Deviating from the nanorod shape: Shape-dependent plasmonic properties of silver nanorice and nanocarrot structures

Abstract

Noble metallic nanostructures exhibit special optical properties resulting from excitation of surface plasmons. Among the various metallic nanostructures, nanorods have attracted particular attention because of their unique and intriguing shape-dependent plasmonic properties. Nanorods can support transverse and longitudinal plasmon modes, the latter ones depending strongly on the aspect ratio of the nanorod. These modes can be routinely tuned from the visible to the near-infrared spectral regions. Although nanorods have been investigated extensively, there are few studies devoted to nanostructures deviating from the nanorod shape. This review provides an overview of recent progress in the development of two kinds of novel quasi-one-dimensional silver nanostructures, nanorice and nanocarrot, including their syntheses, crystalline characterizations, plasmonic property analyses, and performance in plasmonic sensing applications.

Keywords

electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) / localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) / multipolar longitudinal plasmon mode / nanocarrot / nanorice / plasmonic sensing

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