Probing Plasmons in Three Dimensions

  • Jordan A. Hachtel
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Abstract

In this chapter I show how the type of plasmonic analysis shown in the previous chapter can be taken to the next level by understanding the way that the STEM interacts with optical phenomena such as LSPRs. Here, I combine EELS and CL together to perform a joint analysis on a single plasmonic structure and show how the complementarity of the two can be exploited to access the three-dimensional plasmonic response of the system.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jordan A. Hachtel
    • 1
  1. 1.Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeUSA

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