Fig. 3: Control on neck dimensions and core-spacing of the (11\(\overline{2}\)0)-attached homodimers.

a Statistical data and TEM images (inset) of the (11\(\bar{2}\)0)-attached homodimers with different core spacing. The experiment was repeated more than 5 times, scale bar is 30 nm. Inset: Statistical analysis of the mean and standard deviation for the dimer dimensions (350 dimers). b Normalized ensemble absorption (solid line) and steady-state PL (dotted line) spectra of the monomers (black) and the corresponding homodimers (red) with different core-spacing, the PL peak and PL full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) are provided as inset in each plot. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.