%0 Journal Article %A Malyshev, Andrey %T Engineering molecular aggregate spectra %D 2009 %@ 1610-1634 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42784 %X We show that optical properties of linear molecular aggregates undergo drastic changes when aggregates are deposited on a metal surface. The dipole-dipole interactions of monomers with their images can result in strong re-structuring of both the exciton band and the absorption spectrum, depending on the arrangement of the monomer transition dipoles with respect to the surface. %~