Structure and plasmon coupling of gold-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) core-shell microgel arrays with thermally controlled interparticle gap

- Structured 2D arrays achieved by deposition of core-shell Au@PNiPAM particles.
- Control of the array interparticle gap by thermal modulation of the microgel shell.
- Study of array particle-particle and substrate-particle plasmon coupling.
- Degradation of PNIPAM shells by exposure to atmospheric plasma.
- Achievement of bare Au-Au 2D ordered structures.