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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
In this Letter, we show using both a quasi-static model and discrete dipole approximation simulations of nanoparticle pairs that the surface plasmon resonance shift resulting from the electromagnetic coupling between noble metal nanoparticles increases with an increase in the dielectric constant of the medium. As the particle pair partners approach each other, there is an increase in the rate at which the plasmon resonance shifts in response to a medium refractive index change. Thus, the surface plasmon resonance of a plasmonic nanoparticle pair exhibits higher sensitivity to the environment/medium refractive index as compared to an isolated nanoparticle. The medium sensitivity of the particle pair is shown to increase near exponentially with a decrease in the interparticle separation between the nanoparticles. We therefore propose that enhanced plasmon resonance nanosensing may be achieved by employing coupled particles instead of colloids or arrays of noninteracting particles.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1530-6984
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4347-52
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Noble metal nanoparticle pairs: effect of medium for enhanced nanosensing.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article