Self-Assembled Ligand-Capped Plasmonic Au Nanoparticle Films in the Kretschmann Configuration for Sensing of Volatile Organic Compounds

Rituraj Borah, Jorid Smets, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti +6

Films of close-packed Au nanoparticles are coupled electrodynamically through their collective plasmon resonances. This collective optical response results in enhanced light-matter…