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Firmanti MI, Ha JW. Elucidating refractive index sensitivity on subradiant, superradiant, and fano resonance modes in single palladium-coated gold nanorods. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20182. [PMID: 39215073 PMCID: PMC11364640 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71141-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Herein, we investigated the distinctive scattering properties exhibited by single gold nanorods coated with palladium (AuNRs@Pd), with variations in the Pd shell thicknesses and morphologies. AuNRs@Pd were synthesized through bottom-up epitaxial Pd growth using two different concentrations of Pd precursor. These single AuNRs@Pd displayed the characteristic of subradiant and superradiant localized surface plasmon resonance peaks, characterized by a noticeable gap marked by a Fano dip. We revealed the effect of local refractive index (RI) on the subradiant and superradiant peak energies, as well as the Fano dip in the scattering spectra of AuNRs@Pd with different Pd shell thicknesses. We demonstrated the applicability of the inflection points (IFs) method on detecting peaks and dip changes across different RIs. Thin AuNRs@Pd1mM displayed more pronounced sensitivity to peak shifts in response to variations in local RIs compared to thick AuNRs@Pd2mM. In contrast, thick AuNRs@Pd2mM exhibited greater sensitivity to changes in curvature near the subradiant and superradiant peak energies rather than peak shift sensitivity across different local RIs. Moreover, the Fano dip shift was more noticeable in thick AuNRs@Pd2mM compared to thin AuNRs@Pd1mM across different local RIs. Therefore, we provided new insight into the RI sensitivity on subradiant, superradiant, and Fano resonance modes in single AuNRs@Pd.
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- Metya Indah Firmanti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea.
- Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea.
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Pellas V, Sallem F, Blanchard J, Miche A, Concheso SM, Méthivier C, Salmain M, Boujday S. Silica-coated gold nanorods biofunctionalization for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) biosensing. Talanta 2023; 255:124245. [PMID: 36610258 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We introduce here the engineering of nanobiosensors designed from gold nanorods coated with an ultrathin layer of silica (AuNR@SiO2) and biofunctionalized with antibodies for the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) biosensing of proteins. Despite the outstanding properties of AuNRs, their use for LSPR biosensing is limited due to the presence of the surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) - mandatory for their synthesis - which forms a strongly-bounded and positively-charged bilayer at their surface and significantly complicates their bio-functionalization. When coated with a thin layer of silica, these nanomaterials exhibit an improved sensitivity to refractive index change which augurs for better analytical performances. Here, we undertook an in-depth investigation of the biofunctionalization of AuNR@SiO2via three different routes to design and test a label-free LSPR biosensor operating in solution. In the first route, we took advantage of the negatively charged external silica shell to immobilize anti-rabbit IgG antibody by electrostatic physisorption. In the second and third routes, the silica surface was reacted with thiol or aldehyde terminated silanes, subsequently utilized to covalently attach anti-rabbit IgG antibody to the surface. The resulting nanoprobes were characterized by a wide range of physical methods (TEM, XPS, DLS, ELS and UV-Visible spectroscopy) then tested for the biosensing of rabbit-IgG. The three nanobiosensors maintain an excellent colloidal stability after analyte recognition and exhibit extremely high analytical performances in terms of specificity and dynamic range, with an LoD down to 12 ng/mL.
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- Vincent Pellas
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), F-75005, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), F-75005, Paris, France.
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Indhu AR, Keerthana L, Dharmalingam G. Plasmonic nanotechnology for photothermal applications - an evaluation. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 14:380-419. [PMID: 37025366 PMCID: PMC10071519 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.14.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The application of plasmonic nanoparticles is motivated by the phenomenon of surface plasmon resonance. Owing to the tunability of optothermal properties and enhanced stability, these nanostructures show a wide range of applications in optical sensors, steam generation, water desalination, thermal energy storage, and biomedical applications such as photothermal (PT) therapy. The PT effect, that is, the conversion of absorbed light to heat by these particles, has led to thriving research regarding the utilization of plasmonic nanoparticles for a myriad of applications. The design of conventional nanomaterials for PT conversion has focussed predominantly on the manipulation of photon absorption through bandgap engineering, doping, incorporation, and modification of suitable matrix materials. Plasmonic nanomaterials offer an alternative and attractive approach in this regard, through the flexibility in the excitation of surface plasmons. Specific advantages are the considerable improved bandwidth of the absorption, a higher efficiency of photon absorption, facile tuning, as well as flexibility in the synthesis of plasmonic nanomaterials. This review of plasmonic PT (PPT) research begins with a theoretical discussion on the plasmonic properties of nanoparticles by means of the quasi-static approximation, Mie theory, Gans theory, generic simulations on common plasmonic material morphologies, and the evaluation processes of PT performance. Further, a variety of nanomaterials and material classes that have potential for PPT conversion are elucidated, such as plasmonic metals, bimetals, and metal-metal oxide nanocomposites. A detailed investigation of the essential, but often ignored, concept of thermal, chemical, and aggregation stability of nanoparticles is another part of this review. The challenges that remain, as well as prospective directions and chemistries, regarding nanomaterials for PT conversion are pondered on in the final section of the article, taking into account the specific requirements from different applications.
