Controlled fabrication of silver or gold nanoparticle near-field optical atomic force probes: Enhancement of second-harmonic generation

Abstract

A simple method is described for producing silver and gold nanoparticles at the tip of an atomic force microscope sensor. It is shown that these nanoparticles can enhance the nonlinear optical phenomenon of second-harmonic generation of a molecular system such as a styryl dye.

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