Plasmon resonances in a two-dimensional lattice of metal particles in a dielectric layer: Structural and polarization properties

Abstract

The results of experimental and theoretical investigation of planar two-dimensional (2D) samples of plasmon structures are presented. The samples represent a 2D lattice of gold nanoparticles embedded in a thin dielectric layer and are studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and optical methods. Absorption bands associated with the excitation of various surface plasmon resonances (SPR) are interpreted. It is found that the choice of the mutual orientation of the polarization plane and the edge of the unit cell of the 2D lattice determines the spectral position of the lattice surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) related to the lattice period. It is shown that the interaction of p- and s-polarized light with a 2D lattice of nanoparticles is described by the dipole–dipole interaction between nanoparticles embedded in a medium with effective permittivity. Analysis of the spectra of ellipsometric parameters allows one to determine the amplitude and phase anisotropy of transmission, which is a consequence of the imperfection of the 2D lattice of samples.