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- A R Indhu
- Plasmonic Nanomaterials Laboratory, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore-641004, India
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- Plasmonic Nanomaterials Laboratory, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore-641004, India
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Dos Santos PSS, Mendes JP, Dias B, Pérez-Juste J, De Almeida JMMM, Pastoriza-Santos I, Coelho LCC. Spectral Analysis Methods for Improved Resolution and Sensitivity: Enhancing SPR and LSPR Optical Fiber Sensing. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:1666. [PMID: 36772704 PMCID: PMC9921811 DOI: 10.3390/s23031666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biochemical-chemical sensing with plasmonic sensors is widely performed by tracking the responses of surface plasmonic resonance peaks to changes in the medium. Interestingly, consistent sensitivity and resolution improvements have been demonstrated for gold nanoparticles by analyzing other spectral features, such as spectral inflection points or peak curvatures. Nevertheless, such studies were only conducted on planar platforms and were restricted to gold nanoparticles. In this work, such methodologies are explored and expanded to plasmonic optical fibers. Thus, we study-experimentally and theoretically-the optical responses of optical fiber-doped gold or silver nanospheres and optical fibers coated with continuous gold or silver thin films. Both experimental and numerical results are analyzed with differentiation methods, using total variation regularization to effectively minimize noise amplification propagation. Consistent resolution improvements of up to 2.2× for both types of plasmonic fibers are found, demonstrating that deploying such analysis with any plasmonic optical fiber sensors can lead to sensing resolution improvements.
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- Paulo S. S. Dos Santos
- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Alberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- FEUP, University of Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Alberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- FCUP, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CIQUP/IMS—Chemistry Research Unit, FCUP, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Alberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- FCUP, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- SERGAS-UVIGO, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, 36312 Vigo, Spain
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- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Alberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- Department of Physics, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- SERGAS-UVIGO, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, 36312 Vigo, Spain
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- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Alberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- FCUP, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Parametric Drug Release Optimization of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs by Gold Nanoparticles for Topically Applied Ocular Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416191. [PMID: 36555830 PMCID: PMC9786640 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Eye drops represent 90% of all currently used ophthalmic treatments. Only 0.02% of therapeutic molecules contained in eye drops reach the eye anterior chamber despite their high concentration. The tear film efficiently protects the cornea, reducing access to the target. Thereby, the increase in the drug bioavailability and efficiency must come from the mucoadhesion optimization of the drug delivery system. The gold nanoparticles, used as a drug delivery system in this study, already showcased ultrastable and mucoadhesive properties. The goal was to study the gold nanoparticles' ability to release two specific ophthalmic drugs, flurbiprofen and ketorolac. The parameters of interest were those involving the loading conditions, the gold nanoparticles properties, and the release experimental conditions. The drug release was measured using an in vitro model based on dialysis bags coupled with UV-visible spectroscopy. Gold nanoparticles showed an ability to release different molecules, whether hydrophobic or hydrophilic, in passive or active drug release environments. Based on these preliminary results, gold nanoparticles could represent a promising drug delivery system for ketorolac and flurbiprofen when topically applied through eye drops.
