Wang Juan = 納米金顆粒與氧化鋁複合物薄膜光學吸收譜中的尺寸和濃度效應 / 王娟. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-58). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Wang Juan = Na mi jin ke li yu yang hua lv fu he wu bo mo guang xue xi shou pu zhong de chi cun he nong du xiao ying / Wang Juan. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.ii / Acknowledgment --- p.iii / Table of contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.ix / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- Background --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Optical response of metal-particle/matrix composite system in an electronic field --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The concept of plasmon and the dielectric function of metal particle --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- The concept of surface plasmon resonance --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- The theories describing the optical absorption properties of metal particle/matrix composite system --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The Mie theory --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The Maxwell-Garnett (M.G.) effective medium theory --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3 --- Previous experimental works in the field --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- Experimental and instrumentation --- p.8 / Chapter 3.1 --- Fabrication of the Au-nanoparticle /A12O3-matrix composite thin films --- p.11 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Sputtering techniques and radio-frequency magnetron sputtering --- p.11 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Experimental set up and the deposition process --- p.13 / Chapter 3.2 --- The chemical and structural characterizations of the films --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- X-ray Diffraction (XRD) --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) --- p.17 / Chapter 3.3 --- The optical absorption measurement: UV spectrometer --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- Results and discussions --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1 --- General description of the as-prepared samples --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Chemical composition of the films --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- General microstructure of the films and the relationship between the deposition parameters --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2 --- The optical absorption: relationship between the SPR absorption and the microstructure --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The shifting of the surface plasmon resonance --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- The size effect on the SPR frequency shifting --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- The concentration effect on the SPR frequency shifting --- p.42 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- The broadening of the surface plasmon resonance: size dependence of the relaxation time of free electrons --- p.51 / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- Conclusions --- p.53 / Appendix --- p.54 / Reference --- p.55

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Shao, Lei = 基於金納米棒組裝的寡聚體及陣列的表面等離子體共振特性研究 / 邵磊. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Shao, Lei = Ji yu jin na mi bang zu zhuang de gua ju ti ji zhen lie de biao mian deng li zi ti gong zhen te xing yan jiu / Shao Lei.

表面等離子共振 (SPR) 是受激發的電子的總體振動，一般在金屬、電介質界面上發生。我們能以振盪的電場去激發SPR。由於表面等離子共振時會產生巨大的增強電場，這令他在近場光學與納米光學中有著廣泛的應用。例如：微流控芯片、等離子波導、隱形裝置等等。 / 在這論文中，我們會研究納米金屬體之間的作用力。基於以下原因，這在納米技術中是一個重要課題。第一，當了解到物體之間的作用力後，我們可以以此開發出把納米尺寸的物體移動與放置的方法，有助於用自下而上式的方法製作納米器件。第二，物體之間的作用力會改變器件中納米顆粒的位置，因而會影響器件的特性。 / 在一般情況下，納米尺寸的物體的作用力都可以略去不理的，因為作用力是與體積成正比。但是，當表面等離子共振發生時，相互作用力會急速地增強。這增強是由於金屬顆粒的電偶會急速地增強的原故。我們稱這現象為「表面等離子共振增強光泳」 (SPREP). / 這論文由三個主要部份組成。第一部份，我們研究一帶梯度的金屬納米球與一振盪及旋進電偶之間的相互作用。我們以第一原理進路去解決這問題，並作了長波長假設。我們的解析解能夠處理多極效應，這效應在外場不均勻時是不可忽略的。我們探討了作用力、力矩、電場分佈。更發現了，當金屬納米球的梯度很高時，電偶與金屬納米球之間與有一穩定的力平衡。這研究有助於開發新型的光學鑷子。 / 第二部份，我們探討兩個金屬納米球之間的 SPREP，我們介紹了不同的計算方法。Bergman-Milton譜表示以及多重鏡象法。 兩個金屬納米球之間也有著穩定的平衡， 這表示在一群納米球中，可能有著穩定結構。這穩定的平衡，是由於表面等離子共振的頻率與相互距離有關，這是一種多體效應。這研究有助於了解納米簇的結構形成。 / 最後，我們以離散偶極子近似法(DDA)研究多體問題，雖然DDA並不是精確解，但當顆粒之間相距不太接近時，這依然是一個良好的近似。當顆粒的數量太多時，我們以等效介質理論去著手，不再考慮每一顆粒各自的位置，而只考慮顆粒的濃度。 / Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is the collective electrons excitations, which occurred at the metal-dielectric interfaces and can be induced by an oscillating electric field. Because of the large field enhancement, SPR has a wide range of applications in near field optics and nano-optics, such as biosensors, lab-ona- chip devices, plasmonic waveguides, and cloaking devices. / In this thesis, we study the interparticle forces between metallic nanosized objects. It is an important topic in nanotechnology for at least two reasons. Firstly, the study of the interparticle forces may provide methods to control the motion and position of nano-size objects, which can be used to fabricate artificial nano-structure by bottom up approach. Secondly, the force can change the arrangement of the particles in the nanodevices and hence affecting the property of the devices. / The interparticle forces of nano-sized dielectric particles are negligible, since the force is proportional to the volume of the objects. However, the interparticle forces of metallic particles will be greatly enhanced when SPR occurs, which is able to compensate the volume effect. This phenomenon is called surface plasmon resonance enhanced photophoresis (SPREP), which is one of the consequences of the rapid increase in the dipole moment in the particles. / This thesis is consisted of three main parts. In the first part, we study the SPREP between a graded metallic nanosphere and a point dipole which is undergo oscillation and precession. A first principle approach is applied to handle this problem. Our analytic solutions are able to capture the multipole effect, which cannot be neglected in highly non-uniform fields. We have analyzed three important physical quantities: the induced force, the induced torque, and the field distribution. Furthermore, we find that there is a binding between the nanoparticle and the dipole source, when the gradation of the graded particles is large enough. This study has a potential application in developing a novel kind