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Modeling and Optical Characterization of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances of Tailored Metal Nanoparticles

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Metal nanoparticles present peculiar optical properties at their surface plasmon resonances, such as marked optical absorption, enhanced near-field, and scattering to the far-field. From works involving the fabrication of tailor-made metal nanoparticles together with the accurate characterization of their optical response, it has been demonstrated that the plasmon-related optical features are sensitive to the size, shape, and environment of the nanoparticles. Such sensitivity is of particular interest for sensing applications and permits to tune the optical response of the nanoparticles, thus making them suitable for a wide range of applications in photonics. From a theoretical point of view, models and methods were developed in order to address the role of the previous structural parameters on the optical response of tailor-made nanoparticles. The aim of this chapter is to give insights into the plasmonic response of metal nanoparticles or nanocomposite materials built from them and into modern techniques and methods suitable for their fabrication and for the characterization and modeling of their optical response.

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