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We report some theoretical results on the extinction, absorption, and scattering of light by individual silver and gold nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes (sphere, rod with rounded ends, dumbbell, disk, triangular prism). We perform numerical calculations of the extinction cross sections in the visible and near-infrared spectral ranges, using the Mie theory for spherical particles and the FDTD method for anisotropic particles. The role of multipolar plasmon resonances of various orders in the formation of optical spectra of silver and gold nanospheres is clarified by taking into account the size effect in the scattering of free electrons at the interface between a nanoparticle and the environment (water). We demonstrate essential dependences of intensities and positions of the peaks of localized plasmon resonances on the geometric shape and size of nanoparticles. The competition of the contributions of light absorption and scattering processes to the total extinction cross section is studied. The results obtained are of interest for solving a number of fundamental problems of nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics, as well as for applications to the development of optoelectronic devices of the nextgeneration.
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Kondorskiy, A.D., Lebedev, V.S. Size and Shape Effects in Optical Spectra of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles. J Russ Laser Res 42, 697–712 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-021-10012-3
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