%0 Journal Article
%T Plasmonic mediated nucleation of resonant nano-cavities in metallic layers
%A V. G. Karpov
%A M. Nardone
%A A. V. Subashiev
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1063/1.4737654
%X We predict plasmonic mediated nucleation of pancake shaped resonant nano-cavities in metallic layers that are penetrable to laser fields. The underlying physics is that the cavity provides a narrow plasmonic resonance that maximizes its polarizability in an external field. The resonance yields a significant energy gain making the formation of such cavities highly favorable. Possible implications include nano-optics and generation of the dielectric bits in conductive films that underlie the existing optical recording phase change technology.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.2864v1