We spin coated thin films of PMMA polymer doped with HITC laser dye onto microscope cover slides under applied flexural stress and found the patterns of scattering (milkiness) to correlate with the spatial variation of the pressure pattern. We further deposited thin gold films on top of the HITC:PMMA films and measured highly unusual transmission spectra of Au collected from strongly deformed (stressed) local areas of the sample. These spectra, which strongly deferred from those of plain Au films deposited onto unstressed glass, could not be described by simple, e.g. Maxwell Garnett, effective media models, calling for a thorough theoretical study.
We spin coated thin films of poly(methyl) methacrylate (PMMA) polymer doped with 2-[7-(1,3-dihydro-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3,5-heptatrienyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium iodide (HITC) laser dye onto microscope cover slides under applied flexural stress and found the patterns of scattering (milkiness) to correlate with the spatial variation of the pressure pattern. We further deposited thin gold films on top of the HITC:PMMA films and measured highly unusual transmission spectra of Au collected from strongly deformed (stressed) local areas of the sample. These spectra, which strongly deferred from those of plain Au films deposited onto unstressed glass, could not be described by simple, e.g., Maxwell Garnett, effective media models, calling for a thorough theoretical study.
We report on the optical properties of nanoporous gold leaf (NPGL) metamaterials consisting of single and multiple-fold layers, and having different pore and ligament sizes. Due to their complex structure, such metamaterials have a unique optical property, which distinguishes them from homogeneous gold films. Thus, the transmission spectra of NPGLs feature two characteristic peaks positioned at ~ 490 nm and ~560 nm to 605 nm. The most notable result of this study is that the optical properties of NPGLs can be tuned by changing the dielectric environment and by applying voltage in an electrochemical cell.
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