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Hu H, Tian Y, Chen P, Chu W. Perspective on Tailored Nanostructure-Dominated SPP Effects for SERS. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303001. [PMID: 38031315 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excited by an incident light can normally produce strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) at the nanogaps among plasmonic nano-objects (so-called hot spots), which is extensively explored. In contrast, surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) that can be generated by an incident beam via particular structures with a conservation of wave vectors can excite SERS effects as well. SPPs actually play an indispensable role in high-performance SERS devices but receive much less attention. In this perspective, SPPs and their couplings with LSPR for SERS excitations with differing effectiveness through particular plasmonic/dielectric structures/configurations, along with relevant fabrication approaches, are profoundly reviewed and commented on from a unique perspective from in situ to ex situ excitations of SERS enabled by spatiotemporally separated multiple processes of SPPs. Quantitative design of particular configurations/architectures enabling highly efficient and effective multiple processes of SPPs is particularly emphasized as one giant leap toward ultimate full quantitative design of intrinsically high-performance SERS chips and very critical for their batch manufacturability and applications as well. The viewpoints and prospects about innovative SERS devices based on tailored structure-dominated SPPs effects and their coupling with LSPR are presented and discussed.
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- Haifeng Hu
- Nanofabrication Laboratory, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Nanofabrication Laboratory, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Nanofabrication Laboratory, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Nanofabrication Laboratory, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Xiang B, Xiong W. Molecular Polaritons for Chemistry, Photonics and Quantum Technologies. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2512-2552. [PMID: 38416701 PMCID: PMC10941193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Molecular polaritons are quasiparticles resulting from the hybridization between molecular and photonic modes. These composite entities, bearing characteristics inherited from both constituents, exhibit modified energy levels and wave functions, thereby capturing the attention of chemists in the past decade. The potential to modify chemical reactions has spurred many investigations, alongside efforts to enhance and manipulate optical responses for photonic and quantum applications. This Review centers on the experimental advances in this burgeoning field. Commencing with an introduction of the fundamentals, including theoretical foundations and various cavity architectures, we discuss outcomes of polariton-modified chemical reactions. Furthermore, we navigate through the ongoing debates and uncertainties surrounding the underpinning mechanism of this innovative method of controlling chemistry. Emphasis is placed on gaining a comprehensive understanding of the energy dynamics of molecular polaritons, in particular, vibrational molecular polaritons─a pivotal facet in steering chemical reactions. Additionally, we discuss the unique capability of coherent two-dimensional spectroscopy to dissect polariton and dark mode dynamics, offering insights into the critical components within the cavity that alter chemical reactions. We further expand to the potential utility of molecular polaritons in quantum applications as well as precise manipulation of molecular and photonic polarizations, notably in the context of chiral phenomena. This discussion aspires to ignite deeper curiosity and engagement in revealing the physics underpinning polariton-modified molecular properties, and a broad fascination with harnessing photonic environments to control chemistry.
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- Bo Xiang
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries
of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, California 92126, United States
- Materials
Science and Engineering Program, University
of California, San Diego, California 92126, United States
- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San
Diego, California 92126, United States
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Shlesinger I, Vandersmissen J, Oksenberg E, Verhagen E, Koenderink AF. Hybrid cavity-antenna architecture for strong and tunable sideband-selective molecular Raman scattering enhancement. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj4637. [PMID: 38117880 PMCID: PMC10732519 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Plasmon resonances at the surface of metallic antennas allow for extreme enhancement of Raman scattering. Intrinsic to plasmonics, however, is that extreme field confinement lacks precise spectral control, which would hold great promise in shaping the optomechanical interaction between light and molecular vibrations. We demonstrate an experimental platform composed of a plasmonic nanocube-on-mirror antenna coupled to an open, tunable Fabry-Perot microcavity for selective addressing of individual vibrational lines of molecules with strong Raman scattering enhancement. Multiple narrow and intense optical resonances arising from the hybridization of the cavity modes and the plasmonic broad resonance are used to simultaneously enhance the laser pump and the local density of optical states, and are characterized using rigorous modal analysis. The versatile bottom-up fabrication approach permits quantitative comparison with the bare nanocube-on-mirror system, both theoretically and experimentally. This shows that the hybrid system allows for similar SERS enhancement ratios with narrow optical modes, paving the way for dynamical backaction effects in molecular optomechanics.
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- Ilan Shlesinger
- Department of Information in Matter and Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 7162, Paris, France
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- Department of Information in Matter and Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Information in Matter and Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Single Quantum B. V., Rotterdamseweg 394, 2629 HH Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Information in Matter and Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Information in Matter and Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Guliy OI, Karavaeva OA, Smirnov AV, Eremin SA, Bunin VD. Optical Sensors for Bacterial Detection. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:9391. [PMID: 38067765 PMCID: PMC10708710 DOI: 10.3390/s23239391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Analytical devices for bacterial detection are an integral part of modern laboratory medicine, as they permit the early diagnosis of diseases and their timely treatment. Therefore, special attention is directed to the development of and improvements in monitoring and diagnostic methods, including biosensor-based ones. A promising direction in the development of bacterial detection methods is optical sensor systems based on colorimetric and fluorescence techniques, the surface plasmon resonance, and the measurement of orientational effects. This review shows the detecting capabilities of these systems and the promise of electro-optical analysis for bacterial detection. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of optical sensor systems and the prospects for their further improvement.
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- Olga I. Guliy
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms—Subdivision of the Federal State Budgetary Research Institution Saratov Federal Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), Saratov 410049, Russia;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms—Subdivision of the Federal State Budgetary Research Institution Saratov Federal Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), Saratov 410049, Russia;
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- Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125009, Russia;
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- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia;
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Wu Z, Zhao D, Han X, Liu J, Sun Y, Li Y, Duan Y. Deposition of hydrophilic Ti 3C 2T x on a superhydrophobic ZnO nanorod array for improved surface-enhanced raman scattering performance. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:17. [PMID: 36647107 PMCID: PMC9843901 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01756-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Superhydrophobic substrate modifications are an effective way to improve SERS sensitivity by concentrating analyte molecules into a small surface area. However, it is difficult to manipulate low-volume liquid droplets on superhydrophobic substrates. RESULTS To overcome this limitation, we deposited a hydrophilic Ti3C2Tx film on a superhydrophobic ZnO nanorod array to create a SERS substrate with improved analyte affinity. Combined with its interfacial charge transfer properties, this enabled a rhodamine 6G detection limit of 10-11 M to be achieved. In addition, the new SERS substrate showed potential for detection of biological macromolecules, such as microRNA. CONCLUSION Combined with its facile preparation, the SERS activity of ZnO/Ti3C2Tx suggests it may provide an ultrasensitive environmental pollutant-monitoring and effective substrate for biological analyte detection.
