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@Article{C7NR02952G,
author ="Schnepf, Max J. and Mayer, Martin and Kuttner, Christian and Tebbe, Moritz and Wolf, Daniel and Dulle, Martin and Altantzis, Thomas and Formanek, Petr and Forster, Stephan and Bals, Sara and Konig, Tobias A. F. and Fery, Andreas",
title ="Nanorattles with tailored electric field enhancement",
journal ="Nanoscale",
year ="2017",
volume ="9",
issue ="27",
pages ="9376-9385",
publisher ="The Royal Society of Chemistry",
doi ="10.1039/C7NR02952G",
url ="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7NR02952G",
abstract ="Nanorattles are metallic core-shell particles with core and shell separated by a dielectric spacer. These nanorattles have been identified as a promising class of nanoparticles{,} due to their extraordinary high electric-field enhancement inside the cavity. Limiting factors are reproducibility and loss of axial symmetry owing to the movable metal core; movement of the core results in fluctuation of the nanocavity dimensions and commensurate variations in enhancement factor. We present a novel synthetic approach for the robust fixation of the central gold rod within a well-defined box{,} which results in an axisymmetric nanorattle. We determine the structure of the resulting axisymmetric nanorattles by advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Optical absorption and scattering cross-sections obtained from UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy quantitatively agree with finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations based on the structural model derived from SAXS. The predictions of high and homogenous field enhancement are evidenced by scanning TEM electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM-EELS) measurement on single-particle level. Thus{,} comprehensive understanding of structural and optical properties is achieved for this class of nanoparticles{,} paving the way for photonic applications where a defined and robust unit cell is crucial."}