Tunable Nanoplasmonic Transducers: Performance Analysis and Potential Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of the Colloidal Mask
2.2. Nanoprisms Array Fabrication
2.3. Morphology Modification Induced by Thermal Annealing
2.4. Metal Nanoholes Arrays Fabrication
2.5. Optical and Morphological Characterization of the Masks and the Nanostructures
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Colloidal Mask Characterization
3.2. Nano-Prism Fabrication and Characterization
3.3. Morphology Modification Induced by Thermal Annealing on Colloidal Masks
3.4. Morphological and Optical Characterization of Nanoholes Arrays
3.5. LSPR Absorption Peak as a Potential Application in Agri-Foods Quality
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Colombelli, A.; Lospinoso, D.; Rella, R.; Manera, M.G. Tunable Nanoplasmonic Transducers: Performance Analysis and Potential Application. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020109
Colombelli A, Lospinoso D, Rella R, Manera MG. Tunable Nanoplasmonic Transducers: Performance Analysis and Potential Application. Chemosensors. 2023; 11(2):109. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020109
Chicago/Turabian StyleColombelli, Adriano, Daniela Lospinoso, Roberto Rella, and Maria Grazia Manera. 2023. "Tunable Nanoplasmonic Transducers: Performance Analysis and Potential Application" Chemosensors 11, no. 2: 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020109