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- Zhihua Wu
- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.28056.390000 0001 2163 4895State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237 China
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- grid.28056.390000 0001 2163 4895State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237 China
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-Dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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Hajshahvaladi L, Kaatuzian H, Moghaddasi M, Danaie M. Hybridization of surface plasmons and photonic crystal resonators for high-sensitivity and high-resolution sensing applications. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21292. [PMID: 36494440 PMCID: PMC9734182 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25980-y] [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: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this paper, an optical refractive index (RI) sensor based on a hybrid plasmonic-photonic crystal (P-PhC) is designed. In the sensor's structure, some metallic rods are embedded in a rod-type photonic crystal (PhC) structure. Numerical simulations are performed based on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The obtained results illustrate that the localized surface plasmons (LSP) induced by metallic rods can be excited in a PhC lattice to generate a hybrid P-PhC mode. According to the results, the hybrid mode provides unique opportunities. Using metallic rods in the coupling regions between waveguides and the resonant cavity significantly increases the interaction of the optical field and analyte inside the cavity. The simulation results reveal that high sensitivity of 1672 nm/RIU and an excellent figure of merit (FoM) of 2388 RIU-1 are obtained for the proposed hybrid P-PhC sensor. These values are highest compared to the purely plasmonic and or purely PhC sensors reported in the literature. The proposed sensor could simultaneously enhance sensitivity and FoM values. Therefore, the proposed hybrid P-PhC RI sensor is a more fascinating candidate for high-sensitivity and high-resolution sensing applications at optic communication wavelengths.
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- Leila Hajshahvaladi
- Photonics Research Lab., Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Photonics Research Lab., Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Photonics Research Lab., Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
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Utke I, Swiderek P, Höflich K, Madajska K, Jurczyk J, Martinović P, Szymańska I. Coordination and organometallic precursors of group 10 and 11: Focused electron beam induced deposition of metals and insight gained from chemical vapour deposition, atomic layer deposition, and fundamental surface and gas phase studies. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Minimal Focal Spot Size Measured Based on Intensity and Power Flow. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21165505. [PMID: 34450946 PMCID: PMC8400589 DOI: 10.3390/s21165505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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It is shown, theoretically and numerically, that the distributions of the longitudinal energy flow for tightly focused light with circular and linear polarization are the same, and that the spot has circular symmetry. It is also shown that the longitudinal energy flows are equal for optical vortices with unit topological charge and with radial or azimuthal polarization. The focal spot has a minimum diameter (all other characteristics being equal), which is measured based on the intensity of an optical vortex with azimuthal polarization. The diameter of the focal spot calculated from the energy flow for light with circular or linear polarization is slightly larger (by a fraction of a percentage). The magnitude of the diameter based on the intensity plays a role in the interaction of light with matter, and the magnitude of the diameter based on the energy flux affects the resolution in optical microscopy which is crucial in sensorial applications.
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Huang Q, Li N, Zhang H, Che C, Sun F, Xiong Y, Canady TD, Cunningham BT. Critical Review: digital resolution biomolecular sensing for diagnostics and life science research. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:2816-2840. [PMID: 32700698 PMCID: PMC7485136 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00506a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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One of the frontiers in the field of biosensors is the ability to quantify specific target molecules with enough precision to count individual units in a test sample, and to observe the characteristics of individual biomolecular interactions. Technologies that enable observation of molecules with "digital precision" have applications for in vitro diagnostics with ultra-sensitive limits of detection, characterization of biomolecular binding kinetics with a greater degree of precision, and gaining deeper insights into biological processes through quantification of molecules in complex specimens that would otherwise be unobservable. In this review, we seek to capture the current state-of-the-art in the field of digital resolution biosensing. We describe the capabilities of commercially available technology platforms, as well as capabilities that have been described in published literature. We highlight approaches that utilize enzymatic amplification, nanoparticle tags, chemical tags, as well as label-free biosensing methods.
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- Qinglan Huang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
- Illinois Cancer Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801
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Omar R, En Naciri A, Fahes A, Jradi S, Issa A, Kuznetsov D, Shur V, Zelenovskiy P, Battie Y, Akil S. Precise control of the size and gap between gold nanocubes by surface-based synthesis for high SERS performance. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:1857-1865. [PMID: 31984983 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm02405k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The optical properties of a monolayer of nanocomposite film (PMMA/gold nanocubes) were provided by fitting a proposed theoretical model to spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) measurements. For such a thin film, these features cannot be successfully determined by means of experimental and conventional effective medium theory such as Maxwell-Garnett or Bruggeman. To make it possible, we developed a model of two classical Lorentz oscillators; one for a PMMA layer and the other for GNCs, revealing one homogeneous layer and rapid analysis without the need for large computational resources. Additionally, we tailored both the size and number of GNCs in the PMMA layer by tuning the synthesis parameters as seen in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. In parallel, SE measurements clearly highlighted the change in the optical properties of GNCs as a function of their density on the substrate and dimensions. Our findings demonstrate that SE is an alternative method to characterize layered GNCs on opaque substrates efficiently, which has potential implications for designing other morphologies in the future.
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- Rana Omar
- LCP-A2MC, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, 1 Bd Arago, 57070, Metz, France.
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- LCP-A2MC, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, 1 Bd Arago, 57070, Metz, France.
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- LCP-A2MC, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, 1 Bd Arago, 57070, Metz, France.
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- L2n, Laboratoire de Lumière, Nanomatériaux, Nanotechnologies, ICD, Université, de Technologie de Troyes, France
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- L2n, Laboratoire de Lumière, Nanomatériaux, Nanotechnologies, ICD, Université, de Technologie de Troyes, France
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- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- LCP-A2MC, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, 1 Bd Arago, 57070, Metz, France.
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- LCP-A2MC, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, 1 Bd Arago, 57070, Metz, France.
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van de Donk O, Zhang X, Simone G. Superstructure of silver crystals in a caged framework for plasmonic inverse sensing. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 142:111514. [PMID: 31323471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lowering the limit of detection is key to the design of sensors. Conventional transducers generate a signal proportional to the concentration of the molecule, but low concentrations are still difficult to detect with confidence. Here we present an inverse sensor that induces a signal that is larger when the target molecule is less concentrated. Each sensor consists of a micro-pot reactor with an inner volume for storing the reactants and the cage walls, over which many silver hotspots are spread, working as optical antenna to produce amplification of the signal. The aim is to attain inverse sensitivity during the enzymatic reaction, where reduction of the silver occurs. We demonstrate the sensitivity and robustness of this approach by detecting glucose concentrations down to 10-12 M.
