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Plasmonic Near-Field Localization of Silver Core-Shell Nanoparticle Assemblies via Wet Chemistry Nanogap Engineering
, R.-G. Ciocarlan, N. Claes, N. Blommaerts, M. Minjauw, T. Ahmad, J. Dendooven, P. Cool, S. Bals, S. DenysShow More
Published in American Chemical Society
2017
PMID: 29119785
Volume: 9
   
Issue: 47
Pages: 41577 - 41585
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles are widely used in the field of plasmonics because of their unique optical properties. The wavelength-dependent surface plasmon resonance gives rise to a strongly enhanced electromagnetic field, especially at so-called hot spots located in the nanogap in-between metal nanoparticle assemblies. Therefore, the interparticle distance is a decisive factor in plasmonic applications, such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). In this study, the aim is to engineer this interparticle distance for silver nanospheres using a convenient wet-chemical approach and to predict and quantify the corresponding enhancement factor using both theoretical and experimental tools. This was done by building a tunable ultrathin polymer shell around the nanoparticles using the layer-by-layer method, in which the polymer shell acts as the separating interparticle spacer layer. Comparison of different theoretical approaches and corroborating the results with SERS analytical experiments using silver and silver-polymer core-shell nanoparticle clusters as SERS substrates was also done. Herewith, an approach is provided to estimate the extent of plasmonic near-field enhancement both theoretically as well as experimentally. © 2017 American Chemical Society.
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JournalData powered by TypesetACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN19448244