optical tweezers. / In the second part, we study the SPREP between two metallic nanoparticles. The force spectra are calculated by two different methods: Bergman- Milton spectral representation and multiple image method. The binding between two nanoparticles is observed, which indicates a possible stable structure among the metallic clusters. The binding is caused by the excitation of collective plasmon modes, and the consequence that the resonance poles sℓ are the functions of separation distances. This study may provide a better understanding in the structure formation of colloidal clusters in nano-scales. / Finally, we consider a many-particle system by the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) and effective medium theory. Although, the DDA is not an exact formalism, it is a suitable approximation for considering finite number of particles, if the distances among particles are not too close. When the number of particles in the host solution is large, we can use the effective medium theory to handle the problem. Instead of considering all discrete particles individually, we will consider the interaction between a single particle and a new effective host solution, where the dielectric function of the effective host solution is determined by the concentration of nanoparticles in the host solution. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Chan, Kin Lok = 納米金屬顆粒中的表面等離子共振增強光泳 / 陳建樂. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-94). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chan, Kin Lok = Na mi jin shu ke li zhong de biao mian deng li zi gong zhen zeng qiang guang yong / Chen Jianle. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Nanoparticles and nanotechnology --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The history of nanoparticles and nano-optics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Applications of nanoparticles --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Optical applications --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Biological and medical applications --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Electrokinetics of nanoparticles --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Review on recent work on electrokinetics --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Objectives of the thesis --- p.6 / Chapter 2 --- Basic Principles --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Drude model --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Complex dielectric function --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Electric field in an imperfect conductor --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Effective medium theory --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Maxwell-Garnett approximation --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Bruggeman approximation --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Bergman-Milton spectral representation (BMSR) --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Effective dielectric function of shelled sphere --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) --- p.18 / Chapter 2.5 --- Surface plasmon resonance enhanced photophoresis (SPREP) --- p.20 / Chapter 2.6 --- Justification of long wavelength limit --- p.23 / Chapter 3 --- Manipulation of Nanoparticles by a Single Dipole Source --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Formalism --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Electrostatic potential of a dipole --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Electrostatic potential of a dipole in terms of multipole expansion --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Laplace's equation of graded sphere --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Boundary value problem --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Force --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Torque --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Force --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Torque --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Electric field distribution --- p.46 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.48 / Chapter 4 --- Interaction between Two Objects --- p.49 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 / Chapter 4.2 --- Interaction between two particles --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Dipole approximation --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Multiple images method --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Bergman-Milton spectral representation for collection of grains --- p.58 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Equation of motion --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Result and discussion --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Particle near a conducting plane --- p.67 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Dipole approximation --- p.67 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Multiple image method --- p.69 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.70 / Chapter 5 --- Many-particle Systems --- p.72 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.72 / Chapter 5.2 --- Discrete dipole approximation --- p.72 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- 2-particle system --- p.73 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- 4-particle system --- p.74 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.75 / Chapter 6 --- Concentration Effect --- p.80 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.80 / Chapter 6.2 --- Formalism --- p.81 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Result and discussion --- p.83 / Chapter 7 --- Summary --- p.88 / Bibliography --- p.90 / Chapter A --- Eigenfunctions, Eigenvalues, and Green's function --- p.95 / Chapter A.1 --- Isolated sphere --- p.95 / Chapter A.1.1 --- Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues --- p.96 / Chapter A.1.2 --- Green's function --- p.98 / Chapter A.2 --- Planar interface --- p.98 / Chapter A.2.1 --- Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues --- p.99 / Chapter A.2.2 --- Green's function --- p.100 / Chapter B --- Property of Spherical Harmonics and Associated Legendre Polynomials --- p.101 / Chapter B.1 --- Complex conjugate of Yℓm(Ω): --- p.102 / Chapter B.2 --- Differential Property --- p.102 / Chapter B.3 --- Limiting value --- p.102