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- Oole van de Donk
- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, People's Republic of China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Lovensdijkstraat 61-63, Breda Noord-Brabant, 4818 AJ, Breda, the Netherlands
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, People's Republic of China.
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Pellacani P, Fornasari L, Rodriguez C, Torres-Costa V, Marabelli F, Manso Silvàn M. Porous Silicon Bragg Reflector and 2D Gold-Polymer Nanograting: A Route Towards a Hybrid Optoplasmonic Platform. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9071017. [PMID: 31315233 PMCID: PMC6669865 DOI: 10.3390/nano9071017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Photonic and plasmonic systems have been intensively studied as an effective means to modify and enhance the electromagnetic field. In recent years hybrid plasmonic–photonic systems have been investigated as a promising solution for enhancing light-matter interaction. In the present work we present a hybrid structure obtained by growing a plasmonic 2D nanograting on top of a porous silicon distributed Bragg reflector. Particular attention has been devoted to the morphological characterization of these systems. Electron microscopy images allowed us to determine the geometrical parameters of the structure. The matching of the optical response of both components has been studied. Results indicate an interaction between the plasmonic and the photonic parts of the system, which results in a localization of the electric field profile.
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- Paola Pellacani
- Plasmore S.r.l., Via Riviera 12b, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Department of Applied Physics and Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco. C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics and Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco. C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics and Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco. C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centre for Micro Analysis of Materials, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of Pavia, Via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Applied Physics and Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco. C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Chen C, Hou X, Si J. Design of a multi-analyte resonant photonic platform for label-free biosensing. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:275501. [PMID: 30769338 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab0771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We have designed a multi-analyte biosensing platform based on a hybrid whispering gallery mode resonator to detect protein biomarkers, e.g. those allowing the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Our proposed biosensor dependent on the hybrid mode naturally extends the capabilities of both plasmonic sensor and photonic sensor and thus performs better interrogation sensitivity. A multi-resonance of the hybrid mode could occur and the field intensity achieved its maximum value, thereby enabling a very strong light-matter interaction. The detection limit for bulk sensing reached a value of 2 × 10-5 RIU and that for surface sensing was at 0.6 pg mm-2. Our novel configuration has an advantage over the conventional plasmonic-waveguide resonator with a similar cavity size (Q-factor < 500) because a wide range of spectral measurements (56 nm) and a high Q-factor (1300) could be achieved simultaneously. Thus, large refractive index shifts in the medium could be detected with high sensitivity. This biosensor, with a footprint of 625 μm2 for each resonator, is a good candidate for integration into lab-on-chip microsystems for large-scale screening of a wide range of protein biomarkers in high risk of developing disease.
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- Chen Chen
- The Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education and the Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Information Photonic Technique, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Subramanian S, Wu HY, Constant T, Xavier J, Vollmer F. Label-Free Optical Single-Molecule Micro- and Nanosensors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801246. [PMID: 30073717 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Label-free optical sensor systems have emerged that exhibit extraordinary sensitivity for detecting physical, chemical, and biological entities at the micro/nanoscale. Particularly exciting is the detection and analysis of molecules, on miniature optical devices that have many possible applications in health, environment, and security. These micro- and nanosensors have now reached a sensitivity level that allows for the detection and analysis of even single molecules. Their small size enables an exceedingly high sensitivity, and the application of quantum optical measurement techniques can allow the classical limits of detection to be approached or surpassed. The new class of label-free micro- and nanosensors allows dynamic processes at the single-molecule level to be observed directly with light. By virtue of their small interaction length, these micro- and nanosensors probe light-matter interactions over a dynamic range often inaccessible by other optical techniques. For researchers entering this rapidly advancing field of single-molecule micro- and nanosensors, there is an urgent need for a timely review that covers the most recent developments and that identifies the most exciting opportunities. The focus here is to provide a summary of the recent techniques that have either demonstrated label-free single-molecule detection or claim single-molecule sensitivity.
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- Sivaraman Subramanian
- Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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Zhang F, Ren J, Duan X, Chen Z, Gong Q, Gu Y. Evanescent-field-modulated two-qubit entanglement in an emitters-plasmon coupled system. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018; 30:305302. [PMID: 29897349 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aacc4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Scalable integrated quantum information network calls for controllable entanglement modulation at subwavelength scale. To reduce laser disturbance among adjacent nanostructures, here we theoretically demonstrate two-qubit entanglement modulated by an evanescent field of a dielectric nanowire in an emitter-AgNP coupled system. This coupled system is considered as a nano-cavity system embedded in an evanescent vacuum. Through varying the amplitude of evanescent field, the concurrence of steady-state entanglement can be modified from 0 to 0.75. Because the interaction between emitters and the nanowire is much weaker than that inside the coupled system, the range of modulation for two-qubit entanglement is insensitive to their distance. The evanescent field controlled entangled state engineering provides the possibility to avoid optical crosstalk for on-chip steady-state entanglement.
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- Fan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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Min K, Jeon WJ, Kim Y, Choi JY, Yu HK. Spontaneous nano-gap formation in Ag film using NaCl sacrificial layer for Raman enhancement. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:105502. [PMID: 29328061 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaa746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report the method of fabrication of nano-gaps (known as hot spots) in Ag thin film using a sodium chloride (NaCl) sacrificial layer for Raman enhancement. The Ag thin film (20-50 nm) on the NaCl sacrificial layer undergoes an interfacial reaction due to the AgCl formed at the interface during water molecule intercalation. The intercalated water molecules can dissolve the NaCl molecules at interfaces and form the ionic state of Na+ and Cl-, promoting the AgCl formation. The Ag atoms can migrate by the driving force of this interfacial reaction, resulting in the formation of nano-size gaps in the film. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity of Ag films with nano-size gaps has been investigated using Raman reporter molecules, Rhodamine 6G (R6G).
