Title :
Anomalously high refractive index of an array of vertically aligned gold nanopillars on silicon
Author :
Fernandes, Gustavo E. ; Kim, Jin-Ho ; Liu, Zhijun ; Shainline, Jeffrey ; Osgood, Richard ; Xu, Jimmy
Author_Institution :
Div. of Eng., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
Abstract :
Reflectivity measurements on a film consisting of gold nanopillars surrounded by an anodized aluminum oxide medium suggest a refractive index much larger than that predicted by considering the dispersion curves of gold and aluminum oxide.
Keywords :
gold; nanostructured materials; refractive index; Au; dispersion curves; gold nanopillars; refractive index; Aluminum oxide; Gold; Nanostructures; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Reflectivity; Refractive index; Silicon; Substrates; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (310.6860) Thin films, optical properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
