Тип публикации: статья из журнала
Год издания: 2007
Идентификатор DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X07020044
Аннотация: It is shown that the anisotropy of the environment of metal nanoparticles with plasmon absorption in fractal aggregates is the most important and universal characteristic underlying their unique electrodynamic properties. It is noted that it is this morphological feature, but not the fractal distribution of particles in aggregates Показать полностьюas such, that plays the dominant role in the manifestation of the enhancement of a local field. In this case, fractal aggregates possess the ability to enhance local electromagnetic fields only owing to their inherent local anisotropy; macroscopic characteristics of aggregates do not markedly influence their electrodynamic interactions with the external field. The quantitative characteristic of local anisotropy is introduced. Statistical correlation between the factor of local anisotropy and fractal dimension D of aggregates is established within the range 1.6 2.5 corresponding to aggregates with close-packed particles where the factor of local anisotropy tends toward zero. Strong correlation in the spatial arrangement of particles with the largest local anisotropy of the environment in aggregates and the strength of the local electromagnetic field is established using aggregates of silver nanoparticles as an example for the spectrum in the visible range; a polarization dependence of this correlation is revealed. It is noted that parameters of local anisotropy can be used to determine the degree of imperfection of colloidal crystals via optical methods.
Журнал: COLLOID JOURNAL
Выпуск журнала: Vol. 69, Is. 2
Номера страниц: 159-169
ISSN журнала: 1061933X
Место издания: NEW YORK
Издатель: MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER