optical Tweezers 2497.6 Optical Metamaterials 254References 266Index 271