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Manoccio M, Tasco V, Todisco F, Passaseo A, Cuscuna M, Tarantini I, Gigli G, Esposito M. Surface Lattice Resonances in 3D Chiral Metacrystals for Plasmonic Sensing. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206930. [PMID: 36575146 PMCID: PMC9951338 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chiral lattice modes are hybrid states arising from the chiral plasmonic particles assembled in ordered arrays with opportune periodicity. These resonances exhibit dependence on excitation handedness, and their observation in plasmonic lattices is strictly related to the chiroptical features of the fundamental plasmonic unit. Here, the emergence of chiral surface lattice resonances (c-SLRs) is shown in properly engineered arrays of nanohelices (NHs), fully three dimensional (3D) chiral nano-objects fabricated by focused ion beam processing. By tuning the relative weight of plasmonic and photonic components in the hybrid mode, the physical mechanism of strong diffractive coupling leading to the emergence of the lattice modes is analyzed, opening the way to the engineering of chiral plasmonic systems for sensing applications. In particular, a coupling regime is identified where the combination of a large intrinsic circular dichroism (CD) of the plasmonic resonance with a well-defined balance between the photonic quality factor (Q factor) and the plasmonic field enhancement (M) maximizes the capability of the system to discriminate refractive index (RI) changes in the surrounding medium. The results lay the foundation for exploiting CD in plasmonic lattices to high performance refractometric sensing.
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- CNR NANOTEC Institute of NanotechnologyVia MonteroniLecce73100Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC Institute of NanotechnologyVia MonteroniLecce73100Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics Ennio De GiorgiUniversity of SalentoVia ArnesanoLecce73100Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC Institute of NanotechnologyVia MonteroniLecce73100Italy
- Department of Mathematics and Physics Ennio De GiorgiUniversity of SalentoVia ArnesanoLecce73100Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC Institute of NanotechnologyVia MonteroniLecce73100Italy
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Wang Y, Chen B, Meng D, Song B, Liu Z, Hu P, Yang H, Ou TH, Liu F, Pi H, Pi I, Pi I, Wu W. Hot Electron-Driven Photocatalysis Using Sub-5 nm Gap Plasmonic Nanofinger Arrays. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12213730. [PMID: 36364506 PMCID: PMC9655529 DOI: 10.3390/nano12213730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Semiconductor photocatalysis has received increasing attention because of its potential to address problems related to the energy crisis and environmental issues. However, conventional semiconductor photocatalysts, such as TiO2 and ZnO, can only be activated by ultraviolet light due to their wide band gap. To extend the light absorption into the visible range, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) has been widely used. Noble metal NPs can couple incident visible light energy to strong LSPR, and the nonradiative decay of LSPR generates nonthermal hot carriers that can be injected into adjacent semiconductor material to enhance its photocatalytic activity. Here we demonstrate that nanoimprint-defined gap plasmonic nanofinger arrays can function as visible light-driven plasmonic photocatalysts. The sub-5 nm gaps between pairs of collapsed nanofingers can support ultra-strong plasmon resonance and thus boost the population of hot carriers. The semiconductor material is exactly placed at the hot spots, providing an efficient pathway for hot carrier injection from plasmonic metal to catalytic materials. This nanostructure thus exhibits high plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. The hot carrier injection mechanism of this platform was systematically investigated. The plasmonic enhancement factor was calculated using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and was consistent with the measured improvement of the photocatalytic activity. This platform, benefiting from the precise controllable geometry, provides a deeper understanding of the mechanism of plasmonic photocatalysis.
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- Yunxiang Wang
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- College of Art and Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Molybdenum Oxide Functional Passivation of Aluminum Dimers for Enhancing Optical-Field and Environmental Stability. PHOTONICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics9080523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this contribution, we present an experimental and numerical study on the coating of Al plasmonic nanostructures through a conformal layer of high-refractive-index molybdenum oxide. The investigated structures are closely coupled nanodisks where we observe that the effect of the thin coating is to help gap narrowing down to the sub-5-nm range, where a large electromagnetic field enhancement and confinement can be achieved. The solution represents an alternative to more complex and challenging lithographic approaches, and results are also advantageous for enhancing the long-term stability of aluminum nanostructures.
