Plasmon-induced magneto-optical activity in nanosized gold disks

In this Letter we show that nanostructures made out of pure noble metals can exhibit measurable magneto-optic activity at low magnetic fields. This phenomenon occurs when the localized surface plasmon resonance of the nanostructure is excited in the presence of a static magnetic field parallel to th...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2010-04, Vol.104 (14), p.147401-147401, Article 147401
Main Authors: Sepúlveda, B, González-Díaz, J B, García-Martín, A, Lechuga, L M, Armelles, G
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Language:English
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Summary:In this Letter we show that nanostructures made out of pure noble metals can exhibit measurable magneto-optic activity at low magnetic fields. This phenomenon occurs when the localized surface plasmon resonance of the nanostructure is excited in the presence of a static magnetic field parallel to the propagation of incident light. The large magneto-optical response observed comes from an increase of the magnetic Lorentz force induced by the large collective movement of the conduction electrons in the nanostructures when the resonance is excited.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.104.147401