Coupled plasmon modes in an ordered hexagonal monolayer of metal nanoparticles: A direct observation

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Silly, F [1 ]
Gusev, AO
Taleb, A
Charra, F
Pileni, MP
机构
[1] CEA Saclay, Serv Rech Surfaces & Irradiat Mat, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[2] Univ Paris 06, URA CNRS 1662, Lab SRSI, F-75005 Paris, France
[3] CEA Saclay, Serv Chim Mol, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5840
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report on the experimental observation of STM-induced photon emission in ultrahigh vacuum on anetwork of 4-nm silver spheres. The spheres are revered by a dielectric, electrically insulating, organic layer and deposited on Au(lll). The bias-dependent spatial distribution of the photon emission rates reveals the electric-field distribution of the different coupled plasmon modes in this model.
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