Nanoscale mapping of plasmon resonances of functional multibranched gold nanoparticles

Mayoral, Alvaro; Magen, Cesar; Jose-Yacaman, Miguel

Nanoscale mapping of plasmon resonances of functional multibranched gold nanoparticles

2012

Mayoral, Alvaro | Magen, Cesar | Jose-Yacaman, Miguel

The optical response of multibranched gold nanoparticles is studied by means of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) in aberration corrected STEM mode. In every case the plasmon response is constant and variations in the maxima positions were found to be dependent on the branches aspect ratio. The good spatial resolution combined with the high energy resolution (0.18 eV) of the monochromated electron beam allows mapping the different plasmonic modes along the entire nanoparticles ranging from 0.7 eV up to 2.25 eV.

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