Molecular optical imaging enables the ability to non-invasively image biological function. When used in conjunction with optical contrast agents, molecular imaging can provide biomarker-specific information with subcellular spatial resolution. Plasmonic nanoparticles are unique optical contrast agents due to the fact that the intensity and peak wavelength of scattering is dependant on interparticle spacing. This distance dependance puts these nanosensors in a position to probe molecular interactions by exploiting contrast between isolated and closely spaced nanoparticles. This dissertation presents the first intracellular molecular imaging platform using multifunctional gold nanoparticles which incorporate both cytosolic delivery and targeting moieties on the same particle. In order to produce robust nanosensors, a novel conjugation strategy was developed involving a heterofunctional linker capable of rigidly attaching various components to the nanoparticle surface. Since most biomarkers of interest are localized intracellularly, the delivery functionality was a key focus. It was achieved using the TAT-HA2 fusion peptide which has been previously shown to enhance both endosomal uptake and subsequent release into the cytosol. The feasibility of these nanoparticles as intracellular sensors was proposed by attempting to image actin rearrangement in live fibroblasts. The assembly of nanoparticles at the leading of motile cells was which was potentially due to actin targeting resulted in a red shift in scattering maxima due to plasmon resonance coupling between particles as well as a dramatic increase in scattering intensity. Although several challenges still exist, the potential for these contrast agents as nanosensors for the presence of proteins implicated in viral carcinogenesis is also introduced. / text

This project examines how the collective oscillation of electrons in optically excited metal nanoparticles ( diameter < 100 nm) is affected by the presence of different dielectric environments. When coupled with material polarization, these collective oscillations are known as a Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs), which preferentially absorb and scatter light at a specific frequency satisfying the Local Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) condition. Surface plasmons on metal nanoparticles are widely studied for use in optical labeling, ultrasensitive biodetection, and thermally activated tissue treatment. In general Mie theory can be used to accurately model the optical behavior of ideal spherical particles in a homogeneous environment. However, many experiments involving LSPRs deal with metal nanoparticles in inhomogeneous environments; a typical experimental procedure involves the deposition of a colloidal suspension of metal nanoparticles directly onto a substrate. This project explains how the LSPR of nanoparticles deposited onto planar substrates depends upon the polarization of incident radiation, and demonstrates evidence of resonance tuning by comparing the optical response in various dielectric environments.

This work describes the synthesis pathways to the development of optically and thermally responsive nanovalves with fast response times in nanoporous membranes. As an approach, we developed synthesis pathways to couple a thermally responsive polymer with metallic nanoparticles and build a nanocomposite that synergizes the capability of metallic nanoparticles to convert light into heat, and the fast thermal response exhibited by the polymeric material. In addition, we developed a technique to immobilize the synthesized nanocomposite to the surface of nanoporous membranes, which allowed building valves with light and heat triggering responses. This dissertation describes two syntheses pathways developed to produce optically and thermally responsive nanocomposites by coupling metallic nanoparticles, gold and silver, with a thermally responsive polymer, p-N-isopropyl acrylamide (PNIPAM). The coupling is achieved by using PNIPAM as a capping and nucleating agent in the in situ redox reaction of a silver salt with sodium borohydride, and using PNIPAM as a capping and stabilizing agent in the redox reaction of a gold salt with ascorbic acid. The size and shape of the nanoparticles were controlled and the synthesized nanocomposites exhibit “cocoon-like” structures due to the PNIPAM surrounding the metal nanoparticles, giving the capability to aggregate and resolubilize, through many thermal (shown for gold and silver nanocomposites) and optical (shown by exposing to 532 nm wavelength low-power lasers) cycles. The steady state and dynamic heat conduction of the heat generated from the particles was modeled and the results agreed with the observed optical switching at our experimental conditions. Finally, a method to incorporate nanocomposites into nanoporous membranes (NPM) was developed. It involved prior immobilization of PNIPAM through plasma-induced grafting, followed by a reduction in situ of a metallic salt. The composite NPMs showed thermal responses and through simulation of heat conduction within the pores using the model developed in this work we were able to conclude that the synthesized composite membranes will exhibit optical switching when exposed to focused low power lasers. The nanovalves developed in this work have potential applications as optothermally responsive valves for the spatio-temporal delivery of bioactive agents, cell array, and advanced cell culture systems. / text