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- Kyungchan Min
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou, University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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Hackett LP, Ameen A, Li W, Dar FK, Goddard LL, Liu GL. Spectrometer-Free Plasmonic Biosensing with Metal-Insulator-Metal Nanocup Arrays. ACS Sens 2018; 3:290-298. [PMID: 29380595 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The development of high performing and accessible sensors is crucial to future point-of-care diagnostic sensing systems. Here, we report on a gold-titanium dioxide-gold metal-insulator-metal plasmonic nanocup array device for spectrometer-free refractometric sensing with a performance exceeding conventional surface plasmon resonance sensors. This device shows distinct spectral properties such that a superstrate refractive index increase causes a transmission intensity increase at the peak resonance wavelength. There is no spectral shift at this peak and there are spectral regions with no transmission intensity change, which can be used as internal device references. The sensing mechanism, plasmon-cavity coupling optimization, and material properties are studied using electromagnetic simulations. The optimal device structure is determined using simulation and experimental parameter sweeps to tune the cavity confinement and the resonance coupling. An experimental sensitivity of 800 ΔT%/RIU is demonstrated. Spectrometer-free, imaged-based detection is also carried out for the cancer biomarker carcinoembryonic antigen with a 10 ng/mL limit of detection. The high performance and distinct spectral features of this metal-insulator-metal plasmonic nanocup array make this device promising for future portable optical sensing systems with minimal instrumentation requirements.
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- Lisa P. Hackett
- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, ‡Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Liu JN, Huang Q, Liu KK, Singamaneni S, Cunningham BT. Nanoantenna-Microcavity Hybrids with Highly Cooperative Plasmonic-Photonic Coupling. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:7569-7577. [PMID: 29078049 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Nanoantennas offer the ultimate spatial control over light by concentrating optical energy well below the diffraction limit, whereas their quality factor (Q) is constrained by large radiative and dissipative losses. Dielectric microcavities, on the other hand, are capable of generating a high Q-factor through an extended photon storage time but have a diffraction-limited optical mode volume. Here we bridge the two worlds, by studying an exemplary hybrid system integrating plasmonic gold nanorods acting as nanoantennas with an on-resonance dielectric photonic crystal (PC) slab acting as a low-loss microcavity and, more importantly, by synergistically combining their advantages to produce a much stronger local field enhancement than that of the separate entities. To achieve this synergy between the two polar opposite types of nanophotonic resonant elements, we show that it is crucial to coordinate both the dissipative loss of the nanoantenna and the Q-factor of the low-loss cavity. In comparison to the antenna-cavity coupling approach using a Fabry-Perot resonator, which has proved successful for resonant amplification of the antenna's local field intensity, we theoretically and experimentally show that coupling to a modest-Q PC guided resonance can produce a greater amplification by at least an order of magnitude. The synergistic nanoantenna-microcavity hybrid strategy opens new opportunities for further enhancing nanoscale light-matter interactions to benefit numerous areas such as nonlinear optics, nanolasers, plasmonic hot carrier technology, and surface-enhanced Raman and infrared absorption spectroscopies.
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- Jui-Nung Liu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Wang P, Yu X, Zhu Y, Yu Y, Yuan W. Batch Fabrication of Broadband Metallic Planar Microlenses and Their Arrays Combining Nanosphere Self-Assembly with Conventional Photolithography. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:388. [PMID: 28582969 PMCID: PMC5457382 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2158-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel low-cost, batch-fabrication method combining the spin-coating nanosphere lithography (NSL) with the conventional photolithographic technique is demonstrated to efficiently produce the metallic planar microlenses and their arrays. The developed microlenses are composed of subwavelength nanoholes and can focus light effectively in the entire visible spectrum, with the foci sizes close to the Rayleigh diffraction limit. By changing the spacing and diameter of nanoholes, the focusing efficiency can be tuned. Although the random defects commonly exist during the self-assembly of nanospheres, the main focusing performance, e.g., focal length, depth of focus (DOF), and full-width at half-maximum (FWHM), keeps almost invariable. This research provides a cheap way to realize the integrated nanophotonic devices on the wafer level.
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- Ping Wang
- Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072 China
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Thakkar N, Rea MT, Smith KC, Heylman KD, Quillin SC, Knapper KA, Horak EH, Masiello DJ, Goldsmith RH. Sculpting Fano Resonances To Control Photonic-Plasmonic Hybridization. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:6927-6934. [PMID: 28968499 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Hybrid photonic-plasmonic systems have tremendous potential as versatile platforms for the study and control of nanoscale light-matter interactions since their respective components have either high-quality factors or low mode volumes. Individual metallic nanoparticles deposited on optical microresonators provide an excellent example where ultrahigh-quality optical whispering-gallery modes can be combined with nanoscopic plasmonic mode volumes to maximize the system's photonic performance. Such optimization, however, is difficult in practice because of the inability to easily measure and tune critical system parameters. In this Letter, we present a general and practical method to determine the coupling strength and tailor the degree of hybridization in composite optical microresonator-plasmonic nanoparticle systems based on experimentally measured absorption spectra. Specifically, we use thermal annealing to control the detuning between a metal nanoparticle's localized surface plasmon resonance and the whispering-gallery modes of an optical microresonator cavity. We demonstrate the ability to sculpt Fano resonance lineshapes in the absorption spectrum and infer system parameters critical to elucidating the underlying photonic-plasmonic hybridization. We show that including decoherence processes is necessary to capture the evolution of the lineshapes. As a result, thermal annealing allows us to directly tune the degree of hybridization and various hybrid mode quantities such as the quality factor and mode volume and ultimately maximize the Purcell factor to be 104.
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- Niket Thakkar
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-3925, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1322, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1322, United States
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-3925, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1322, United States
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Xu W, Lee TK, Moon BS, Zhou D, Song H, Kim YJ, Kwak SK, Chen P, Kim DH. Spectral and spatial characterization of upconversion luminescent nanocrystals as nanowaveguides. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:9238-9245. [PMID: 28654108 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr01745f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Lanthanide upconversion (UC) luminescent nanocrystals exhibit a uniquely sharp multiband emission over a broad spectral bandwidth covering the ultraviolet region to the near-infrared (NIR) region when subjected to NIR excitation, which is vital for multichannel optical communication using wavelength-division multiplexing to achieve high transmission rates. In this study, we experimentally and theoretically investigated the spectral and spatial characterization of a single NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+(Yb3+,Er3+) UC nanocrystal as a nanowaveguide. We suggest that a UC nanocrystal can be used as a nanowaveguide because it produces a range of output colors simultaneously and provides unaltered emission bands during propagation. Via the observation of single NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+(Yb3+,Er3+) UC nanocrystals, we found, for the first time, that a single UC nanocrystal exhibited wavelength- and position-dependent UC emissions. In addition, by adding Ag coating to the UC nanocrystal to act as a plasmonic waveguide and introducing a photonic crystal, the scattering loss of the UC emissions was significantly suppressed in the middle of the NaYF4 nanocrystal, indicating efficient light guiding through the UC nanocrystal. Our discovery provides a basic understanding of the use of UC nanocrystals as nanowaveguides at the single-nanoparticle level, expanding our knowledge of the performance optimization of UC nanomaterials.
