Abstract
A two-particle model is proposed which enables the assessment of particle-particle interactions in large, sparse arrays of randomly distributed plasmonic metal nanoparticles of arbitrary geometry in inhomogeneous environments. The two-particle model predicts experimentally observed peak splittings in the extinction cross section spectrum for randomly distributed gold nanocones on a TiO 2:Er 3+ thin film with average center-to-center spacings of 3-5 diameters. The main physical mechanism responsible is found to be interference between the incident field and the far-field component of the single-particle scattered field which is guided along the film.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 16 |
Pages (from-to) | 19354-19359 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 1094-4087 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Aug 2017 |