Optical properties of nanoscopic materials have been intensively perused over last couple of decades due to their tunable optical properties. Recent interests in this field have been mainly focused on the preparation of ordered arrays of nanoscopic materials and study of their optical properties. These interests have been motivated by the usability of such systems for nano photonic devices. Theoretical predictions from such systems reveal complex absorption and emission properties, different from individual ones mainly because of energy transfer between them. These properties can be controlled further by preparing hybrid arrays of nanostructures, including nano crystals of different types. Hybrid arrays with semiconducting quantum dots and metallic nanoparticles are an example of such system. Optical properties of such a system can be tuned by controlling the interaction between excitons and plasmons. This the-sis presents the experimental studies on optical properties of polymer capped polymer nanoparticles, quantum dot arrays and hybrid arrays with semiconducting quantum dot and metal nanoparticles. A brief summary of the experi-mental methods and results have been highlighted below. First chapter deals with the theoretical aspects of confined nanoscopic materials, especially describing the physics of zero dimensional systems and its optical properties. The discussions are mostly focused on two types of nano materials cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dot (QDs) and gold nano particles (Au NPs), used for the experimental study. Variation of energy levels of CdSe QDs and its absorption and emission properties under strong confinement regime has been discussed with respect to effective mass approximation (EMA) model. This is followed by the discussion on optical properties of Au NPs, describing absorption properties, based on Mie theory. Size dependent variation of absorption spectra of Au NPs and the modifications based on different models has been discussed. Second part of the chapter describes the physics of QD arrays and theory of exciton plasmon interactions based on the recent literatures. Energy transfer mechanism between semiconducting QDs and metal nanoparticles has been discussed based on numerical method and dipole approximation. Second chapter deals with the discussion on experimental techniques used for the study. Chapter 2 starts with the discussion on the synthesis method for CdSe QDs and Au NPs with different capping ligands. Preparation of QD ar-rays and hybrid arrays using self assembly technique has been discussed in this chapter. Preparation CdSe QD arrays and hybrid arrays with CdSe QDs and Au NPs using block copolymer (BCP) template and Langmuir Blodgett (LB) technique has been the main focus in the discussion. This is followed by the discussion on optical microscopy techniques, confocal, near field scanning microscopy (NSOM), Brewster angle microscopy and electron microscopy techniques, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Studies on variation of band structure of small polymer capped Au NPs, with respect to the size and grafting density of the capping polymer is discussed in chapter 3. Polymer capped Au NPs with sizes 2-5 nm was used for the study. Dielectric constants of Au NPs were extracted from the absorption spectra by fitting the data using modified Mie theory. Dielectric constants of Au NPs were reproduced using an analytical expression, describing the contribution from different transitions in the optical regions. Results indicate systematic variations of the band structure with respect to the particle size and grafting density. The observations have been interpreted in terms of variation of co ordination number and chemical interaction of capping polymer with the surface atoms. Our new method analysis points to the importance of both quantum and surface effects in determining optical and electronic properties of polymer capped gold nanoparticles. Chapter 4 describes the study on morphology of the CdSe QD arrays prepared using different BCP templates and its correlation with optical properties. Spatially resolved spectra from the thin films of QD arrays were collected in near field and the compared with the spectra collected in far field. Spectra collected in near field mode shows sharp features in the emission spectra, possibly indicating the interaction of optical near field with QD excitation. It has been suggested that such fine structure could be induced by coupling between optical near filed and excitons and this coupling seems to be determined by local heterogeneity in QD density and disorder. Variation of exciton life time with respect to QD density and absorption spectra from the QD -BCP system is also described in chapter 4. Chapter 5 and 6 deals with the experimental studies on exciton -plasmon interaction in hybrid arrays of CdSe QDs and Au NPs. Emission properties hybrid arrays prepared using BCP templates has been the focus of chapter 5. Photoluminescence (PL) and lifetime measurements were performed on hybrid arrays and their variation with respect to the density and dispersion of Au NPs has been described. Optical measurements were performed on two sets of films using two different sizes of CdSe QDs, with the smaller QD emission overlapping with the plasmon resonance of Au NPs, while a red shifted emission peak for larger QDs. PL emission from hybrid arrays with smaller QDs shows en-hancement/quenching with respect to the dispersion of Au NPs, also showing systematic reduction of life time of CdSe QDs with Au NP density. Even though enhancement/quenching of emission properties of hybrid film with large QD shows similar behavior, PL decay measurements from such films shows non monotonic variation of exciton life time with respect to Au NP density. The enhancement/quenching behavior of the PL emission has been explained in terms of two competing mechanism, electromagnetic field enhancement and non radiative energy transfer. However to explain the energy transfer mechanism in hybrid arrays requires more systematic calculations. Chapter 6 describes the optical properties of highly compact hybrid arrays prepared using LB techniques. Hybrid arrays prepared at the air water inter-face were transferred to a glass substrates. The main focus on chapter 6 is to study the emission properties of highly compact hybrid arrays with respect to the spectral overlap between exciton energy of CdSe QDs and plasmon band of Au NPs with respect to their surface density (inter particle distance). Hybrid arrays were prepared with three types of QDs, with smaller QDs emission peak overlapping with plasmon band of Au NPs and clearly separated exciton and plasmon band for largest QDs. The PL emission from hybrid arrays with smaller QDs shows quenching, compared to strong enhancement in the emission from hybrid films with larger QDs. The disagreement of the observed results with respect to the theoretical calculations based on dipole approximation has been highlighted in the chapter. Chapter 7 includes the summary of the experimental results and the future works to be carried out as a continuation of the work presented in this thesis.

