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Optical and structural properties of Au-Ag islands films for plasmonic applications

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Bimetallic islands films consisting of composite Au-Ag nanoparticles are deposited on glass substrates by electron beam evaporation. Broad tuning of the surface-plasmon resonance (SPR) characteristics can be achieved by controlling film composition, deposition temperature and post-deposition thermal annealing. Optical and structural characterization of the samples enable one to establish the link between the SPR and the morphological and compositional characteristics of nanoparticles.

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    J. Sancho-Parramon, V. Janicki, M. Lončarić, H. Zorc & P. Dubček

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Sancho-Parramon, J., Janicki, V., Lončarić, M. et al. Optical and structural properties of Au-Ag islands films for plasmonic applications. Appl. Phys. A 103, 745–748 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6231-x

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Keywords

  • Electron Beam Evaporation
  • Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
  • Metal Island
  • Plasmonic Application
  • Ultrafast Electron Dynamic