Synthesis of aluminum nanoparticles for UV plasmonics

Julien Proust (1) , Silvere Schuermans (1) , Jérôme Martin (1) , Davy Gérard (1) , Thomas Maurer (1) , Jerome Plain (1)

1 LNIO - Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique

We report on the synthesis and characterization of Aluminum-based Nano-Particles (AL-NPs). AL-NPs exhibit a very good homogeneity and reproducibility. Extinction spectroscopy measurements show that Al-NPs present sharp localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in the UV region.

Keywords: Dispersion; Light matter interactions; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Near infrared radiation; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Surface plasmon resonance

Domains: Optics / Photonic; Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics

Julien Proust, Silvere Schuermans, Jérôme Martin, Davy Gérard, Thomas Maurer, et al.. Synthesis of aluminum nanoparticles for UV plasmonics. CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2013, San Jose, United States. pp.JTu4A.58, ⟨10.1364/CLEO_AT.2013.JTu4A.58⟩. ⟨hal-02462934⟩