Near‐field optical studies of local photomodification in nanostructured materials

Fractal aggregates of silver nanoparticles are studied experimentally using atomic force microscopy and photon scanning tunnelling microscopy. Large changes in the near‐field optical response of fractal aggregates are observed after the irradiation of samples with nanosecond laser pulses. The threshold energy density for photomodification using a 532 nm laser is measured to be 9 mJ cm−2. It is shown that photomodification‐induced changes in the local optical response can be two orders of magnitude larger than changes in far‐field absorption.

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