Abstract
Early work with size-tunable periodic particle arrays (PPAs) fabricated by nanosphere lithography (NSL) demonstrated that the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) could be tuned throughout the visible region of the spectrum. Further developments of the NSL technique have produced a myriad of nanoparticle configurations. Presented in this paper are several array types and examples of their utility in current applications. Both the sensitivity and tunability of the LSPR have been firmly established using single layer PPAs. Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) has been used to show that double layer PPAs act as single domain magnets and give strong MFM contrast. Angle-resolved NSL has produced nanogap and nano-overlap structures with manipulation resolution of one nanometer. Nanowell structures extend the original two-dimensional structure into the third dimension. Exploitation of this flexible, materials-general NSL technique allows for investigation of the catalytic, electrochemical, magnetic, optical an d thermodynamic properties of nanoparticles.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | D481-D486 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 636 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Event | Nonlithigraphic and Lithographic Methods of Nanofabrication -From Ultralarge-Scale Integration to Photonics to Molecular Electronics - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 26 2000 → Dec 1 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to acknowledge Michelle Malinsky, Traci Jensen, and Matt Smith for their work, John Ketterson for the use of the RIE chamber, and Joseph Hupp for providing access to the Cary 14 spectrophotometer. This research was supported by the MURI ARO (Grant DAAG55-97-1-0133), NSF (Grant CHE-940078), and MRSEC program of the NSF (Grant DMR-9632472 and DMR-0076097).