Effect of interstitial palladium on plasmon-driven charge transfer in nanoparticle dimers

Sarah Lerch and Björn M. Reinhard ()
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Sarah Lerch: Boston University
Björn M. Reinhard: Boston University

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Capacitive plasmon coupling between noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) is characterized by an increasing red-shift of the bonding dipolar plasmon mode (BDP) in the classical electromagnetic coupling regime. This model breaks down at short separations where plasmon-driven charge transfer induces a gap current between the NPs with a magnitude and separation dependence that can be modulated if molecules are present in the gap. Here, we use gap contained DNA as a scaffold for the growth of palladium (Pd) NPs in the gap between two gold NPs and investigate the effect of increasing Pd NP concentration on the BDP mode. Consistent with enhanced plasmon-driven charge transfer, the integration of discrete Pd NPs depolarizes the capacitive BDP mode over longer interparticle separations than is possible in only DNA-linked Au NPs. High Pd NP densities in the gap increases the gap conductance and induces the transition from capacitive to conductive coupling.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04066-2

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