A self-organized anisotropic liquid-crystal plasmonic metamaterial.
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A composite material that leads to self organization of mesogen-coated gold nanospheres is synthesized and shows enhanced anisotropic optical properties due to synergistic effects of the mesogens intrinsic birefringence and its ability to drive the self-assembly process into highly anisotropic architectures with densely packed nanospheres. Such nanoengineered matter sustains a response beyond that achievable by its individual constituents, i.e., a metamaterial.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Advanced materials
دوره 25 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013