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Unidirectional backward and forward scattering of electromagnetic waves by nanoparticles are usually interpreted as the interference of conventional multipole moments (i.e., electric and magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole, etc.). The role of toroidal dipole moments in unidirectional scattering is generally overlooked. In this work, we investigate the unidirectional scattering for the system of three plasmonic nanospheres. It is found that the unidirectional backward scattering is caused by the interference between the toroidal dipole moment and other conventional multipole moments. Tunable primary backward and forward scattering can be achieved under some specific configurations. Our results can find applications in the design of nanoantennas.
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