Damping of the localized surface plasmon polariton resonance of gold nanoparticles
Damping of the localized surface plasmon polariton resonance of gold nanoparticles
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DOI:
10.1007/s00340-010-4064-0
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Traeger, F.
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作者:
Hubenthal, F.;Hendrich, C.;Traeger, F.
We report on a strong damping of the localized surface plasmon polariton resonance of gold nanoparticles. The ultra-fast dephasing time of localized surface plasmon polariton resonances in gold nanoparticles was systematically studied as a function of the particle size at a fixed photon energy of hv = 1.85 eV. Dephasing times ranging from T-2(exp) = 5.5 fs to 15.0 fs were extracted and an influence of the reduced dimensions was detected. We have identified two dominant damping mechanisms: the well-known surface scattering and, for the first time, band structure changes. We have quantified the influence of these band structure changes on the optical properties by determining the essential damping parameter A to be A(exp) = 0.32 nm/fs.