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The extinction spectra of a three-layered metal nanoshell, which consists of a particle with a dielectric core, a middle Ag (Au) layer, and an outer Au (Ag) shell, have been investigated by means of the Mie theory. With a decrease in the outer shell thickness or the middle layer thickness, the wavelengths of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for SiO2–Ag–Au (SiO2–Au–Ag) nanoshells show distinct redshifts and the full widths at half maximum (FWHMs) for the dipole peaks in the extinction spectra decrease first and then increase. We have further investigated the influence of the embedding medium on the LSPRs for SiO2–Ag–Au and SiO2–Au–Ag nanoshells and found that the resonance wavelengths of the particles show redshift and the FWHM of the dipole peak increases with increasing the dielectric constant of the embedding medium. The calculated results indicate that the LSPR of the three-layered gold-silver nanoshells can be controlled to the near-infrared region by changing the geometry, which has practical biomedical application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The extinction spectroscopy and near-field enhancement of dielectric-silver nanoshell coated by tetrahedral amorphous carbon [ta-C] layer (DSC) have been calculated by using Mie theory. With decreasing the Ag layer thickness, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of DSC nanoshell moves from the visible region into the near-infrared region and the corresponding local field factor (LFF) increases first and then decreases. In addition, the increase of ta-C shell thickness leads to red-shift of LSPR and the decrease of LFF in DSC nanoshell. We further find that the increase of the dielectric constant for the outer shell can induce a significant enhancement of near-field. Based on the simulation analysis, we show that the DSC nanoshell can provide strong near-field in near-infrared region and may be suitable for the biomedical applications in vivo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The plasmon-exciton couplings in the Al–CuCl nanoshells have been investigated by using the Mie scattering theory. It is found that the bright dipole mode of the Al nanosphere can couple well with the exciton mode of the outer CuCl shell in the UV region by changing the geometry. The strong plasmon-exciton couplings in the Al–CuCl nanoshell lead to two hybrid plexcitonic modes and hence the Rabi splitting. We study the dispersion curves of the plexcitonic modes of the Al–CuCl nanoshells and obtain the splitting energy of about 135 meV. Furthermore, the influences of the metal oxide on the plasmon-exciton couplings in the Al–CuCl nanoshells have been studied. It is found that the Rabi splitting energy will shrink with the oxide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]