Realistic silver optical constants for plasmonics

Yajie Jiang; Supriya Pillai; Martin A. Green

doi:10.1038/srep30605

Realistic silver optical constants for plasmonics

Yajie Jiang, Supriya Pillai, Martin A. Green^*

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Silver remains the preferred conductor for optical and near-infrared plasmonics. Many high-profile studies focus exclusively on performance simulation in such applications. Almost invariably, these use silver optical data either from Palik's 1985 handbook or, more frequently, an earlier Johnson and Christy (J&C) tabulation. These data are inconsistent, making it difficult to ascertain the reliability of the simulations. The inconsistency stems from challenges in measuring representative properties of pristine silver, due to tarnishing on air exposure. We demonstrate techniques, including use of silicon-nitride membranes, to access the full capabilities of multiple-Angle, spectrometric-ellipsometry to generate an improved data set, representative of overlayer-protected, freshly-deposited silver films on silicon-nitride and glass.

Original language	English
Article number	30605
Number of pages	7
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30605
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes

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