Mode Splitting Induced by Mesoscopic Electron Dynamics in Strongly Coupled Metal Nanoparticles on Dielectric Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Optical Coupling of Nanoparticle and Substrate
3. Light-Induced Electron Dynamics
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kluczyk-Korch, K.; Jacak, L.; Jacak, W.A.; David, C. Mode Splitting Induced by Mesoscopic Electron Dynamics in Strongly Coupled Metal Nanoparticles on Dielectric Substrates. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091206
Kluczyk-Korch K, Jacak L, Jacak WA, David C. Mode Splitting Induced by Mesoscopic Electron Dynamics in Strongly Coupled Metal Nanoparticles on Dielectric Substrates. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091206
Chicago/Turabian StyleKluczyk-Korch, Katarzyna, Lucjan Jacak, Witold Aleksander Jacak, and Christin David. 2019. "Mode Splitting Induced by Mesoscopic Electron Dynamics in Strongly Coupled Metal Nanoparticles on Dielectric Substrates" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091206