Analysis of plasmonic properties of Ag nanoparticles
Yu.Ya. Gafner, A.A. Cherepovskaya, D.A. Ryzhkova
Katanov Khakass State University
DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2025.17.615
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Abstract: In the presented work, some features of the use of metal nanoparticles in plasmonics, as well as methods for their synthesis, are studied. An assessment of experimental data on the possible improvement of technical characteristics of light-emitting diodes (LED, QLED, OLED) allows us to say that one of these ways will be the inclusion of metal nanoparticles in the active layer for use in surface plasmon resonance. However, the intensity of such resonance depends on many factors, the main ones being the shape and size of the plasmonic nanoparticle. Traditional materials here are Ag, Au, and Cu, but since recently it was possible to achieve stable synthesis of a wide range of nanostructures only for Au and Ag, these chemical elements and, possibly, alloys based on them, are the most promising materials for use in plasmonics. Based on the analysis, it was concluded that by controlling the size, shape, chemical composition, and internal structure of Ag nanoparticles, light can be effectively controlled with unprecedented accuracy, and, therefore, determining these characteristics of individual metal Ag nanoparticles is of great interest for studying their possible optical response.
Keywords: silver, nanoparticles, structure, plasmonics, synthesis, gas phase
- Yury Ya. Gafner – Dr. Sc., Professor, Chief of the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology, Katanov Khakass State University
- Arina A. Cherepovskaya – Master of Science of specialty «Modern digital technologies in education», Katanov Khakass State University
- Daria A. Ryzhkova – Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology, Katanov Khakass State University
For citation:
Gafner Yu.Ya., Cherepovskaya A.A., Ryzhkova D.A. Analiz plazmonnykh svojstv nanochastits Ag [Analysis of plasmonic properties of Ag nanoparticles], Fiziko-khimicheskie aspekty izucheniya klasterov, nanostruktur i nanomaterialov [Physical and chemical aspects of the study of clusters, nanostructures and nanomaterials], 2025, issue 17, pp. 615-626. DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2025.17.615. ⎘
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