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Plasmonics of regular shape particles, a simple group theory approach

Show Author's Information Sarra Mitiche1,†,  Sylvie Marguet2,  Fabrice Charra1,  Ludovic Douillard1( )
Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, SPEC, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

†Present address: Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupelec, CNRS, LuMIn, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

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surface plasmon resonance, sphere, group theory, hexagon, disk, photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM)
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A simple hand calculation method based on group theory is proposed to predict the near field maps of finite metallic nanoparticles (MNP) of canonical geometries: prism, cube, hexagon, disk, sphere, etc. corresponding to low order localized surface plasmon resonance excitations. In this article, we report the principles of the group theory approach and demonstrate, through several examples, the general character of the group theory method which can be applied to describe the plasmonic response of particles of finite or infinite symmetry point groups. Experimental validation is achieved by collection of high-resolution subwavelength near-field maps by photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) on a representative set of Au colloidal particles exhibiting either finite (hexagon) or infinite (disk, sphere) symmetry point groups.


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Plasmonics of regular shape particles, a simple group theory approach

Show Author's information Sarra Mitiche1,†, Sylvie Marguet2, Fabrice Charra1, Ludovic Douillard1( )
Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, SPEC, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

†Present address: Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupelec, CNRS, LuMIn, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

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A simple hand calculation method based on group theory is proposed to predict the near field maps of finite metallic nanoparticles (MNP) of canonical geometries: prism, cube, hexagon, disk, sphere, etc. corresponding to low order localized surface plasmon resonance excitations. In this article, we report the principles of the group theory approach and demonstrate, through several examples, the general character of the group theory method which can be applied to describe the plasmonic response of particles of finite or infinite symmetry point groups. Experimental validation is achieved by collection of high-resolution subwavelength near-field maps by photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) on a representative set of Au colloidal particles exhibiting either finite (hexagon) or infinite (disk, sphere) symmetry point groups.

Keywords: surface plasmon resonance, sphere, group theory, hexagon, disk, photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM)

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Received: 25 November 2019
Revised: 23 March 2020
Accepted: 24 March 2020
Published: 16 April 2020
Issue date: June 2020

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Acknowledgements

Part of the developments regarding the infinite point group symmetry comes out from a fruitful exchange with Paul Walton and Alessandro Paradisi from the University of York, UK. The CEA authors thank them sincerely for their solid contribution. The CEA authors acknowledge financial support by the French National Agency (ANR) in the frame of its program in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (PEEM Plasmon Project ANR-08-NANO-034, ANR P2N 2013-Samiré), Nanosciences Île-de-France (PEEM Plasmonics project), the "Triangle de la Physique" (PEPS Project 2012-035T) and the doctoral school "Ecole Doctorale Ondes et Matière (EDOM)" . Support of S. Vassant in the figure preparation was greatly appreciated.

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