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Heo SE, Ha JW. Improved refractive index sensitivity of localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points in amalgamated gold nanorods with mesoporous silica shell. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proença M, Rodrigues MS, Meira DI, Castro MCR, Rodrigues PV, Machado AV, Alves E, Barradas NP, Borges J, Vaz F. Optimization of Au:CuO Thin Films by Plasma Surface Modification for High-Resolution LSPR Gas Sensing at Room Temperature. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22187043. [PMID: 36146392 PMCID: PMC9501632 DOI: 10.3390/s22187043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In this study, thin films composed of gold nanoparticles embedded in a copper oxide matrix (Au:CuO), manifesting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) behavior, were produced by reactive DC magnetron sputtering and post-deposition in-air annealing. The effect of low-power Ar plasma etching on the surface properties of the plasmonic thin films was studied, envisaging its optimization as gas sensors. Thus, this work pretends to attain the maximum sensing response of the thin film system and to demonstrate its potential as a gas sensor. The results show that as Ar plasma treatment time increases, the host CuO matrix is etched while Au nanoparticles are uncovered, which leads to an enhancement of the sensitivity until a certain limit. Above such a time limit for plasma treatment, the CuO bonds are broken, and oxygen is removed from the film's surface, resulting in a decrease in the gas sensing capabilities. Hence, the importance of the host matrix for the design of the LSPR sensor is also demonstrated. CuO not only provides stability and protection to the Au NPs but also promotes interactions between the thin film's surface and the tested gases, thereby improving the nanocomposite film's sensitivity. The optimized sensor sensitivity was estimated at 849 nm/RIU, which demonstrates that the Au-CuO thin films have the potential to be used as an LSPR platform for gas sensors.
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- Manuela Proença
- Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- IPFN, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10 Bobadela LRS, 2695-066 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10 Bobadela LRS, 2695-066 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-253-510-471
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- Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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Hong YA, Ha JW. Enhanced refractive index sensitivity of localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points in single hollow gold nanospheres with inner cavity. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6983. [PMID: 35484278 PMCID: PMC9050728 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11197-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hollow gold nanoparticles have great potential for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing. In this study, we investigated the refractive index (RI) sensitivities of single hollow gold nanosphere (HAuNS) with thin Au shell and inner cavity and single solid gold nanosphere (AuNS) in media with different RIs. The HAuNS exhibited a remarkable improvement in the RI sensitivity than the AuNS of similar size. The increased RI sensitivity of HAuNSs was ascribed to plasmon coupling between the inner and outer surface of the Au nanoshell. We then investigated the homogeneous LSPR scattering inflection points (IFs) to better understand the RI sensitivity of single HAuNS. The LSPR IF at the long wavelength side exhibited a better RI sensitivity compared to the wavelength shift of its counterpart LSPR maximum peak. Furthermore, the single HAuNS showed a remarkable improvement in the RI sensitivity at the LSPR IFs when compared to the AuNS of similar size. Therefore, we provided a new insight into the effect of inner cavity of HAuNS on the RI sensitivity of homogeneous LSPR IFs for use in LSPR-based biosensors.
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- Yun A Hong
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea. .,Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea.
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Ryu KR, Kim GW, Ha JW. Localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points for improved detection of chemisorption of 1-alkanethiols under total internal reflection scattering microscopy. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12902. [PMID: 34145319 PMCID: PMC8213723 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92410-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Plasmonic gold nanoparticles are widely used in localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing. When target molecules adsorb to the nanoparticles, they induce a shift in the LSPR scattering spectrum. In conventional LSPR sensing, this shift is monitored at the maximum of the LSPR scattering peak. Herein, we describe the sensitivity of detecting chemisorption of 1-alkanethiols with different chain lengths (1-butanethiol and 1-haxanethiol) on single gold nanorods (AuNRs) of fixed diameter (25 nm) and three different aspect ratios under a total internal reflection scattering microscope. For single AuNRs of all sizes, the inflection point (IF) at the long-wavelength side (or low-energy side) of the LSPR scattering peak showed higher detection sensitivity than the traditionally used peak maximum. The improved sensitivity can be ascribed to the shape change of the LSPR peak when the local refractive index is increased by chemisorption. Our results demonstrate the usefulness of tracking the curvature shapes by monitoring the homogeneous LSPR IF at the red side of the scattering spectrum of single AuNRs.
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- Kyeong Rim Ryu
- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, Republic of Korea.
- Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, Republic of Korea.
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Gas Sensors Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances: Synthesis of Oxide Films with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles, Theory and Simulation, and Sensitivity Enhancement Strategies. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11125388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This work presents a comprehensive review on gas sensors based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) phenomenon, including the theory of LSPR, the synthesis of nanoparticle-embedded oxide thin films, and strategies to enhance the sensitivity of these optical sensors, supported by simulations of the electromagnetic properties. The LSPR phenomenon is known to be responsible for the unique colour effects observed in the ancient Roman Lycurgus Cup and at the windows of the medieval cathedrals. In both cases, the optical effects result from the interaction of the visible light (scattering and absorption) with the conduction band electrons of noble metal nanoparticles (gold, silver, and gold–silver alloys). These nanoparticles are dispersed in a dielectric matrix with a relatively high refractive index in order to push the resonance to the visible spectral range. At the same time, they have to be located at the surface to make LSPR sensitive to changes in the local dielectric environment, the property that is very attractive for sensing applications. Hence, an overview of gas sensors is presented, including electronic-nose systems, followed by a description of the surface plasmons that arise in noble metal thin films and nanoparticles. Afterwards, metal oxides are explored as robust and sensitive materials to host nanoparticles, followed by preparation methods of nanocomposite plasmonic thin films with sustainable techniques. Finally, several optical properties simulation methods are described, and the optical LSPR sensitivity of gold nanoparticles with different shapes, sensing volumes, and surroundings is calculated using the discrete dipole approximation method.
