Abstract
Square arrays of 20–35-nm-diam gold particles with 50-nm spacings were formed on thick sapphire substrates by electron beam lithography. After annealing at 125 °C the particles had an approximately circular projection on the substrate with a slightly smaller dimension in the perpendicular direction as inferred from scanning electron microscopy. Optical transmission measurements were made on 15-μm square areas of particles using an optical microscope modified for microspectroscopy. The regular geometry of the well characterized samples makes possible a detailed comparison to theory.
Keywords
Materials scienceScanning electron microscopeOpticsElectron-beam lithographySapphireTransmission electron microscopyOptical microscopeLithographyAnnealing (glass)PerpendicularMicroscopyCharacterization (materials science)Electron microscopeOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyLaserGeometryPhysicsResistComposite material
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- 44
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- 12
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- 1134-1136
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H. G. Craighead,
Gunnar A. Niklasson
(1984).
Characterization and optical properties of arrays of small gold particles.
Applied Physics Letters
, 44
(12)
, 1134-1136.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94667
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- 10.1063/1.94667