Plasmonic Au/Co/Au Nanosandwiches with Enhanced Magneto-optical Activity

A nanostructure composed of Au/Co/Au nanodisks is fabricated. The behaviour of this system is completely different to that of a continuous Au/Co/Au layer. There is a relative enhancement of the Kerr rotation and ellipticity, as well as a strong dependence on the particle size. The origin of these pr...

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Autores: González-Díaz, Juan B., García-Martín, Antonio, García-Martín, José Miguel, Cebollada, Alfonso, Armelles Reig, Gaspar, Sepúlveda, Borja, Alaverdyan, Yury, Käll, Mikael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/17402
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/17402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ferromagnetic materials
Magneto-optical activity
Nanoparticles
Optics
Plasmonics
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Sumario:A nanostructure composed of Au/Co/Au nanodisks is fabricated. The behaviour of this system is completely different to that of a continuous Au/Co/Au layer. There is a relative enhancement of the Kerr rotation and ellipticity, as well as a strong dependence on the particle size. The origin of these properties is the plasmonlike structure that is supported by the nanosandwiches.