Controlled optical response of metallo-dielectric interfaces through the use of nanoparticles

涂料具有许多不同的功能，并可应用于各种领域。本研究 建议开发金属纳米颗粒涂层，以应用于宝石表面， 视觉吸引力。这是通过激发入射光产生的表面等离子体来实现的 与由纳米颗粒涂层产生的金属-电介质界面相互作用，导致增强的 反向散射这项研究的目的是使用等离子体工艺来产生纳米粒子， 给宝石涂上一层将进行各种光学技术和机械测试， 涂层的性能和行为。计算研究补充了实证研究。 虽然研究的重点与我们的工业合作伙伴的核心活动相一致，但存在这样的潜力： 拟议项目的科学和技术基础可广泛应用于 工业相关的企业（例如，航空航天，电信，计算 可能改善生活质量和一般健康，对 环境，以及增加经济回报。

Coatings serve a number of different functions and find application in a variety of fields. In this study, we propose to develop metal nanoparticulate coatings to be applied to the surface of gemstones to enhance their visual appeal. This is to be achieved through the excitation of surface plasmons generated by incident light interacting with the metallo-dielectric interface resulting from the nanoparticle coating, leading to enhanced backscattering. The research study aims to use a plasma process to generate the nanoparticles and subsequently coat the gemstone. A variety of optical techniques and mechanical tests will be performed to characterise the performance and behaviour of the coatings. Computational studies complement the empirical investigations. While the focus of the research aligns with the core activities of out industrial partner, the potential exists that the scientific and technical fundamentals of the proposed project may be applied to a broad range of industrially-relevant ventures to Canada (for example, aerospace, telelcommunications, computational processing) with possible improvements to quality of life and general health, beneficial impact on the environment as well as increased financial rewards.