Ag-AgO nanostructures on glass substrates by solid-state dewetting: From extended to localized surface plasmons

[EN] We present here a study on the modification of morphological and plasmonic properties of Ag thin films deposited on glass substrates upon annealing in air at different temperatures. Initially, Ag films are continuous and exhibit extended surface plasmons with a resonant absorbance that depends...

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Autores: Serrano Rubio, Aída, Llorca-Hernando, O., Campo, Ángel Adolfo del, Rubio Marcos, Fernando, Rodríguez de la Fuente, Óscar, Fernández Lozano, José Francisco, García García-Tuñón, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/211766
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/211766
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Surface plasmons
Nanoparticles
Thin film
Dewetting
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Sumario:[EN] We present here a study on the modification of morphological and plasmonic properties of Ag thin films deposited on glass substrates upon annealing in air at different temperatures. Initially, Ag films are continuous and exhibit extended surface plasmons with a resonant absorbance that depends on the film thickness. The dewetting process promotes the formation of nanoparticles with different sizes, shapes, and agglomerations states, besides a partial oxidation from Ag to AgO at surface level. The final Ag-AgO nanostructures are dependent on the annealing temperature and initial film thickness. The optical properties evolve from those typical of metallic films with high reflectivity and extended surface plasmon resonance toward localized surface plasmons characteristic of nanoparticles. The optical evolution and the final plasmonic response are evaluated according to the morphological and structural features of nanostructures.