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Ryu KR, Ha JW. Enhanced detection sensitivity of the chemisorption of pyridine and biotinylated proteins at localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points in single gold nanorods. Analyst 2021; 146:3543-3548. [PMID: 33899843 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Plasmonic gold nanoparticles have been widely used for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing. Herein, we investigate the enhanced sensitivity for the detection of the chemisorption of pyridine and biotinylated bovine serum albumin (BSA) proteins, which are important molecules widely used in biological studies, at the inflection points (IFs) of the LSPR scattering spectra of single gold nanorods (AuNRs). The results showed that the homogeneous LSPR IFs located at the long wavelength side (or low energy side) of the LSPR scattering peak exhibited the highest sensitivity for the detection of chemical adsorption with respect to the counterpart LSPR peak maxima. The increased sensitivity can be attributed to the shape change of the LSPR peak when the local refractive index is increased by chemisorption. Furthermore, real-time monitoring of molecular binding events on single AuNRs was performed after introducing pyridine in water, and an improved efficiency of the sensors was observed at the LSPR IFs to detect target molecules in single AuNRs. Therefore, we present the significance of tracking curvature shapes through homogeneous LSPR IFs close to the resonance energy upon chemical adsorption of pyridine and BSA-biotin, rather than tracking their counterpart LSPR maximum peak shifts, for AuNRs.
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- Kyeong Rim Ryu
- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea and Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea.
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Park J, Lee S, Choi J, Choi I. Extra- and Intracellular Monitoring of TGF-β Using Single Immunoplasmonic Nanoprobes. ACS Sens 2021; 6:1823-1830. [PMID: 33755418 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a well-known disease-related biomarker associated with fibrotic diseases, and initiation and progression of cancer in many organs. Therefore, quantitative and sensitive detection of TGF-β and similar biomarkers is crucial for patient treatment in the early stages of diagnosis. In many studies, the detection of TGF-β, an important profibrotic and cancer promoting cytokine, has been generally conducted by fluorescence or absorbance-based immunoassays. However, conventional methods for detecting TGF-β have problems including use of time-consuming sample pretreatment steps and multiple reagents for signal amplification and difficulty in real-time detection from living cells. Herein, we present a plasmon-based immunoassay for TGF-β using antibody-conjugated single gold nanoparticles that act as optically excellent intracellular and extracellular detection probes that do not require additional signal amplification. To detect TGF-β sensitively and selectively, we exploited the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) property of antibody-conjugated plasmonic gold nanoparticles at a single particle level. By measuring the LSPR spectral shifts of the single plasmonic nanoprobes, TGF-β can be detected down to the picomolar level, which is comparable with the conventional methods but without significant interference from other proteins. The optimized plasmonic nanoprobes were applied to quantify and monitor the extracellular TGF-β level secreted from the cells under stress conditions, such as cancer, and exposure to toxic environments. Owing to the ease of cellular internalization of the nanoprobes, we directly image and detect increases in intracellular TGF-β levels in living cells under the given stress conditions without cell lysis. We envision that this strategy of using individual nanoparticles as sensors to monitor protein biomarkers in living cells could be applied for various biological assays and diagnosis.
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- Junhee Park
- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul 02054, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul 02054, South Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02054, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul 02054, South Korea
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Youssef AH, Zhang J, Dörfler A, Kolhatkar G, Merlen A, Ruediger A. Topography-induced variations of localized surface plasmon resonance in tip-enhanced Raman configuration. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:14161-14168. [PMID: 32403876 DOI: 10.1364/oe.389565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report on topography-induced changes of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) enhanced luminescence of gold tip on SrTiO3 nanostructures with apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy (aSNOM) in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) configuration. Our experimental and simulated results indicate that the averaged refractive index of the dielectric environment of the tip apex containing both air and SrTiO3 in variable volume ratios, is dependent on the topography of the sample. This reveals that the local topography has to be taken into consideration as an additional contribution to the position of the LSPR.
