Mono-crystalline Gold Platelets: A High Quality Platform for Surface Plasmon Polaritons
arXiv:1909.08321 · doi:10.1515/nanoph-2019-0362
Abstract
We use mono-crystalline gold platelets with ultra-smooth surfaces and superior plasmonic properties to investigate the formation of interference patterns caused by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) with scattering-type scanning near-field microscopy (s-SNOM) at 521~nm and 633~nm. By applying a Fourier analysis approach, we can identify and separate several signal channels related to SPPs launched and scattered by the AFM tip and the edges of the platelet. Especially at the excitation wavelength of 633~nm, we can isolate a region in the center of the platelets where we find only contributions of SPPs which are launched by the tip and reflected at the edges. These signatures are used to determine the SPP wavelength of nm in good agreement with theoretical predictions. Furthermore, we were still able to measure SPP signals after 20~$\upmu$m propagation, which demonstrates impressively the superior plasmonic quality of these mono-crystalline gold platelets.
Main 20 pages, 8 figures, Supplemental Information 5 pages, 3 figures
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