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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 8 — Apr. 13, 2009
  • pp: 6407–6413

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Study of plasmon resonance in a gold nanorod with an LC circuit model

Cheng-ping Huang, Xiao-gang Yin, Huang Huang, and Yong-yuan Zhu  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 8, pp. 6407-6413 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.006407


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Abstract

Gold nanorod has generated great research interest due to its tunable longitudinal plasmon resonance. However, little progress has been made in the understanding of the effect. A major reason is that, except for the metallic spheres and ellipsoids, the interaction between light and nanoparticles is generally insoluble. In this paper, a new scheme has been proposed to study the plasmon resonance of gold nanorod, in which the nanorod is modeled as an LC circuit with an inductance and a capacitance. The obtained resonance wavelength is dependent on not only aspect ratio but also rod radius, suggesting the importance of self-inductance and the breakdown of linear scaling. Moreover, the cross sections for light scattering and absorption have been deduced analytically, giving rise to a Lorentzian line-shape for the extinction spectrum. The result provides us with new insight into the phenomenon.

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OCIS Codes
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(260.5740) Physical optics : Resonance
(350.4990) Other areas of optics : Particles

ToC Category:
Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: February 9, 2009
Revised Manuscript: March 17, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: March 23, 2009
Published: April 2, 2009

Citation
Cheng-ping Huang, Xiao-gang Yin, Huang Huang, and Yong-yuan Zhu, "Study of plasmon resonance in a gold nanorod with an LC circuit model," Opt. Express 17, 6407-6413 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-8-6407


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