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Abstract

Optical Nanoengineering Optics and electronics operate at very different length scales. Surface plasmons are light-induced electronic excitations that are being pursued as a route to bridge the length scales and bring the processing speed offered by optical communication down to the size scales of electronic chip circuitry. Now, Fan et al. (p. 1135 ) describe the self-assembly of nanoscale dielectric particles coated with gold. Functionalization of the gold surface with polymer ligands allowed controlled production of clusters of nanoparticles. The optical properties of the self-assembled nanostructures depended on the number of components within the cluster and each structure could be selected for its unique optical properties. Such a bottom-up approach should help in fabricating designed optical circuits on the nanoscale.

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Fan, J. A., Wu, C., Bao, K., Bao, J., Bardhan, R., Halas, N. J., Manoharan, V. N., Nordlander, P., Shvets, G., & Capasso, F. (2010). Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanoparticle Clusters. Science, 328(5982), 1135–1138.

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Created 15 years, 2 months ago (May 27, 2010, 2:15 p.m.)
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Indexed 1 day, 14 hours ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 9:36 p.m.)
Issued 15 years, 2 months ago (May 28, 2010)
Published 15 years, 2 months ago (May 28, 2010)
Published Print 15 years, 2 months ago (May 28, 2010)
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@article{Fan_2010, title={Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanoparticle Clusters}, volume={328}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1187949}, DOI={10.1126/science.1187949}, number={5982}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Fan, Jonathan A. and Wu, Chihhui and Bao, Kui and Bao, Jiming and Bardhan, Rizia and Halas, Naomi J. and Manoharan, Vinothan N. and Nordlander, Peter and Shvets, Gennady and Capasso, Federico}, year={2010}, month=may, pages={1135–1138} }