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- Wen Xu
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Xiao TH, Cheng Z, Goda K. Graphene-on-silicon hybrid plasmonic-photonic integrated circuits. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:245201. [PMID: 28471747 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa7128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Graphene surface plasmons (GSPs) have shown great potential in biochemical sensing, thermal imaging, and optoelectronics. To excite GSPs, several methods based on the near-field optical microscope and graphene nanostructures have been developed in the past few years. However, these methods suffer from their bulky setups and low GSP-excitation efficiency due to the short interaction length between free-space vertical excitation light and the atomic layer of graphene. Here we present a CMOS-compatible design of graphene-on-silicon hybrid plasmonic-photonic integrated circuits that achieve the in-plane excitation of GSP polaritons as well as localized surface plasmon (SP) resonance. By employing a suspended membrane slot waveguide, our design is able to excite GSP polaritons on a chip. Moreover, by utilizing a graphene nanoribbon array, we engineer the transmission spectrum of the waveguide by excitation of localized SP resonance. Our theoretical and computational study paves a new avenue to enable, modulate, and monitor GSPs on a chip, potentially applicable for the development of on-chip electro-optic devices.
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- Ting-Hui Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Liang F, Guo Y, Hou S, Quan Q. Photonic-plasmonic hybrid single-molecule nanosensor measures the effect of fluorescent labels on DNA-protein dynamics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1602991. [PMID: 28560341 PMCID: PMC5446212 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Current methods to study molecular interactions require labeling the subject molecules with fluorescent reporters. However, the effect of the fluorescent reporters on molecular dynamics has not been quantified because of a lack of alternative methods. We develop a hybrid photonic-plasmonic antenna-in-a-nanocavity single-molecule biosensor to study DNA-protein dynamics without using fluorescent labels. Our results indicate that the fluorescein and fluorescent protein labels decrease the interaction between a single DNA and a protein due to weakened electrostatic interaction. Although the study is performed on the DNA-XPA system, the conclusion has a general implication that the traditional fluorescent labeling methods might be misestimating the molecular interactions.
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- Feng Liang
- Rowland Institute at Harvard University, 100 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard University, 100 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard University, 100 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard University, 100 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Decker M, Pertsch T, Staude I. Strong coupling in hybrid metal-dielectric nanoresonators. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2017; 375:rsta.2016.0312. [PMID: 28220004 PMCID: PMC5321834 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We study resonant photonic-plasmonic coupling between a gold dipole nanoantenna and a silicon nanodisc supporting electric and magnetic dipolar Mie-type resonances. Specifically, we consider two different cases for the mode structure of the silicon nanodisc, namely spectrally separate and spectrally matching electric and magnetic dipolar Mie-type resonances. In the latter case, the dielectric nanoparticle scatters the far fields of a unidirectional Huygens' source. Our results reveal an anticrossing of the plasmonic dipole resonance and the magnetic Mie-type dipole resonance of the silicon nanodisc, accompanied by a clear signature of photonic-plasmonic mode hybridization in the corresponding mode profiles. These characteristics show that strong coupling is established between the two different resonant systems in the hybrid nanostructure. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that in comparison with purely metallic or dielectric nanostructures, hybrid metal-dielectric nanoresonators offer higher flexibility in tailoring the fractions of light which are transmitted, absorbed and reflected by the nanostructure over a broad range of parameters without changing its material composition. As a special case, highly asymmetric reflection and absorption properties can be achieved.This article is part of the themed issue 'New horizons for nanophotonics'.
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- M Decker
- Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Mills Road 59, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Bozzola A, Perotto S, De Angelis F. Hybrid plasmonic–photonic whispering gallery mode resonators for sensing: a critical review. Analyst 2017; 142:883-898. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an02693a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this review we present the state of the art and the most recent advances in the field of optical sensing with hybrid plasmonic–photonic whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators.
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Woo H, Park KH. Recent developments in hybrid iron oxide–noble metal nanocatalysts for organic reactions. Catal Today 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chikkaraddy R, Patra PP, Tripathi RPN, Dasgupta A, Kumar GVP. Plasmon-controlled excitonic emission from vertically-tapered organic nanowires. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:14803-14808. [PMID: 27444822 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02699k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Organic molecular nanophotonics has emerged as an important avenue to harness molecular aggregation and crystallization on various functional platforms to obtain nano-optical devices. To this end, there is growing interest to combine organic molecular nanostructures with plasmonic surfaces and interfaces. Motivated by this, herein we introduce a unique geometry: vertically-tapered organic nanowires grown on a plasmonic thin film. A polarization-sensitive plasmon-polariton on a gold thin-film was harnessed to control the exciton-polariton propagation and subsequent photoluminescence from an organic nanowire made of diaminoanthraquinone (DAAQ) molecules. We show that the exciton-polariton emission from individual DAAQ nanowires can be modulated up to a factor of 6 by varying the excitation polarization state of surface plasmons. Our observations were corroborated with full-wave three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain calculations performed on vertically-tapered nanowire geometry. Our work introduces a new optical platform to study coupling between propagating plasmons and propagating excitons, and may have implications in emerging fields such as hybrid-polariton based light emitting devices and vertical-cavity nano-optomechanics.
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- Rohit Chikkaraddy
- Photonics and Optical Nanoscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics and Center for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune 411008, India.
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Sediq KN, Coles D, Fry PW, Lidzey DG. Plasmonic gold nanodiscs fabricated into a photonic-crystal nanocavity. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:225203. [PMID: 27115917 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We fabricate and characterise an optical structure consisting of a photonic crystal L3 nanocavity containing two gold nanodisks placed close to a field antinode. We use finite difference time domain (FDTD) modelling to show that the optical properties of the nanocavity are sensitive to the physical separation between the gold nanodisks, and that at reduced separation, the q-factor of a cavity mode polarised parallel to the dimer long-axis is reduced, indicating coupling between the cavity mode and a localised plasmon. Preliminary experimental measurements indeed indicate a damping of the cavity mode in the presence of the dimer; a result consistent with the FDTD modelling. Such a scheme may be used to integrate plasmonic systems into all-optical photonic circuits.
