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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 4, Issue 13, Pages 2147-2152Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jz401066g
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- National Science Foundation [1159552, 0853798, 0953121]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH/NCI) [5R01CA138509]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1159552, 0953121, 0853798] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We investigated the near- and far-field response of 1D chains of Au nanoparticles (NPs) fabricated with high structural control through template guided self-assembly. We demonstrate that the density of poly(ethylene glycol) ligands grafted onto the NP surface, in combination with the buffer conditions, facilitate a systematic variation of the average gap width (g) at short separations of g < 1.1 nm. The overall size (n) of the individual clusters was controlled through the template. The ability to independently vary n and g allowed for a rational tuning of the spectral response in individual NP clusters over a broad spectral range. We used this structural control for a systematic investigation of the electromagnetic coupling underlying the superradiant cluster mode. Independent of the chain length, plasmon coupling is dominated by direct neighbor interactions. A decrease in coupling strength at separations less than or similar to 0.5 nm indicates the presence of nonlocal or quantum-mechanical coupling mechanisms.
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