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Proença M, Rodrigues MS, Borges J, Vaz F. Optimization of Au:CuO Nanocomposite Thin Films for Gas Sensing with High-Resolution Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2020; 92:4349-4356. [PMID: 32068387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Gas sensing based on bulk refractive index (RI) changes, has been a challenging task for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy, presenting only a limited number of reports in this field. In this work, it is demonstrated that a plasmonic thin film composed of Au nanoparticles embedded in a CuO matrix can be used to detect small changes (as low as 6 × 10-5 RIU) in bulk RI of gases at room temperature, using a high-resolution LSPR spectroscopy system. To optimize the film's surface, a simple Ar plasma treatment revealed to be enough to remove the top layers of the film and to partially expose the embedded nanoparticles, and thus enhance the film's gas sensing capabilities. The treated sample exhibits high sensitivity to inert gases (Ar, N2), presenting a refractive index sensitivity (RIS) to bulk RI changes of 425 nm/RIU. Furthermore, a 2-fold signal increase is observed for O2, showing that the film is clearly more sensitive to this gas due to its oxidizing nature. The results showed that the Au:CuO thin film system is a RI sensitive platform able to detect inert gases, which can be more sensitive to detect noninert gases as O2 or even other reactive species.
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- Manuela Proença
- Centro de Física, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Física, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Física, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Optical Properties of Electrically Active Gold Nanoisland Films Enabled with Interfaced Liquid Crystals. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10020290. [PMID: 32050418 PMCID: PMC7075124 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A system comprising a gold nanoisland film (Au NIF) covered with a liquid crystal (LC) material is introduced. By applying a voltage across the LC bulk, we demonstrate that changes in the refractive-index and orientation significantly modified the hybrid plasmonic-photonic resonances of the Au NIF. The hybrid structure enabled active control of the spectrum of the resonance wavelength of the metallic nanoisland by means of an externally applied electric field. Our modeling supports the observed results in LC/Au NIF. In a combination of the nanostructured surface with birefringent LCs, nonpolarized wavelength tunability of ~15 nm and absorbance tunability of ~0.024 were achieved in the visible wavelength, opening the door to optical devices and nanoscale sensors.
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Ryu KR, Ha JW. Influence of shell thickness on the refractive index sensitivity of localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points in silver-coated gold nanorods. RSC Adv 2020; 10:16827-16831. [PMID: 35496926 PMCID: PMC9053231 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02691c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Single Ag@AuNRs with thick shell thickness show higher RI sensitivity than single Ag@AuNRs with thin shell thickness.
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- Kyeong Rim Ryu
- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- Republic of Korea
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Loiseau A, Zhang L, Hu D, Salmain M, Mazouzi Y, Flack R, Liedberg B, Boujday S. Core-Shell Gold/Silver Nanoparticles for Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Naked-Eye Toxin Biosensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:46462-46471. [PMID: 31744295 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) phenomenon provides a versatile property for biodetection. Herein, this unique feature was employed to build a homogeneous optical biosensor to detect staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) in solution down to very low levels by naked-eye readout. If the initial position of the LSPR band is located in the cyan region, even a small red shift (∼2-3 nm) induced by a refractive index change close to the surface of nanoparticles (NPs) could make the light absorption transit from cyan to green and become visually detectable via a concomitant change in the complementary colors. In this work, we aimed at synthesizing two types of NPs based on compositionally complex core-shell NPs-Ag shells on AuNPs (Au@AgNPs) and Ag inside gold nanoshells (Ag@AuNPs). By controlling the thickness of the shells and their surface chemistry with anti-SEA antibody (Ab), the LSPR band was tuned to near 495 and 520 nm for Ag@AuNPs and Au@AgNPs, respectively. The two particle systems were subsequently applied to spectroscopically and visually detect anti-SEA Ab-SEA interactions. Upon the addition of SEA, large red shifts of the LSPR band were observed spectroscopically and the limits of detection (LODs) were estimated to be 0.2 and 0.4 nM for Au@AgNPs and Ag@AuNPs, respectively. Although the two sets of NPs gave almost identical LODs, the Ag@AuNPs whose initial position of the LSPR band was tuned in the cyan to green region (∼500 nm) displayed a substantially more distinct color change from orange to red, as revealed by the naked eye. We foresee significant potential to this strategy in medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring, especially when basic laboratory infrastructure is sparse or nonexistent.