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Wang W, Ma X. Achieving extreme light confinement in low-index dielectric resonators through quasi-bound states in the continuum. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:6087-6090. [PMID: 34913922 DOI: 10.1364/ol.445411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Obtaining large field enhancement in low-refractive-index dielectric materials is highly relevant to many photonic and quantum optics applications. However, confining light in these materials is challenging, owing to light leakage through coupling to continuum modes in the surrounding environment. We investigate the possibility of achieving high quality factors in low-index dielectric resonators through the bound states in the continuum (BIC). Our simulations demonstrate that destructive interference between leaky modes can be achieved by tuning the geometrical parameters of the resonator arrays, leading to the emergence of quasi-BIC in resonators that have a small index contrast to the underlying substrates. The resultant large field enhancement gives rise to giant quality factors and Purcell effects. By introducing vertical mirror symmetry, the quasi-BIC can be tuned into an ideal BIC. In addition, the quasi-BIC can modify the emission patterns of the coupled emitters, rendering highly directional and focused far-field emission. These findings may provide a path for the practical implementation of photonic and quantum devices based on low-index dielectric materials.
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Aqhili A, Darbari S. A numerical study on the closed packed array of gold discs as an efficient dual mode plasmonic tweezers. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20656. [PMID: 34667247 PMCID: PMC8526587 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99633-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this report, we propose the closed pack array of gold discs on glass, as a dual mode plasmonic tweezers that benefits from two trapping modes. The first trapping mode is based on leaky surface plasmon mode (LSPM) on the gold discs with a longer penetration depth in the water and a longer spatial trapping range, so that target nanoparticles with a radius of 100 nm can be attracted toward the gold surface from a vertical distance of about 2 µm. This trapping mode can help to overcome the inherent short range trapping challenge in the plasmonic tweezers. The second trapping mode is based on the dimer surface plasmonic mode (DSPM) in the nano-slits between the neighboring gold discs, leading to isolated and strong trapping sites for nanoparticles smaller than 34 nm. The proposed plasmonic tweezers can be excited in both LSPM and DSPM modes by switching the incident wavelength, resulting in promising and complementary functionalities. In the proposed plasmonic tweezers, we can attract the target particles towards the gold surface by LSPM gradient force, and trap them within a wide half width half maximum (HWHM) that allows studying the interactions between the trapped particles, due to their spatial proximity. Then, by switching to the DSPM trapping mode, we can rearrange the particles in a periodic pattern of isolated and stiff traps. The proposed plasmonic structure and the presented study opens a new insight for realizing efficient, dual-mode tweezers with complementary characteristics, suitable for manipulation of nanoparticles. Our thermal simulations demonstrate that the thermal-induced forces does not interefe with the proposed plasmonic tweezing.
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- Abolfazl Aqhili
- grid.412266.50000 0001 1781 3962Nano Plasmo-Photonics Research Group, Faculty of ECE, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-111 Tehran, Iran
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- grid.412266.50000 0001 1781 3962Nano Plasmo-Photonics Research Group, Faculty of ECE, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-111 Tehran, Iran
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Kitajima Y, Sakamoto H, Ueno K. Coupled plasmonic systems: controlling the plasmon dynamics and spectral modulations for molecular detection. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:5187-5201. [PMID: 33687413 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06681h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This review describes recent studies on coupled plasmonic systems for controlling plasmon dynamics and molecular detection using spectral modulations. The plasmon dephasing time can be controlled by weak and strong coupling regimes between the plasmonic nanostructures or localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) and the other optical modes such as microcavities. The modal coupling induces near-field enhancement by extending the plasmon dephasing time to increase the near-field enhancement at certain wavelengths resulting in the enhancement of molecular detection. On the other hand, the interaction between LSPR and molecular excited or vibrational states also modulates the resonance spectrum, which can also be used for detecting a small number of molecules with a subtle change in the spectrum. The spectral modulation is induced by weak and strong couplings between LSPRs and the electronic or vibrational states of molecules, and this method is sensitive enough to measure a single molecule.
