Using oblique angle coevaporation, the authors have successfully incorporated Ag nanoparticles into porous films. The size of the embedded Ag nanoparticles and the porosity of host increase with increasing vapor incident angle, resulting in a redshift in the plasmon resonant wavelength of the Ag nanoparticles. The optical properties of the composite films also depend on the ratio of and Ag, the film thickness, and the host porosity. This method can be used to fine-tune the plasmon absorbance peaks of metal-insulator composite thin films, and have potential applications in optical devices and chemical and biological sensing.
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