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- Khalid N Sediq
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK
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Teich EG, van Anders G, Klotsa D, Dshemuchadse J, Glotzer SC. Clusters of polyhedra in spherical confinement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E669-78. [PMID: 26811458 PMCID: PMC4760782 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1524875113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Dense particle packing in a confining volume remains a rich, largely unexplored problem, despite applications in blood clotting, plasmonics, industrial packaging and transport, colloidal molecule design, and information storage. Here, we report densest found clusters of the Platonic solids in spherical confinement, for up to [Formula: see text] constituent polyhedral particles. We examine the interplay between anisotropic particle shape and isotropic 3D confinement. Densest clusters exhibit a wide variety of symmetry point groups and form in up to three layers at higher N. For many N values, icosahedra and dodecahedra form clusters that resemble sphere clusters. These common structures are layers of optimal spherical codes in most cases, a surprising fact given the significant faceting of the icosahedron and dodecahedron. We also investigate cluster density as a function of N for each particle shape. We find that, in contrast to what happens in bulk, polyhedra often pack less densely than spheres. We also find especially dense clusters at so-called magic numbers of constituent particles. Our results showcase the structural diversity and experimental utility of families of solutions to the packing in confinement problem.
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- Erin G Teich
- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Oo SZ, Siitonen S, Kontturi V, Eustace DA, Charlton MDB. Disposable gold coated pyramidal SERS sensor on the plastic platform. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:724-31. [PMID: 26832301 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.000724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this paper we investigate suitability of arrays of gold coated pyramids for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing applications. Pyramidarrays composed of 1000 nm pit size with 1250 nm pitch lengthwerereplicated on a plastic substrate by roll-to-roll (R2R) ultraviolet (UV) embossing. The level of SERS enhancement, and qualitative performance provided by the new substrate is investigated by comparing Raman spectrum of benzenethiol (BTh) test molecules to the benchmark Klarite SERS substrate which comprises inverted pyramid arrays(1500 nm pit size with 2000 nm pitch length) fabricated on a silicon substrate. The new substrate is found to provide upto 11 times increase in signal in comparison to the inverted pyramid (IV-pyramid) arrays fabricated on an identical plastic substrate. Numerical simulation and experimental evidence suggest that strongly confined electromagnetic fields close to the base of the pyramids, are mainly responsible for the Raman enhancement factor, instead of the fields localized around the tip. Unusually strong plasmon fields are projected upto 200nm from the sidewalls at the base of the pyramid increasing the cross sectional sensing volume.
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Jahn M, Patze S, Hidi IJ, Knipper R, Radu AI, Mühlig A, Yüksel S, Peksa V, Weber K, Mayerhöfer T, Cialla-May D, Popp J. Plasmonic nanostructures for surface enhanced spectroscopic methods. Analyst 2016; 141:756-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c5an02057c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The development within the last five years in the field of surface enhanced spectroscopy methods was comprehensively reviewed.
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Zhao M, Bosman M, Danesh M, Zeng M, Song P, Darma Y, Rusydi A, Lin H, Qiu CW, Loh KP. Visible Surface Plasmon Modes in Single Bi₂Te₃ Nanoplate. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:8331-8335. [PMID: 26569579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Searching for new plasmonic building blocks which offer tunability and design flexibility beyond noble metals is crucial for advancing the field of plasmonics. Herein, we report that solution-synthesized hexagonal Bi2Te3 nanoplates, in the absence of grating configurations, can exhibit multiple plasmon modes covering the entire visible range, as observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)-based electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy. Moreover, different plasmon modes are observed in the center and edge of the single Bi2Te3 nanoplate and a breathing mode is discovered for the first time in a non-noble metal. Theoretical calculations show that the plasmons observed in the visible range are mainly due to strong spin-orbit coupling induced metallic surface states of Bi2Te3. The versatility of shape- and size-engineered Bi2Te3 nanocrystals suggests exciting possibilities in plasmonics-enabled technology.
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- Meng Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore , 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) , 2 Fusionopolis Way, 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore
- Electronics and Photonics Department, Institute of High Performance Computing , 1 Fusionopolis Way, 138632, Singapore
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- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore , 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore , 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore , 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore , 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of Singapore , 5 Research Link, 117603, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore , 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of Singapore , 5 Research Link, 117603, Singapore
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- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore , 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore , 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore , 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
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Malerba M, Alabastri A, Miele E, Zilio P, Patrini M, Bajoni D, Messina GC, Dipalo M, Toma A, Proietti Zaccaria R, De Angelis F. 3D vertical nanostructures for enhanced infrared plasmonics. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16436. [PMID: 26552340 PMCID: PMC4639734 DOI: 10.1038/srep16436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The exploitation of surface plasmon polaritons has been mostly limited to the visible and near infrared range, due to the low frequency limit for coherent plasmon excitation and the reduction of confinement on the metal surface for lower energies. In this work we show that 3D--out of plane--nanostructures can considerably increase the intrinsic quality of the optical output, light confinement and electric field enhancement factors, also in the near and mid-infrared. We suggest that the physical principle relies on the combination of far field and near field interactions between neighboring antennas, promoted by the 3D out-of-plane geometry. We first analyze the changes in the optical behavior, which occur when passing from a single on-plane nanostructure to a 3D out-of-plane configuration. Then we show that by arranging the nanostructures in periodic arrays, 3D architectures can provide, in the mid-IR, a much stronger plasmonic response, compared to that achievable with the use of 2D configurations, leading to higher energy harvesting properties and improved Q-factors, with bright perspective up to the terahertz range.
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- Mario Malerba
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - Via Morego, 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - Via Morego, 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Physics Department - Via Bassi, 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Department of Industrial and Information Engineering - Via Ferrata, 1, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - Via Morego, 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - Via Morego, 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy
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Hong Y, Ahn W, Boriskina SV, Zhao X, Reinhard BM. Directed Assembly of Optoplasmonic Hybrid Materials with Tunable Photonic-Plasmonic Properties. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:2056-2064. [PMID: 26266502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Optoplasmonic materials are metallo-dielectric hybrid structures that combine metallic and dielectric components in defined geometries in which plasmonic and photonic modes synergistically interact. These beneficial interactions can be harnessed by integrating plasmonic nanoantennas into defined photonic environments generated, for instance, by discrete optical resonators or extended systems of diffractively coupled nanoparticles. Optoplasmonic structures facilitate photonic-plasmonic mode coupling and offer degrees of freedom for creating optical fields with predefined amplitude and phase in space and time that are absent in conventional photonic or plasmonic structures. This Perspective reviews the fundamental electromagnetic mechanisms underlying selected optoplasmonic approaches with an emphasis on materials available through template-guided self-assembly strategies.
