Extending SERS into the infrared with gold nanosphere dimers

Martin G. Blaber, George C. Schatz

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Abstract

Here we discuss some of the challenges of using dimers of spheres for SERS at long wavelengths. We show that the field enhancement in the gap between two spheres scales with a local surface plasmon metric, effectively limiting the range of wavelengths for which the largest SERS enhancements can be obtained for this class of structures to the near-IR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3769-3771
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume47
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 15 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Chemistry
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Catalysis

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