Research Article

Plasmonic Properties of Vertically Aligned Nanowire Arrays

Figure 5

COMSOL simulations of the plasmonic coupling of parallel Si NWs; (a) top view; (b) side view, (c) local enhacement decrease (less intense red regions) with larger NW diameter “defect” and (d) no effect on SERS enhancement of the NW arrays two rows away from NW “defect.”
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(a) Top view
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(b) Side view
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(c) 10% wider wire
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(d) 2 rows above defect