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- Yan Hong
- †Department of Chemistry and The Photonics Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry and The Photonics Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- §Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry and The Photonics Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry and The Photonics Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Wang X, Morea R, Gonzalo J, Palpant B. Coupling localized plasmonic and photonic modes tailors and boosts ultrafast light modulation by gold nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:2633-2639. [PMID: 25798896 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticles offer a broad range of functionalities, owing to their ability to amplify light in the near-field or convert it into heat. However, their ultrafast nonlinear optical response remains too low to envisage all-optical high-rate photonic processing applications. Here, we tackle this challenge by coupling the localized plasmon mode in gold nanoparticles with a localized photonic mode in a 1D resonant cavity. Despite the nonradiative losses, we demonstrate that a strong, reversible, and ultrafast optical modulation can be achieved. By using a light pumping fluence of less than 1 mJ cm(-2), a change of signal transmittance of more than 100% is generated within a few picosecond time scale. The nanoparticle transient optical response is enhanced by a factor of 30 to 40 while its spectral profile is strongly sharpened. The large nonlinear response of such plasmonic cavities could open new opportunities for ultrafast light processing at the nanoscale.
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- Xiaoli Wang
- †Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, UMR 8537-CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, CentraleSupélec, Grande Voie des Vignes, 92295 Châtenay-Malabry CEDEX, France
- §Laboratory of Nanomaterials, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beiyitiao No. 11, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- ‡Laser Processing Group, Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- ‡Laser Processing Group, Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- †Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, UMR 8537-CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, CentraleSupélec, Grande Voie des Vignes, 92295 Châtenay-Malabry CEDEX, France
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Nanoplasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications. NATO SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY SERIES B: PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9133-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Halloysite nanotube supported Ag nanoparticles heteroarchitectures as catalysts for polymerization of alkylsilanes to superhydrophobic silanol/siloxane composite microspheres. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 436:70-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Grilli S, Miccio L, Gennari O, Coppola S, Vespini V, Battista L, Orlando P, Ferraro P. Active accumulation of very diluted biomolecules by nano-dispensing for easy detection below the femtomolar range. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5314. [PMID: 25408128 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Highly sensitive detection of biomolecules is of paramount interest in many fields including biomedicine, safety and eco-pollution. Conventional analyses use well-established techniques with detection limits ~1 pM. Here we propose a pyro-concentrator able to accumulate biomolecules directly onto a conventional binding surface. The operation principle is relatively simple but very effective. Tiny droplets are drawn pyro-electro-dynamically and released onto a specific site, thus increasing the sensitivity. The reliability of the technique is demonstrated in case of labelled oligonucleotides diluted serially. The results show the possibility to detect very diluted oligonucleotides, down to a few hundreds of attomoles. Excellent results are shown also in case of a sample of clinical interest, the gliadin, where a 60-fold improved detection limit is reached, compared with standard ELISA. This method could open the way to a mass-based technology for sensing molecules at very low concentrations, in environmental as well as in diagnostics applications.
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- S Grilli
- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- 1] National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy [2] Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Council of Research (CNR-IBP), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- 1] National Institute of Optics, National Council of Research (CNR-INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy [2] CNR-INO &CNR, "E. Caianiello", Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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Zhang T, Callard S, Jamois C, Chevalier C, Feng D, Belarouci A. Plasmonic-photonic crystal coupled nanolaser. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:315201. [PMID: 25030432 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/31/315201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We propose and demonstrate a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanolaser that combines the light harvesting features of a dielectric photonic crystal cavity with the extraordinary confining properties of an optical nano-antenna. For this purpose, we developed a novel fabrication method based on multi-step electron-beam lithography. We show that it enables the robust and reproducible production of hybrid structures, using a fully top-down approach to accurately position the antenna. Coherent coupling of the photonic and plasmonic modes is highlighted and opens up a broad range of new hybrid nanophotonic devices.
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- Taiping Zhang
- Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon (INL), UMR 5270 CNRS-ECL-INSA-UCBL, Université de Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, Ecully, 69134, France
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Plasmonic micro lens for extraordinary transmission of broadband light. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5586. [PMID: 25014061 PMCID: PMC4093651 DOI: 10.1038/srep05586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Extraordinary transmittance and focusing of light in quasi far field region using miniaturized optical devices is a daunting task. A polarization independent, broadband, planar metallic transmissive micro aperture capable of achromatically focusing visible light in quasi far field region is proposed. The calculated enhancement factor of transmission efficiency was about ~2.2. The total transmission after the aperture is about 60%. This high throughput focusing device will open new avenues for focusing electromagnetic energy in the wide area of sensors and energy concentration.
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Mivelle M, Viktorovitch P, Baida FI, El Eter A, Xie Z, Vo TP, Atie E, Burr GW, Nedeljkovic D, Rauch JY, Callard S, Grosjean T. Light funneling from a photonic crystal laser cavity to a nano-antenna: overcoming the diffraction limit in optical energy transfer down to the nanoscale. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:15075-87. [PMID: 24977600 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.015075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We show that the near-field coupling between a photonic crystal microlaser and a nano-antenna can enable hybrid photonic systems that are both physically compact (free from bulky optics) and efficient at transferring optical energy into the nano-antenna. Up to 19% of the laser power from a micron-scale photonic crystal laser cavity is experimentally transferred to a bowtie aperture nano-antenna (BNA) whose area is 400-fold smaller than the overall emission area of the microlaser. Instead of a direct deposition of the nano-antenna onto the photonic crystal, it is fabricated at the apex of a fiber tip to be accurately placed in the microlaser near-field. Such light funneling within a hybrid structure provides a path for overcoming the diffraction limit in optical energy transfer to the nanoscale and should thus open promising avenues in the nanoscale enhancement and confinement of light in compact architectures, impacting applications such as biosensing, optical trapping, local heating, spectroscopy, and nanoimaging.
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Riazanova AV, Costanzi BN, Aristov A, Rikers YGM, Ström V, Mulders JJL, Kabashin AV, Dahlberg ED, Belova LM. Gas-assisted electron-beam-induced nanopatterning of high-quality Si-based insulator. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:155301. [PMID: 24642787 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/15/155301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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An oxygen-assisted electron-beam-induced deposition (EBID) process, in which an oxygen flow and the vapor phase of the precursor, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), are both mixed and delivered through a single needle, is described. The optical properties of the SiO(2+δ) (- 0.04 ≤ δ ≤ +0.28) are comparable to fused silica. The electrical resistivity of both single-needle and double-needle SiO(2+δ) are comparable (greater than 7 GΩ cm) and a measured breakdown field is greater than 400 V μm(-1). Compared to the double-needle process the advantage of the single-needle technique is the ease of alignment and the proximity to the deposition location, which facilitates fabrication of complex 3D structures for nanophotonics, photovoltaics, micro- and nano-electronics applications.
