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Substrates matter: influence of an adjacent dielectric on an individual plasmonic nanoparticle

a gold nanoparticle on glass- its color depends on polarized light

a gold nanoparticle on glass- its color depends on polarized light

A gold nanoparticle sitting on a glass substrate (left) exhibits a dramatic color change (right) dependent on the polarization of incident light.

Credits: Mark Knight and Naomi Halas, Rice University