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- Yuto Kitajima
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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Cuartero-González A, Sanders S, Zundel L, Fernández-Domínguez AI, Manjavacas A. Super- and Subradiant Lattice Resonances in Bipartite Nanoparticle Arrays. ACS NANO 2020; 14:11876-11887. [PMID: 32794729 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lattice resonances, the collective modes supported by periodic arrays of metallic nanoparticles, give rise to very strong and spectrally narrow optical responses. Thanks to these properties, which emerge from the coherent multiple scattering enabled by the periodic ordering of the array, lattice resonances are used in a variety of applications such as nanoscale lasing and biosensing. Here, we investigate the lattice resonances supported by bipartite nanoparticle arrays. We find that, depending on the relative position of the two particles within the unit cell, these arrays can support lattice resonances with a super- or subradiant character. While the former result in large values of reflectance with broad lineshapes due to the increased radiative losses, the latter give rise to very small linewidths and maximum absorbance, consistent with a reduction of the radiative losses. Furthermore, by analyzing the response of arrays with finite dimensions, we demonstrate that the subradiant lattice resonances of bipartite arrays require a much smaller number of elements to reach a given quality factor than the lattice resonances of arrays with single-particle unit cells. The results of this work, in addition to advancing our knowledge of the optical response of periodic arrays of nanostructures, provide an efficient approach to obtain narrow lattice resonances that are robust to fabrication imperfections.
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- Alvaro Cuartero-González
- Departamento de Fı́sica Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, United States
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- Departamento de Fı́sica Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, United States
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Zhang H, Abhiraman B, Zhang Q, Miao J, Jo K, Roccasecca S, Knight MW, Davoyan AR, Jariwala D. Hybrid exciton-plasmon-polaritons in van der Waals semiconductor gratings. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3552. [PMID: 32669550 PMCID: PMC7363824 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17313-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Van der Waals materials and heterostructures that manifest strongly bound exciton states at room temperature also exhibit emergent physical phenomena and are of great promise for optoelectronic applications. Here, we demonstrate that nanostructured, multilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) by themselves provide an ideal platform for excitation and control of excitonic modes, paving the way to exciton-photonics. Hence, we show that by patterning the TMDCs into nanoresonators, strong dispersion and avoided crossing of exciton, cavity photons and plasmon polaritons with effective separation energy exceeding 410 meV can be controlled with great precision. We further observe that inherently strong TMDC exciton absorption resonances may be completely suppressed due to excitation of hybrid light-matter states and their interference. Our work paves the way to the next generation of integrated exciton optoelectronic nano-devices and applications in light generation, computing, and sensing. The authors investigate the optical properties of a heterostructure formed by a metallic substrate and a nanostructured transition metal dichalcogenide multilayer by measuring the reflectance spectrum at different multilayer thicknesses, filling factors and grating periods. The spectra show strong dispersion and avoided crossing of excitons, plasmons and cavity photons along with excitonic mode suppression at the anti-crossing point.
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- Huiqin Zhang
- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- NG Next, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Ramezani M, Halpin A, Wang S, Berghuis M, Rivas JG. Ultrafast Dynamics of Nonequilibrium Organic Exciton-Polariton Condensates. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:8590-8596. [PMID: 31670967 PMCID: PMC6909230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exciton-polariton condensation in organic materials, arising from the coupling of Frenkel excitons to the electromagnetic field in cavities, is a phenomenon resulting in low-threshold coherent light emission among other fascinating properties. The exact mechanisms leading to the thermalization of organic exciton-polaritons toward condensation are not yet understood, partly due to the complexity of organic molecules and partly to the canonical microcavities used in condensation studies, which limit broadband studies. Here, we exploit an entirely different cavity design, i.e., an array of plasmonic nanoparticles strongly coupled to organic molecules, to successfully measure the broadband ultrafast dynamics of the strongly coupled system. Sharp features emerge in the transient spectrum originating from the formation of a condensate with a well-defined molecular vibrational composition. These measurements represent the first direct experimental evidence that molecular vibrations drive condensation in organic systems and provide a benchmark for modeling the dynamics of organic-based exciton-polariton condensates.
