Abstract
Composite thin films formed by using nanometer-sized metal particles embedded in dielectric matrices were fabricated by using a pulsed laser deposition technique to co-deposit the metal and the ceramic targets. The optical absorption properties were measured at wavelength from 350 to 800 nm, and the absorption peak due to the surface plasmon resonance of the metal particles was found. The effects of different metal particles (Au, Ag, Fe, Co) and different embedding matrices (SrTiO3, Al2O3, and TiO2) on the optical absorption properties of dielectric composite films are discussed. Strong absorption peaks can be found in composite films doped with noble-metal particles while the composites doped with most transition-metal particles show ordinary absorption patterns. The dielectric properties of the metal particles and the refractive indices of the embedding matrices were responsible for the observed results.
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