Abstract
A facile procedure to fabricate large arrays of highly ordered metal nanocups, 250 nm in diameter, is reported. The nanostructure is generated from periodic photoresist templates created by holographic laser interference lithography. A subsequent gold deposition and a peeling-off step respectively results in a large area of hemispherical nano-indentations or nanocups. A wide range of coating materials can be used, and the dimensions and periodicity of the structure are easily controlled. The structure’s ability to support localized surface plasmon polaritons was manifested by reflectance spectroscopy. A good correlation between experimental data and calculated data was observed.
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This research was supported in part by the Energy Research Fund of the National Power Company of Iceland and by the UT System Texas Nanoelectronics Research Superiority Award funded by the State of Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Additional support was provided by the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics endowment. We thank Mick Nguyen for assistance with the experiments.
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Svavarsson, H.G., Yoon, J.W., Song, S.H. et al. Fabrication of Large Plasmonic Arrays of Gold Nanocups Using Inverse Periodic Templates. Plasmonics 6, 741–744 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-011-9258-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-011-9258-8