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Manjavacas A, Zundel L, Sanders S. Analysis of the Limits of the Near-Field Produced by Nanoparticle Arrays. ACS NANO 2019; 13:10682-10693. [PMID: 31487460 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Periodic arrays are an exceptionally interesting arrangement for metallic nanostructures because of their ability to support collective lattice resonances. These modes, which arise from the coherent multiple scattering enabled by the lattice periodicity, give rise to very strong and spectrally narrow optical responses. Here, we investigate the enhancement of the near-field produced by the lattice resonances of arrays of metallic nanoparticles when illuminated with a plane wave. We find that, for infinite arrays, this enhancement can be made arbitrarily large by appropriately designing the geometrical characteristics of the array. On the other hand, in the case of finite arrays, the near-field enhancement is limited by the number of elements of the array that interact coherently. Furthermore, we show that, as the near-field enhancement increases, the length scale over which it extends above and below the array becomes larger and its spectral linewidth narrows. We also analyze the impact that material losses have on these behaviors. As a direct application of our results, we investigate the interaction between a nanoparticle array and a dielectric slab placed a certain distance above it and show that the extraordinary near-field enhancement produced by the lattice resonance can lead to very strong interactions, even at significantly large separations. This work provides a detailed characterization of the limits of the near-field produced by lattice resonances and, therefore, advances our knowledge of the optical response of periodic arrays of nanostructures, which can be used to design and develop applications exploiting the extraordinary properties of these systems.
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- Alejandro Manjavacas
- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131 , United States
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Volk K, Fitzgerald JPS, Karg M. In-Plane Surface Lattice and Higher Order Resonances in Self-Assembled Plasmonic Monolayers: From Substrate-Supported to Free-Standing Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:16096-16106. [PMID: 30945839 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Periodic arrays of plasmonic nanostructures are able to strongly confine light at the nanometer scale because of surface lattice resonances. These resonances are the result of electromagnetic coupling between single-particle localized surface plasmon resonances and Bragg resonances of the periodic lattice. Here, we investigate the effect of a finite size refractive index environment on the formation of surface lattice resonances by increasing the thickness of a polymer coating in nanometer-scale increments. Wet-chemically synthesized, spherical silver and gold nanoparticles with soft hydrogel shells are self-assembled into macroscopic, hexagonally ordered arrays on glass substrates using an interface-assisted approach. The resulting periodic plasmonic monolayers are subsequently coated by a polymer matching closely the refractive index of the glass support. The optical response of the plasmonic arrays is studied using far-field extinction spectroscopy and supported by numerical simulations. We show the formation of surface lattice resonances as well as higher order resonances in finite thickness polymer coatings. The resonance positions are determined by the interparticle spacing as well as the plasmonic material. Additionally, we demonstrate that a coating thickness of 450 nm is sufficient to support strong in-plane surface lattice resonances. This enables us to prepare macroscopic, free-standing polymer films with embedded plasmonic nanoparticle arrays, which feature strong surface lattice resonances.
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- Kirsten Volk
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie I: Kolloide und Nanooptik , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , D-40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie I: Kolloide und Nanooptik , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , D-40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie I: Kolloide und Nanooptik , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , D-40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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Esposito M, Todisco F, Bakhti S, Passaseo A, Tarantini I, Cuscunà M, Destouches N, Tasco V. Symmetry Breaking in Oligomer Surface Plasmon Lattice Resonances. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1922-1930. [PMID: 30721077 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We describe a novel plasmonic-mode engineering, enabled by the structural symmetry of a plasmonic crystal with a metallic oligomer as unit cell. We show how the oligomer symmetry can tailor the scattering directions to spatially overlap with the diffractive orders directions of a plasmonic array. Applied to the color generation field, the presented approach enables the challenging achievement of a broad spectrum of angle-dependent colors since smooth and continuous generation of transmitted vibrant colors, covering both the cyan-magenta-yellow and the red-green-blue color spaces, is demonstrated by scattering angle- and polarization-dependent optical response. The addition of a symmetry driven level of control multiplies the possibility of optical information storage, being of potential interest for secured optical information encoding but also for nanophotonic applications, from demultiplexers or signal processing devices to on-chip optical nanocircuitry.
