TY - BOOK ID - 8360808 TI - Self-organized arrays of gold nanoparticles : morphology and plasmonic properties PY - 2012 SN - 3642440827 3642304958 9786613942784 3642304966 1283630338 PB - Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, DB - UniCat KW - Gold alloys. KW - Nanoparticles. KW - Nanostructured materials. KW - Nanotechnology. KW - Physics. KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Light & Optics KW - Applied Physics KW - Materials Science KW - Gold. KW - Specie KW - Atoms. KW - Nanoscale science. KW - Nanoscience. KW - Nanostructures. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Nanoscale Science and Technology. KW - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. KW - Nanostructured materials KW - Particles KW - Native element minerals KW - Precious metals KW - Transition metals KW - Money KW - Molecular technology KW - Nanoscale technology KW - High technology KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Matter KW - Stereochemistry KW - Nanoscience KW - Nano science KW - Nanoscale science KW - Nanosciences KW - Science KW - New optics KW - Optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Constitution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8360808 AB - This thesis addresses the fabrication and investigation of the optical response of gold nanoparticle arrays supported on insulating LiF(110) nanopatterned substrates. Motivated by the discovery of the intriguing effects that arise when electromagnetic radiation interacts with metallic nanostructures, the thesis focuses on the application of bottom-up approaches to the fabrication of extended-area plasmonic nanostructures, and the optimization of their optical response. By developing a sophisticated effective-medium model and comparing the experimental findings with model calculations, the author explores the role of the interparticle electromagnetic coupling and array dimensionality on the collective plasmonic behavior of the array, giving insights into the physical mechanisms governing the optical response. ER -