Title :
Engineering localised plasmons on nanostructured metallic surfaces for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Author :
Sugawara, Y. ; Kelf, T. ; Baumberg, J.J. ; Abdelsalam, M.E. ; Bartlett, P.N. ; Pelfrey, S. ; Russell, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Reproducible SERS-active substrates with Raman enhancements >10,000 are designed by nano-templating gold and silver surfaces. Optimisation of the surface and localised plasmons matched to the exciting laser provide highly specific control, opening new applications spaces.
Keywords :
gold; nanotechnology; silver; surface enhanced Raman scattering; surface plasmons; Ag; Au; engineering localised plasmons; exciting laser; nano-templating gold surface; nanostructured metallic surfaces; silver surface; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Gold; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Raman scattering; Rough surfaces; Silver; Spectroscopy; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201916