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- Marco Esposito
- CNR NANOTEC-Nanotechnology Institute , Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni , IT-73100 Lecce , Italy
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- Center for Nano Optics , University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55 , DK-5230 Odense M , Denmark
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- Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Laboratoire Hubert Curien UMR 5516 , University of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, CNRS , F-42023 , Saint-Etienne , France
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- CNR NANOTEC-Nanotechnology Institute , Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni , IT-73100 Lecce , Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics Ennio De Giorgi , University of Salento , Via Arnesano , Lecce 73100 Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC-Nanotechnology Institute , Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni , IT-73100 Lecce , Italy
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- Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Laboratoire Hubert Curien UMR 5516 , University of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, CNRS , F-42023 , Saint-Etienne , France
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- CNR NANOTEC-Nanotechnology Institute , Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni , IT-73100 Lecce , Italy
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Safaei A, Modak S, Vázquez-Guardado A, Franklin D, Chanda D. Cavity-induced hybrid plasmon excitation for perfect infrared absorption. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:6001-6004. [PMID: 30547990 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.006001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photonic microcavity coupling of a subwavelength hole-disk array, a two-element metal/dielectric composite structure with enhanced extraordinary transmission, leads to 100% coupling of incident light to the cavity system and subsequent absorption. This light-funneling process arises from the temporal and spatial coupling of the broadband localized surface plasmon resonance on the coupled hole-disk array and the photonic modes of the optical cavity, which induces spectral narrowing of the perfect absorption of light. A simple nanoimprint lithography-based large-area fabrication process paves the path towards practical implementation of plasmonic cavity-based devices and sensors.
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Ramezani M, Le-Van Q, Halpin A, Gómez Rivas J. Nonlinear Emission of Molecular Ensembles Strongly Coupled to Plasmonic Lattices with Structural Imperfections. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:243904. [PMID: 30608720 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.243904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We demonstrate nonlinear emission from molecular layers strongly coupled to extended light fields in arrays of plasmonic nanoparticles in the presence of structural imperfections. Hybrid light-matter states, known as plasmon-exciton polaritons (PEPs), are formed by the strong coupling of Frenkel excitons in molecules to surface lattice resonances. These resonances result from the radiative coupling of localized surface plasmon polaritons in silver nanoparticles enhanced by diffraction on the array. By designing arrays with different lattice constants, we show that the nonlinear emission frequency is solely determined by the relaxation of exciton polaritons through vibrational quanta in the molecules. We also observe long-range spatial coherence in the samples, which supports the explanation in terms of a nonlinear collective emission of strongly coupled PEPs. In contrast to recent observations of exciton-polariton lasing and condensation in organic systems, photonic modes play a minor role at the emission frequency in our system, and this emission has an undefined momentum because of the structural imperfections. This remarkable result reveals the rich and distinct physics of strongly coupled organic molecules to photonic cavities.
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- Mohammad Ramezani
- Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), 5612 AJ, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Huang L, Hu G, Deng C, Zhu Y, Yun B, Zhang R, Cui Y. Realization of mid-infrared broadband absorption in monolayer graphene based on strong coupling between graphene nanoribbons and metal tapered grooves. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:29192-29202. [PMID: 30470085 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.029192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this paper, we theoretically propose an effective broadband absorption architecture in mid-infrared region based on strong coupling between the plasmonic resonance of graphene nanoribbons and the waveguide mode of a metal tapered groove. The special architecture facilitates two new hybrid modes splitting with very strong energy distribution on graphene ribbon, which results in the broadband absorption effect. To well explain these numerical results, an analytical dispersion relation of waveguide mode is obtained based on the classical LC circuit model. The fluctuating range of absorption passband is investigated by adjusting the filled medium inside of the grooves. Leveraging the concept and method, a broadband flat-top (bandwidth ≈2.5 µm) absorption with absorption rate over 60% is demonstrated. Such a design not only enhances the intrinsic weak plasmons resonance in mid-infrared spectral region, but also reduces the absorption fluctuations caused by coupling, which are the key features for developing next-generation mid-infrared broadband optical devices.