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- Alexis Loiseau
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 637553 , Singapore
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 637553 , Singapore
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS) , 4 Place Jussieu , F 75005 Paris , France
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Jeon HB, Tsalu PV, Ha JW. Shape Effect on the Refractive Index Sensitivity at Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Inflection Points of Single Gold Nanocubes with Vertices. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13635. [PMID: 31541135 PMCID: PMC6754453 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50032-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Plasmonic gold nanoparticles with sharp tips and vertices, such as gold bipyramids (AuBPs) and gold nanocubes (AuNCs), have been widely used for high-sensitivity localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing. However, conventional LSPR sensors based on frequency shifts have a major disadvantage: the asymmetry and broadening of LSPR peaks because of instrumental, environmental, and chemical noises that limit the precise determination of shift positions. Herein, we demonstrated an alternative method to improve the efficiency of the sensors by focusing on homogeneous LSPR scattering inflection points (IFs) of single gold nanoparticles with a single resonant mode. In addition, we investigated the effect of the shape and vertices of AuNCs on the refractive index (RI) sensitivity of homogeneous LSPR IFs by comparing with gold nanospheres (AuNSs) of similar size. The results show that for both AuNCs and AuNSs, tracking homogeneous LSPR IFs allows for higher RI sensitivity than tracking the frequency shifts of the LSPR peaks. Furthermore, single AuNCs with vertices exhibited higher RI sensitivity than single AuNSs of similar size in the homogeneous LSPR IFs. Therefore, we provided a deeper insight into the RI sensitivity of homogeneous LSPR IFs of AuNCs with vertices for their use in LSPR-based biosensors.
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- Hui Bin Jeon
- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-Ro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-Ro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Advanced Nano-Bio-Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-Ro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea.
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Gas Sensing with Nanoplasmonic Thin Films Composed of Nanoparticles (Au, Ag) Dispersed in a CuO Matrix. COATINGS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings9050337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Magnetron sputtered nanocomposite thin films composed of monometallic Au and Ag, and bimetallic Au-Ag nanoparticles, dispersed in a CuO matrix, were prepared, characterized, and tested, which aimed to find suitable nano-plasmonic platforms capable of detecting the presence of gas molecules. The Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance phenomenon, LSPR, induced by the morphological changes of the nanoparticles (size, shape, and distribution), and promoted by the thermal annealing of the films, was used to tailor the sensitivity to the gas molecules. Results showed that the monometallic films, Au:CuO and Ag:CuO, present LSPR bands at ~719 and ~393 nm, respectively, while the bimetallic Au-Ag:CuO film has two LSPR bands, which suggests the presence of two noble metal phases. Through transmittance-LSPR measurements, the bimetallic films revealed to have the highest sensitivity to the refractive index changes, as well as high signal-to-noise ratios, respond consistently to the presence of a test gas.
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Tang PW, Tai CY. Nano-colorimetrically determined refractive index variation with ultra-high chromatic resolution. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:11709-11720. [PMID: 31053013 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.011709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We develop a front-to-end solution where the shift of chromaticity from scattering of plasmonic nanoparticles is used as the reporter for nano-environmental refractive index variation. By co-projecting possible power combinations of RGB LEDs and digitized color grid density of CCD with various luminance onto the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, optimum condition for nanoenvironment sensing can be achieved. The highest resolution for local refractive index change is 0.0021 per distinguishable color, which is higher than that of a typical handheld spectrometer by 4.8 times. This result shows great potential in simplifying nano-environment sensing instruments and is particularly useful for multi-point dynamical process.
