US2019324206A1PendingUtilityA1

Plasmonic Nanoparticle Layers with Controlled Orientation

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Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES INCPriority: Jan 20, 2017Filed: Jan 22, 2018Published: Oct 24, 2019
Est. expiryJan 20, 2037(~10.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Guoliang LiuAssad U. Khan
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Abstract

An article comprising one or more layers of plasmonic nanoparticles located between opposing layers of dielectric materials.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A structured layer comprising: a layer of plasmonic nanoparticles located between opposing layers of dielectric materials. 
     
     
         2 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said plasmonic nanoparticles are at least two different metals. 
     
     
         3 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said plasmonic nanoparticles include nanoparticles having different plasmonic resonance wavelengths. 
     
     
         4 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said types of said plasmonic nanoparticles are configured to absorb, reflect, scatter, and transmit light. 
     
     
         5 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said layer of plasmonic nanoparticles are oriented parallel to said layer. 
     
     
         6 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said layer of plasmonic nanoparticles is a randomly oriented in all directions to said layer. 
     
     
         7 . An article comprising: a plurality of layers of plasmonic nanoparticles located between opposing layers of dielectric materials. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers have plasmonic nanoparticles having different plasmon resonance wavelengths. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers have plasmonic nanoparticles having the same plasmon resonance wavelengths. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 7  wherein each layer has plasmonic nanoparticles configured to absorb, reflect, scatter, and transmit light. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 7  wherein the plasmonic nanoparticles in said layers are orientated. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 7  wherein the plasmonic nanoparticles in said layers are randomly orientated. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 7  wherein one of said layers has plasmonic nanoparticles oriented parallel to said layer and at least one other layer has nanoparticles randomly oriented in all directions to said layer. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of dielectric materials have different thicknesses. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of dielectric materials have the same thicknesses. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of plasmonic nanoparticles have different surface densities. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of plasmonic nanoparticles have the same surface densities. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 7  wherein said dielectric material is a polymer. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 7  wherein said dielectric material is a metal oxide. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of said plasmonic nanoparticles have plasmonic nanoparticles having the same or different metals. 
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least two layers of said plasmonic nanoparticles have plasmonic nanoparticles having the same or different metal oxides. 
     
     
         22 . The article of  claim 7  wherein at least one layer of said plasmonic nanoparticles has metal plasmonic nanoparticles and another layer of said plasmonic nanoparticles has metal oxide plasmonic nanoparticles. 
     
     
         23 . The structured layer of  claim 1  wherein said layer of plasmonic nanoparticles contains plasmonic nanoparticles configured to absorb, reflect, scatter, and transmit light as well as combinations thereof. 
     
     
         24 . The article of  claim 7  wherein each layer of plasmonic nanoparticles contains plasmonic nanoparticles configured to absorb, reflect, scatter, and transmit light as well as combinations thereof.

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