@article { ISI:000252860400082,
	title = {Au-ZnO: a tunable localized surface plasmonic nanocomposite},
	journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
	volume = {92},
	number = {4},
	year = {2008},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {043107},
	publisher = {AMER INST PHYSICS},
	type = {Article},
	address = {CIRCULATION \& FULFILLMENT DIV, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1 N O 1, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4501 USA},
	abstract = {<p>In this letter, we report the thermal processing controlled tunability of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of Au nanoparticles embedded in ZnO matrix. Au-ZnO nanocomposite films were prepared by atom beam cosputtering and were annealed from 200 to 600 degrees C in Ar. A regular redshift similar to 110 nm (from 505 to 615 nm) in LSPR peak with increase in annealing temperature up to 600 degrees C is observed. Transmission electron microscopy results confirm the formation of Au nanoparticles supported by ZnO nanorods at annealing temperature of 600 degrees C. The Au-ZnO nanocomposite exhibits significant enhancement in the Raman signal for C(70) molecules. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.</p>},
	issn = {0003-6951},
	doi = {10.1063/1.2838302},
	author = {Mishra, Y. K. and Mohapatra, S. and Singhal, R. and Avasthi, D. K. and Agarwal, Dinesh C. and Ogale, S. B.}
}
