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Plasmon resonances in nanoparticles
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World Scientific series in nanoscience and nanotechnology ; vol. 6
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Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2013
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x, 325 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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9789814350655

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This unique volume provides a broad introduction to plasmon resonances in nanoparticles and their novel applications. Here, plasmon resonances are treated as an eigenvalue problem for specific boundary integral equations and general physical properties of plasmon spectrum are studied in detail. The coupling of incident radiation to specific plasmon modes, the time dynamics of their excitation and dephasing are also analytically treated. Finally, the applications of plasmon resonances to SERS, light controllability (gating) of plasmon resonances in semiconductor nanoparticles, the use of plasmon resonances in thermally assisted magnetic recording (TAMR), as well as in all-optical magnetic recording and for enhancement of magneto-optic effects are presented.


Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
1 Introductionp. 1
1.1 What are Plasmon Resonances?p. 1
1.2 Dispersion Relationsp. 7
1.3 Overview of Book Contentsp. 13
Referencesp. 23
2 Modal Analysis of Plasmon Resonances in Nanoparticlesp. 27
2.1 Plasmon Resonances as an Eigenvalue Problemp. 27
2.2 Dual Formulationp. 47
2.3 General Properties of Plasmon Spectrump. 61
2.4 Plasmon Resonances in Nanoshellsp. 81
2.5 Relation to the Riemann Hypothesisp. 98
Referencesp. 117
3 Analytical and Numerical Analysis of Plasmon Resonancesp. 119
3.1 Some Analytical Solutions for Plasmon Modesp. 119
3.2 Numerical Techniques for the Analysis of Plasmon Modesp. 161
3.3 Numerical Examplesp. 173
3.4 Universal Numerical Technique for the Solution of Boundary Integral Equationsp. 194
3.5 Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of Scattering Problemsp. 204
Referencesp. 216
4 Radiation Corrections, Excitation of Plasmon Modes and Selective Applicationsp. 219
4.1 Perturbation Techniquep. 219
4.2 First- and Second-Order Radiation Correctionsp. 224
4.3 Analysis of Extinction Cross Sectionp. 237
4.4 Coupling of Plasmon Modes to Incident Radiation, Time-Dynamics of Their Excitation and Dephasingp. 260
4.5 Selective Applications of Plasmon Resonancesp. 279
4.5.1 Plasmon Resonance Enhancement of Faraday Rotation in Garnet Filmsp. 280
4.5.2 Application of Plasmon Resonances to Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recordingp. 290
4.5.3 Application of Plasmon Resonances to All-Optical Magnetic Recordingp. 297
4.5.4 SERS and Plasmon Resonancesp. 303
4.5.5 Ball Lightningp. 314
4.5.6 Optical Controllability of Plasmon Resonancesp. 315
Referencesp. 316
Indexp. 321