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Size-Dependent Optical Properties of Metallic Nanostructures

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UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization

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Metallic nanostructures are a key component of current and future nanotechnology devices since their individual properties convey the appropriate characteristics for applications in several fields of science and technology. At the nanoscale size, optical properties of metal structures depend not only on the type of material but also on the dimensions and geometry of the structure, suggesting the possibility of tuning optical resonances through appropriate engineering. In this chapter, we will describe methods for calculation of size-dependent optical properties of metal nanostructures and show the successful use of extinction spectroscopy technique to determine the size of nanoparticles (Nps).

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This work was partially financed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET (Grants PIP 0394 and PIP 0145), and by Facultad de Ingeniería de Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Grant 11/I151). LBS and ML belong to CONICET, DCS and FAV belong to the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CICBA), Argentina, and JMJS and MRA are CONICET fellowship holders.

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Scaffardi, L.B., Schinca, D.C., Lester, M., Videla, F.A., Santillán, J.M.J., Ekeroth, R.M.A. (2013). Size-Dependent Optical Properties of Metallic Nanostructures. In: Kumar, C. (eds) UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27594-4_5

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