The present work investigates the plasmonic properties and behaviour of silver nanocube monolayers deposited on thin gold films. Monolayers were deposited via the Langmuir-Blodgett method using a phospholipid as a passive spacer. Interparticle coupling was minimized by depositing at low surface pressures. The interaction of the nanocube monolayers with the gold films was mediated by utilizing polyelectrolyte layering to generate a passive spacer to control the distance between the cubes and substrate. Silver nanocubes were characterized by UV-Visible spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and the monolayers were characterized by UV-Vis, and atomic force microscopy.

Date Published: 19 February 2014
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 8996, Quantum Dots and Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling XI, 899613 (19 February 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2040927

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8996:
Quantum Dots and Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling XI
Diana L. Huffaker; Frank Szmulowicz; Holger Eisele, Editor(s)