Optical Nanoimaging of Surface Plasmon Polaritons Supported by Ultrathin Metal Films.
Nano Lett
; 23(20): 9461-9467, 2023 Oct 25.
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ABSTRACT
The physics of electrons, photons, and their plasmonic interactions change dramatically when one or more dimensions are reduced to atomic-level thicknesses. For example, graphene exhibits unique electrical, plasmonic, and optical properties. Likewise, atomic-thick metal films are expected to exhibit extraordinary quantum optical properties. Several methods of growing ultrathin metal films were demonstrated, but the quality of the obtained films was much worse compared to bulk films. In this work, we propose a new method of making ultrathin gold films that are close in their properties to bulk gold films. Excellent plasmonic properties are revealed by directly observing quasi-short- and quasi-long-range plasmons in such a film via scanning near-field optical microscopy. The results pave the way for the use of ultrathin gold films in flexible and transparent nanophotonics and optoelectronic applications.
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