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Koneti S, Borges J, Roiban L, Rodrigues MS, Martin N, Epicier T, Vaz F, Steyer P. Electron Tomography of Plasmonic Au Nanoparticles Dispersed in a TiO 2 Dielectric Matrix. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:42882-42890. [PMID: 30457319 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Plasmonic Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) embedded into a TiO2 dielectric matrix were analyzed by combining two-dimensional and three-dimensional electron microscopy techniques. The preparation method was reactive magnetron sputtering, followed by thermal annealing treatments at 400 and 600 °C. The goal was to assess the nanostructural characteristics and correlate them with the optical properties of the AuNPs, particularly the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) behavior. High-angle annular dark field-scanning transmission electron microscopy results showed the presence of small-sized AuNPs (quantum size regime) in the as-deposited Au-TiO2 film, resulting in a negligible LSPR response. The in-vacuum thermal annealing at 400 °C induced the formation of intermediate-sized nanoparticles (NPs), in the range of 10-40 nm, which led to the appearance of a well-defined LSPR band, positioned at 636 nm. Electron tomography revealed that most of the NPs are small-sized and are embedded into the TiO2 matrix, whereas the larger NPs are located at the surface. Annealing at 600 °C promotes a bimodal size distribution with intermediate-sized NPs embedded in the matrix and big-sized NPs, up to 100 nm, appearing at the surface. The latter are responsible for a broadening and a redshift, to 645 nm, in the LSPR band because of increase of scattering-to-absorption ratio. Beyond differentiating and quantifying the surface and embedded NPs, electron tomography also provided the identification of "hot-spots". The presence of NPs at the surface, individual or in dimers, permits adsorption sites for LSPR sensing and for surface-enhanced spectroscopies, such as surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
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- Siddardha Koneti
- Université Lyon, INSA-Lyon, MATEIS UMR CNRS 5510 , 21 Avenue Jean Capelle , 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex , France
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- Centro de Física , Universidade do Minho , Campus de Gualtar , 4710 057 Braga , Portugal
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- Université Lyon, INSA-Lyon, MATEIS UMR CNRS 5510 , 21 Avenue Jean Capelle , 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex , France
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- Centro de Física , Universidade do Minho , Campus de Gualtar , 4710 057 Braga , Portugal
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- Institut FEMTO-ST, UMR 6174 CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté , 15B, Avenue des Montboucons , 25030 Besançon Cedex , France
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- Université Lyon, INSA-Lyon, MATEIS UMR CNRS 5510 , 21 Avenue Jean Capelle , 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex , France
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- Centro de Física , Universidade do Minho , Campus de Gualtar , 4710 057 Braga , Portugal
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- Université Lyon, INSA-Lyon, MATEIS UMR CNRS 5510 , 21 Avenue Jean Capelle , 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex , France
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Wang Y, Liu X, Chen P, Tran NT, Zhang J, Chia WS, Boujday S, Liedberg B. Smartphone spectrometer for colorimetric biosensing. Analyst 2018; 141:3233-8. [PMID: 27163736 DOI: 10.1039/c5an02508g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report on a smartphone spectrometer for colorimetric biosensing applications. The spectrometer relies on a sample cell with an integrated grating substrate, and the smartphone's built-in light-emitting diode flash and camera. The feasibility of the smartphone spectrometer is demonstrated for detection of glucose and human cardiac troponin I, the latter in conjunction with peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles.
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- Yi Wang
- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore. and Wenzhou Institute of Biomedical and Engineering, CNITECH, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, 325001, PR China
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore. and Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6, UMR CNRS 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F75005 Paris, France
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore.
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Tsalu PV, Kim GW, Hong JW, Ha JW. Homogeneous localized surface plasmon resonance inflection points for enhanced sensitivity and tracking plasmon damping in single gold bipyramids. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:12554-12563. [PMID: 29932189 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03311k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The most polarizable localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) longitudinal mode of anisotropic metallic nanoparticles, such as gold bipyramids (AuBPs), is of high prominence. This optical response has tremendous applications from spectroscopy to photonics and energy devices to sensing. In conventional LSPR-based sensing, broadening and asymmetry in peaks due to chemical and instrument noise hinder obtaining a precise insight on shift positions, accordingly limiting the effectiveness and impact of LSPR sensors. Further, when investigating LSPR properties, utilizing more simplistic frequency dependent dielectric-type models can aberrantly impact the reliability of fundamental properties used for designing and fabricating efficient optical devices. For instance, more approximations can effectively limit screening intra-band and inter-band (IB) electronic transition contributions and other related optical properties. With an aim to find alternative methods to further improve their efficiency, as a first report, we devoted a particular focus on LSPR scattering inflection points (IFs) of single AuBPs. The findings reveal that tracking LSPR IFs exhibit high sensitivity over their counterpart LSPR peak shift locations. In addition, we newly detected IB transition contributions near the resonance energy in the range (1.50 eV-2.00 eV) dominated by intra-band transitions. A small increase in the local RI effectively enhances the LSPR quality factor due to IB transitions. Therefore, while neglecting IB transitions in the range below 2.4 eV can work for local air refractive index (RI), in high local RI media it can be aberrantly underestimated. Demonstrated by the use of the dielectric function based on Kramers-Kronig consistent Lorentz oscillators, our findings are in good agreement with the enhancing RI sensitivity effect. The results of this investigation support the idea that tracking curvature changes of an optical signal can be effectively used for LSPR longitudinal peak RI sensing as well as damping in the local RI environment of a single AuBP.
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- Philippe Vuka Tsalu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea.
