applications in the areas of optoelectronics and photochemistry. We obtained the spectrum of light scattered from a single Au nanparticle and observed the spectral changes with varying nanoparticle sizes as, measured by using atomic force microscopy. To observe the light scattered from Au nanoparticles, we used dark field microscopy with total internal reflection. A Au nanoparticle with a diameter of 80 nm showed a resonance wavelength around at 520 nm, and a Au nanoparticle with a diameter of 100 nm showed one at 600 nm. The redshift of the resonance wavelength with increasing Au nanoparticle size was was consistent with the FDTD simulation results.
PACS numbers: 78.67.Bf, 68.37.Ps, 42.25.Fx
Keywords: AFM, Confocal dark-field, Au nanoparticle, Surface plasmon, Scattering spectroscopy
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PACS numbers: 78.67.Bf, 68.37.Ps, 42.25.Fx
Keywords: / B N í& h , Dark-field, Au ¸{ 9 , e ¦ Ý ¼ 7 H, F g í ß ê ø Í ì rF g, AFM
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