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Liu X, Gao J, Gao J, Yang H, Wang X, Wang T, Shen Z, Liu Z, Liu H, Zhang J, Li Z, Wang Y, Li Q. Microcavity electrodynamics of hybrid surface plasmon polariton modes in high-quality multilayer trench gratings. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2018; 7:14. [PMID: 30839598 PMCID: PMC6106985 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-018-0009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In common plasmonic structures, absorption and radiation losses are often mutually restricted and can seriously influence the device performance. The current study presents a compound structure composed of multilayer grating stripes and multilayer shallow trenches. A small depth was adopted for the trench configuration to exclude the extra bend loss. These two sections supported Fabry-Perot resonance and cavity modes, respectively, with hybrid modes formed through intercoupling. In addition, the total loss for the entire framework was clearly reduced due to the introduction of the trench geometry, indicating that both absorption and radiation losses were successfully taken into consideration in the compound structure. Significantly, such a low loss realized by the hybridization of surface plasmon polariton modes has rarely been seen before. Moreover, the debatable relationship between the total and partial quality factors was described for the first time based on a hybrid mode analysis to establish a new approach to investigate the different resonance modes. In the detailed calculation process, the relative electric field intensity was first adopted to stipulate the effective areas for the various modes, which is more reasonable than using the common definition that is based on a unit structure. The multilayer trench grating exhibited a relatively low loss without weakening energy localization, which is significant in the design of plasmonic devices.
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- Xiaoyi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033 China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039 China
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Plasmon hybridization, the electromagnetic analog of molecular orbital theory, provides a simple and intuitive method to describe the plasmonic response of complex nanostructures from the combination of the responses of their individual constituents. Here, we follow this approach to investigate the optical properties of periodic arrays of plasmonic nanoparticles with multiparticle unit cells. These systems support strong collective lattice resonances, arising from the coherent multiple scattering enabled by the lattice periodicity. Due to the extended nature of these modes, the interaction between them is very different from that among localized surface plasmons supported by individual nanoparticles. This leads to a much richer hybridization scenario, which we exploit here to design periodic arrays with engineered properties. These include arrays with two-particle unit cells, in which the interaction between the individual lattice resonances can be canceled or maximized by controlling the relative position of the particles within the unit cell, as well as arrays whose response can be made either invariant to the polarization of the incident light or strongly dependent on it. Moreover, we explore systems with three- and four-particle unit cells and show that they can be designed to support lattice resonances with complex hybridization patterns in which different groups of particles in the unit cell can be selectively excited. The results of this work serve to advance our understanding of periodic arrays of nanostructures and provide a methodology to design periodic structures with engineered properties for applications in nanophotonics.
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- Sebastian Baur
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Li K, Fitzgerald JM, Xiao X, Caldwell JD, Zhang C, Maier SA, Li X, Giannini V. Graphene Plasmon Cavities Made with Silicon Carbide. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:3640-3646. [PMID: 31457678 PMCID: PMC6641070 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We propose a simple way to create tunable plasmonic cavities in the infrared (IR) range using graphene films suspended upon a silicon carbide (SiC) grating and present a numerical investigation, using the finite element method, on the absorption properties and field distributions of such resonant structures. We find at certain frequencies within the SiC reststrahlen band that the structured SiC substrate acts as a perfect reflector, providing a cavity effect by establishing graphene plasmon standing waves. We also provide clear evidence of strong coupling phenomena between the localized surface phonon polariton resonances in the SiC grating with the graphene surface plasmon cavity modes, which is revealed by a Rabi splitting in the absorption spectrum. This paves the way to build simple plasmonic structures, using well-known materials and experimental techniques, that can be used to excite graphene plasmons efficiently, even at normal incidence, as well as explore cavity quantum electrodynamics and potential applications in IR spectroscopy.
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- Ke Li
- College
of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center
of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Modern Optical
Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- The
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- The
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- US
Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- College
of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center
of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Modern Optical
Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- College
of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center
of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Modern Optical
Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM-CSIC), Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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