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A Comparative Study of Gold Impregnation Methods for Obtaining Metal/Semiconductor Nanophotocatalysts: Direct Turkevich, Inverse Turkevich, and Progressive Heating Methods. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8040161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ben Haddada M, Hu D, Salmain M, Zhang L, Peng C, Wang Y, Liedberg B, Boujday S. Gold nanoparticle-based localized surface plasmon immunosensor for staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:6227-6234. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0563-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Snegir S, Khodko A, Sysoiev D, Lacaze E, Pluchery O, Huhn T. Optical properties of gold nanoparticles decorated with furan-based diarylethene photochromic molecules. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chen P, Tran NT, Wen X, Xiong Q, Liedberg B. Inflection Point of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Peak: A General Method to Improve the Sensitivity. ACS Sens 2017; 2:235-242. [PMID: 28723144 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The shift of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectrum is widely used in bio- and chemical sensing. Traditionally, the shift is monitored at the peak maximum of the extinction spectrum. We demonstrate that the inflection point at the long wavelength side of the peak maximum shows better refractive index sensitivity than the peak maximum. A consistent improvement in bulk refractive index sensitivity of 18-55% is observed for six different nanoparticles such as spherical particles of different sizes, nanostar and nanorods with different aspect ratios. Local refractive index changes induced by molecular adsorption confirm the superior performance of the method. We contribute this improvement in sensitivity to the change in shape of the LSPR peak in response to an increase of the local refractive index. We further illustrate the advantage of using the inflection point method for analyzing DNA adsorption on U-shaped metamaterials, and for using 17 nm spherical gold nanoparticles for detection of matrix metalloprotease 7 (MMP-7), a biomarker that is heavily up-regulated during certain cancers. With the inflection point, the limit of detection (LOD) for MMP-7 is improved to 0.094 μg/mL from 0.22 μg/mL. This improvement may facilitate early diagnosis of salivary and colorectal cancers. We also envision that this generic method can be employed to track minute optical responses in other analytical areas.
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- Peng Chen
- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- School
of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Physics and Applied
Physics, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371
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- School
of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Physics and Applied
Physics, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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Liu X, Wang Y, Chen P, McCadden A, Palaniappan A, Zhang J, Liedberg B. Peptide Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with Optimized Particle Size and Concentration for Colorimetric Assay Development: Detection of Cardiac Troponin I. ACS Sens 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Xiaohu Liu
- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
- School
of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang
Avenue, 639798 Singapore
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
- Wenzhou
Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325001 China
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
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- Centre
for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553 Singapore
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Feng X, Zhang K, Chen P, Sui X, Hempenius MA, Liedberg B, Vancso GJ. Highly Swellable, Dual-Responsive Hydrogels Based on PNIPAM and Redox Active Poly(ferrocenylsilane) Poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:1939-1944. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xueling Feng
- Materials Science and Technology of Polymers; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637553 Singapore
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- Materials Science and Technology of Polymers; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637553 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile (Ministry of Education); Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P. R. China
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- Materials Science and Technology of Polymers; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637553 Singapore
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- Materials Science and Technology of Polymers; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Zheng W, Jiang X. Integration of nanomaterials for colorimetric immunoassays with improved performance: a functional perspective. Analyst 2016; 141:1196-208. [DOI: 10.1039/c5an02222c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The boom of nanotechnology has yielded exciting developments in designing new kinds of colorimetric immunoassays.
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- Wenshu Zheng
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology & Key Lab for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for NanoScience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
- China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology & Key Lab for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for NanoScience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
- China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Sugawa K, Tahara H, Yamashita A, Otsuki J, Sagara T, Harumoto T, Yanagida S. Refractive index susceptibility of the plasmonic palladium nanoparticle: potential as the third plasmonic sensing material. ACS NANO 2015; 9:1895-904. [PMID: 25629586 DOI: 10.1021/nn506800a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate that Pd nanospheres exhibit much higher susceptibility of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peak to medium refractive index changes than commonly used plasmonic sensing materials such as Au and Ag. The susceptibility of spherical Au nanoparticle-core/Pd-shell nanospheres (Au/PdNSs, ca. 73 nm in diameter) was found to be 4.9 and 2.5 times higher, respectively, than those of Au (AuNSs) and Ag nanospheres (AgNSs) having similar diameters. The experimental finding was theoretically substantiated using the Mie exact solution. We also showed from a quasi-static (QS) approximation framework that the high susceptibility of Pd LSPR originates from the smaller dispersion of the real part of its dielectric function than those of Au and Ag LSPR around the resonant wavelength. We conclude that the Pd nanoparticle is a promising candidate of "the third plasmonic sensing material" following Au and Ag to be used in ultrahigh-sensitive LSPR sensors.
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- Kosuke Sugawa
- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University , Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan
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