Abstract
Plasmonics sensor configurations utilizing localized plasmon resonances in silver nanostructures typically suffer from rapid degradation of silver in ambient atmospheric conditions. In this work, we report on the fabrication and detailed characterization of ensembles of monocrystalline silver nanoparticles (NPs), which exhibit a long-term stability of optical properties under ambient conditions without any protective treatments. Ensembles with different densities (surface coverages) of size-selected NPs (diameters from 12.5 to 24 nm) on quartz substrates are fabricated using the cluster-beam technique and characterized by linear spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman scattering microscopy as well as transmission electron, helium-ion and atomic force microscopies. It is found that the fabricated ensembles of monocrystalline silver NPs preserve their plasmonic properties (monitored with optical spectroscopy) and strong field enhancements (revealed by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy) at least 5 times longer as compared to chemically synthesized silver NPs with similar sizes. The obtained results are of high practical relevance for the further development of sensors, resonators and metamaterials utilizing plasmonic properties of silver NPs.
Highlights
Light interaction with nanostructures, especially those fabricated of noble metals, gives rise to various fascinating optical phenomena [1]
Plasmonics sensor configurations utilizing localized plasmon resonances in silver nanostructures typically suffer from rapid degradation of silver in ambient atmospheric conditions
We report on the fabrication and detailed characterization of ensembles of monocrystalline silver nanoparticles (NPs), which exhibit a long-term stability of optical properties under ambient conditions without any protective treatments
Summary
Especially those fabricated of noble metals, gives rise to various fascinating optical phenomena [1]. We report on the fabrication and detailed characterization of ensembles of monocrystalline silver nanoparticles (NPs), which exhibit a long-term stability of optical properties under ambient conditions without any protective treatments.
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