Electromagnetic Energy Transport in Nanoparticle Chains via Dark Plasmon Modes
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- 作者：David Solis ; Jr. ; Britain Willingham ; Scott L. Nauert ; Liane S. Slaughter ; Jana Olson ; Pattanawit Swanglap ; Aniruddha Paul ; Wei-Shun Chang ; Stephan Link
- 刊名：Nano Letters
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：March 14, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：12
- 期：3
- 页码：1349-1353
- 全文大小：281K
- 年卷期：v.12,no.3(March 14, 2012)
- ISSN：1530-6992
文摘
Using light to exchange information offers large bandwidths and high speeds, but the miniaturization of optical components is limited by diffraction. Converting light into electron waves in metals allows one to overcome this problem. However, metals are lossy at optical frequencies and large-area fabrication of nanometer-sized structures by conventional top-down methods can be cost-prohibitive. We show electromagnetic energy transport with gold nanoparticles that were assembled into close-packed linear chains. The small interparticle distances enabled strong electromagnetic coupling causing the formation of low-loss subradiant plasmons, which facilitated energy propagation over many micrometers. Electrodynamic calculations confirmed the dark nature of the propagating mode and showed that disorder in the nanoparticle arrangement enhances energy transport, demonstrating the viability of using bottom-up nanoparticle assemblies for ultracompact opto-electronic devices.