Asymmetrical Plasmon Distribution in Hybrid AuAg Hollow/Solid Coded Nanotubes

Genç, Aziz; Patarroyo, Javier; Sancho-Parramon, Jordi; Arenal, Raul; Bastús, Neus G.; Puntes, Victor; Arbiol, Jordi (2023) Asymmetrical Plasmon Distribution in Hybrid AuAg Hollow/Solid Coded Nanotubes. Nanomaterials, 13 (6). ISSN 2079-4991

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Abstract

Morphological control at the nanoscale paves the way to fabricate nanostructures with desired plasmonic properties. In this study, we discuss the nanoengineering of plasmon resonances in 1D hollow nanostructures of two different AuAg nanotubes, including completely hollow nanotubes and hybrid nanotubes with solid Ag and hollow AuAg segments. Spatially resolved plasmon mapping by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) revealed the presence of high order resonator-like modes and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes in both nanotubes. The experimental findings accurately correlated with the boundary element method (BEM) simulations. Both experiments and simulations revealed that the plasmon resonances are intensely present inside the nanotubes due to plasmon hybridization. Based on the experimental and simulated results, we show that the novel hybrid AuAg nanotubes possess two significant coexisting features: (i) LSPRs are distinctively generated from the hollow and solid parts of the hybrid AuAg nanotube, which creates a way to control a broad range of plasmon resonances with one single nanostructure, and (ii) the periodicity of the high-order modes are disrupted due to the plasmon hybridization by the interaction of solid and hollow parts, resulting in an asymmetrical plasmon distribution in 1D nanostructures. The asymmetry could be modulated/engineered to control the coded plasmonic nanotubes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	plasmon coded; nanotubes; nanowires; asymmetrical distribution; metal nanotubes; electron energy-loss spectroscopy; AuAg; localized surface plasmon resonances; boundary element method
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Division of Materials Physics
Depositing User:	Lorena Palameta
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2024 12:24
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9329
DOI:	10.3390/nano13060992

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