2023/07/04 by Yuqing Cheng, Cheng, Yuqing, Mengtao Sun +1
Engineering · Materials Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications #Optics (physics.optics) #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2307.01634
openalex publication_date 2023/07/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Chirality is a concept that one object is not superimposable on its mirror image by translation and rotation. In particular, chiral plasmonics have been widely investigated due to their excellent optical chiral properties, and have led to numerous applications such as optical polarizing element etc. In this study, we develop a model based on the concept of the interaction between harmonic oscillators to investigate and explain the optical chiral mechanisms of strongly coupled metal nanoparticles (MNPs). The chirality of the scattering, absorption, and photoluminescence spectra are carefully discussed in detail. The results show that the chirality of the system originates not only from the orientations of the MNPs, but also from the different eigen parameters between them. Specifically, the derived three factors contribute to the chirality: the symmetry, the coupling strength, and the coherent superposition of the emitted electric field. This work provides a deeper understanding on the chiral plasmonics and may guide relevant applications in theory.