Grace à leurs propriétés électriques, antimicrobiennes et plasmoniques tout à fait exceptionnelles, les nanoparticules d’argent présentent un vif intérêt pour plusieurs secteurs technologiques. Selon l’application envisagée, il peut néanmoins être souhaitable d’ajuster certaines de ces caractéristiques. Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de ce travail de maîtrise est d’explorer la possibilité de modifier des films de nanoparticules d’argent en balayant la surface avec un jet de plasma hors équilibre thermodynamique dans l’argon à la pression atmosphérique. En ayant recours à un champ électrique de haute fréquence (2450 MHz) pour la production du plasma d’argon ouvert à l’air ambiant, les températures des espèces neutres obtenues par spectroscopie optique d’émission peuvent atteindre 1500-2000 K selon les conditions opératoires, permettant ainsi de coupler l’interaction plasma-surface à des apports d’énergie thermique significatifs. Pour des nanoparticules d’argent de quelques dizaines de nm encapsulées dans une matrice carbonée et une distance entre le jet de plasma et la surface de 10 mm, le traitement fait apparaitre des microparticules polygonales munies d’arrêtes bien définies et réparties sur un lit de nanoparticules frittées. À titre de comparaison, des recuits thermiques à 1000-1300 K conduisent uniquement à des microparticules sphériques. Dans les deux cas (plasma et recuit), des analyses chimiques révèlent une oxydation de la surface des micro et nanostructures. Cependant, en ayant recours à des mesures par imagerie Raman hyperspectrale, seules les nanoparticules d’argent traitées par jet de plasma présentent une augmentation significative de l’intensité des pics de l’oxyde métallique. À plus fortes distances entre le jet de plasma et la surface, les modifications deviennent beaucoup plus rapides et font apparaître des structures plus complexes. Il est démontré que le retrait de la coquille carbonée joue un rôle important sur l’évolution morphologique et les signatures optiques. / Due to their unique electrical, antimicrobial and plasmonic properties, silver nanoparticles present a considerable interest for many applications. Depending on the foreseen use, it may be judicious to finely tune these characteristics. In this context, the objective of this master’s work is to explore the possibility of modifying silver nanoparticles by scanning the surface with an outof- thermodynamic equilibrium plasma jet operated in argon at atmospheric pressure. For opento- ambient-air argon plasmas sustained by high-frequency electric field (2450MHz), the neutral gas temperature obtained by optical emission spectroscopy can reach 1500-2000 K depending on the operating conditions. Hence, the plasma-surface interaction can rely on significant thermal energy input. For few tens of nm silver nanoparticles encapsulated in a carbonic matrix and a 10 mm distance between the plasma jet and the surface, polygonal microstructures with sharp edges on a bed of sintered nanoparticles is formed. As a comparison, thermal annealing at 1000- 1300 K yields to spherical microparticles. In both cases (thermal annealing and plasma treatment), chemical analysis reveals oxidation of the micro and nanostructures. However, based on hyperspectral Raman imaging, only the silver nanoparticles exposed to the plasma jet exhibit a significant rise in the Raman signal of oxidized silver. At higher plasma-jet-to-surface distance, plasma-induced modifications occur faster and produce even more complex structures. It is exposed that the removal of the carbonic shell plays an important role on the morphological evolution and the optical signatures.