Assembling Color on the Nanoscale: Multichromatic Switchable Pixels from Plasmonic Atoms and Molecules.
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SUBMITTER: Chen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939277 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
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Assembling Color on the Nanoscale: Multichromatic Switchable Pixels from Plasmonic Atoms and Molecules.
Chen Tianhong T Reinhard Björn M BM
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20160317 18
Nanoparticles of different materials, shapes, and sizes are integrated into plasmonic atoms and molecules of defined shape and location through sequential directed self-assembly following a single patterning step. A rational tuning of the emitted color across the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum and switchable polarization properties are demonstrated. Self-assembled plasmonic pixels provide tunable, stable, and switchable optical responses. ...[more]
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