This article exposes the beginnings of a new field which could be named as ＂plasmomechanics＂. Plasmomechanics comes from the convergence between mechanics and plasmonics. Here we discuss a relatively recent topic wh...This article exposes the beginnings of a new field which could be named as ＂plasmomechanics＂. Plasmomechanics comes from the convergence between mechanics and plasmonics. Here we discuss a relatively recent topic whose technolo- gical aim is the development of plasmonic strain sensors, The idea is based on the ability to deduce Au nanoparticles （NPs） distance distributions from polarized optical extinction spectroscopy which could thus give access to material strains. Variations of interparticle distances distributions can indeed lead to variations of plasmonic coupling and thus to material color change as shown here experimentally and numerically for random Au NP assemblies deposited onto elastomer films,展开更多
文摘This article exposes the beginnings of a new field which could be named as ＂plasmomechanics＂. Plasmomechanics comes from the convergence between mechanics and plasmonics. Here we discuss a relatively recent topic whose technolo- gical aim is the development of plasmonic strain sensors, The idea is based on the ability to deduce Au nanoparticles （NPs） distance distributions from polarized optical extinction spectroscopy which could thus give access to material strains. Variations of interparticle distances distributions can indeed lead to variations of plasmonic coupling and thus to material color change as shown here experimentally and numerically for random Au NP assemblies deposited onto elastomer films,
