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- This study explores how plasmons (light waves interacting with electrons in metals) travel through silver nanostructures made from a hybrid method combining both chemical and ion beam techniques.
- We created thin silver nanoplates and then shaped silver nanotips and nanowires using focused ion beam milling, which allows for precise control at the nanoscale.
- The exciting results include observing plasmons in the visible range and noting a unique cavity effect when measuring light emission at the end of the nanowires.
Article Abstract
We demonstrate propagation of plasmons in single crystalline silver nanostructures fabricated using a combination of a bottom-up and a top-down approach. Silver nanoplates of thickness around 65 nm and a surface area of about 100 μm(2) are made using a wet chemical method. Silver nanotips and nanowires are then sculptured by focused ion beam milling. The plasmons are excited by using the fluorescence from the redeposited silver clusters during the milling process. Propagation of plasmons in the nanowires is observed in the visible spectral region. We also observe a cavity effect by measuring the emission spectrum from the distal wire end.
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