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Absorption and low-frequency Raman scattering experiments have been performed on thin films consisting of small silver clusters embedded in a porous alumina matrix. When the Raman excitation wavelength is close to the maximum (≈420 nm) of the Mie band (dipolar surface plasmon resonance) the Raman spectra exhibit a strong band located around 10 cm-1, the maximum of which depends on the mean cluster diameter 〈D〉 in the sample according to the approximate law ωvib∝〈D〉-1. The Raman band corresponds to the excitation of the quadrupolar vibration mode of the clusters. Moreover, the maximum of the Raman band shifts towards lower frequencies when the excitation light is shifted to the red. This feature, as well as the rather large Mie-band width, is thought to reflect the ellipsoidal shape distribution of part of the embedded clusters.
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Received: 1 September 1998 / Received in final form: 18 November 1998
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Palpant, B., Saviot, L., Lermé, J. et al. Plasmon-phonon coupling and resonant raman scattering of silver clusters. Eur. Phys. J. D 9, 585–589 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050505
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050505