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Blue-Shifted SPR of Au Nanoparticles with Ordering of Carbon by Dense Ionization and Thermal Treatment

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Thin films of carbon-containing Au nanoparticles (NPs), prepared by the co-sputtering using a neutral Ar atom beam, were irradiated by 120 MeV Ag ions and also annealed, separately, at increasing temperatures in inert atmosphere. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band of the nanocomposite film was observed to be blue shifted (∼50 nm) in both cases, with increasing fluence and temperature. The structural changes of Au NPs embedded in amorphous carbon matrix were investigated using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. A growth of Au NPs was observed with increasing fluence and also with increasing temperature. A percolation of Au NPs was observed at 500 °C. A growth of Au NPs with ion irradiation is explained in the framework of a thermal spike model. Raman spectroscopy revealed the ordering of a-C thin films with increasing fluence and temperature, which is ascribed to a change of refractive index and the blue shift of the SPR band.

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    R. Singhal, D. Kabiraj, P. K. Kulriya & D. K. Avasthi

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  3. CSNSM, IN2P3-CNRS, Batiment 108, 91405, Orsay Campus, France

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Singhal, R., Kabiraj, D., Kulriya, P.K. et al. Blue-Shifted SPR of Au Nanoparticles with Ordering of Carbon by Dense Ionization and Thermal Treatment. Plasmonics 8, 295–305 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-012-9389-6

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