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- A V Riazanova
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology-KTH, Brinellvägen 23, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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The generation of a synaptic current at the postsynaptic element (PSCs) is the result of a dynamic sequence of events including the release of the neurotransmitter, its diffusion in the synaptic cleft, and the activation of neurotransmitter receptors located at the postsynaptic side. It is widely accepted that the amplitude and the duration of PSCs are largely dictated by the gating properties of postsynaptic receptors. However, the knowledge of the properties of postsynaptic receptors is mostly derived from steady-state analysis, a condition that is substantially different from the non-equilibrium activation of synaptic receptors imposed by submillisecond neurotransmitter exposures. Given the technical limitations to reproduce the brief "synaptic-like" agonist pulse durations, the functioning of postsynaptic receptors during synaptic transmission is not fully elucidated and the "on-demand" postsynaptic activation of synapses cannot be easily achieved. In this chapter, we review the diverse approaches to study receptor gating at times relevant for synaptic transmission and novel optical/optogenetic techniques for controlling synaptic activity at the postsynaptic level. In addition, we emphasize the role of non-equilibrium in unmasking specific features of synaptic receptor gating and the recent advances in photonics for the light-control of neuronal activity at the single-receptor level.
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- Enrica Maria Petrini
- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy
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Naumenko D, Cassese D, Lazzarino M, Bek A. Tip-Assisted Optical Nanoscopy for Single-Molecule Activation and Detection. NOVEL APPROACHES FOR SINGLE MOLECULE ACTIVATION AND DETECTION 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43367-6_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Liu S, Yan Y, Wang Y, Senapati S, Chang HC. Plasmonic hotspots of dynamically assembled nanoparticles in nanocapillaries: Towards a micro ribonucleic acid profiling platform. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2013; 7:61102. [PMID: 24396534 PMCID: PMC3869822 DOI: 10.1063/1.4832095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plasmonic hot spots, generated by controlled 20-nm Au nanoparticle (NP) assembly, are shown to suppress fluorescent quenching effects of metal NPs, such that hair-pin FRET (Fluorescence resonance energy transfer) probes can achieve label-free ultra-sensitive quantification. The micron-sized assembly is a result of intense induced NP dipoles by focused electric fields through conic nanocapillaries. The efficient NP aggregate antenna and the voltage-tunable NP spacing for optimizing hot spot intensity endow ultra-sensitivity and large dynamic range (fM to pM). The large shear forces during assembly allow high selectivity (2-mismatch discrimination) and rapid detection (15 min) for a DNA mimic of microRNA.
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- Shoupeng Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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D'Agostino S, Alpeggiani F, Andreani LC. Strong coupling between a dipole emitter and localized plasmons: enhancement by sharp silver tips. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:27602-27610. [PMID: 24514278 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.027602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work sharp silver nanotips are analyzed and proposed as useful plasmonic tools to reduce the threshold for the onset of strong coupling in the electromagnetic interaction of a point-like emitter with localized surface plasmons. If compared to similarly-sized spherical nanoparticles, conically-shaped nanoparticles turn out to be extremely useful to reduce the oscillator strength requirements for the emitting dipole, a reduction of the threshold by one sixth being obtained in a double cone configuration. Moreover the transition to the strong coupling regime is analyzed for several cone apertures, revealing a nonmonotonic behavior with the appearance of an optimal cone geometry. The emitted-light spectrum is obtained from the computation of the perturbative decay rate and photonic Lamb shift in the classical framework of the Discrete Dipole Approximation. This combined classical-quantum electrodynamics treatment is useful for the theoretical investigation on nonperturbative light-matter interactions involving complex shaped nanoparticles or aggregates.
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Ebrahimi A, Dak P, Salm E, Dash S, Garimella SV, Bashir R, Alam MA. Nanotextured superhydrophobic electrodes enable detection of attomolar-scale DNA concentration within a droplet by non-faradaic impedance spectroscopy. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:4248-4256. [PMID: 24056864 PMCID: PMC3886286 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50517k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Label-free, rapid detection of biomolecules in microliter volumes of highly diluted solutions (sub-femtomolar) is of essential importance for numerous applications in medical diagnostics, food safety, and chem-bio sensing for homeland security. At ultra-low concentrations, regardless of the sensitivity of the detection approach, the sensor response time is limited by physical diffusion of molecules towards the sensor surface. We have developed a fast, low cost, non-faradaic impedance sensing method for detection of synthetic DNA molecules in DI water at attomolar levels by beating the diffusion limit through evaporation of a micro-liter droplet of DNA on a nanotextured superhydrophobic electrode array. Continuous monitoring of the impedance of individual droplets as a function of evaporation time is exploited to dramatically improve the sensitivity and robustness of detection. Formation of the nanostructures on the electrode surface not only increases the surface hydrophobicity, but also allows robust pinning of the droplet contact area to the sensor surface. These two features are critical for performing highly stable impedance measurements as the droplet evaporates. Using this scheme, the detection limit of conventional non-faradaic methods is improved by five orders of magnitude. The proposed platform represents a step-forward towards realization of ultra-sensitive lab-on-chip biomolecule detectors for real time point-of-care application. Further works are however needed to ultimately realize the full potential of the proposed approach to appraise biological samples in complex buffer solutions rather than in DI water.
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- Aida Ebrahimi
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Giugni A, Torre B, Toma A, Francardi M, Malerba M, Alabastri A, Proietti Zaccaria R, Stockman MI, Di Fabrizio E. Hot-electron nanoscopy using adiabatic compression of surface plasmons. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 8:845-52. [PMID: 24141538 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Surface plasmon polaritons are a central concept in nanoplasmonics and have been exploited to develop ultrasensitive chemical detection platforms, as well as imaging and spectroscopic techniques at the nanoscale. Surface plasmons can decay to form highly energetic (or hot) electrons in a process that is usually thought to be parasitic for applications, because it limits the lifetime and propagation length of surface plasmons and therefore has an adverse influence on the functionality of nanoplasmonic devices. Recently, however, it has been shown that hot electrons produced by surface plasmon decay can be harnessed to produce useful work in photodetection, catalysis and solar energy conversion. Nevertheless, the surface-plasmon-to-hot-electron conversion efficiency has been below 1% in all cases. Here we show that adiabatic focusing of surface plasmons on a Schottky diode-terminated tapered tip of nanoscale dimensions allows for a plasmon-to-hot-electron conversion efficiency of ∼30%. We further demonstrate that, with such high efficiency, hot electrons can be used for a new nanoscopy technique based on an atomic force microscopy set-up. We show that this hot-electron nanoscopy preserves the chemical sensitivity of the scanned surface and has a spatial resolution below 50 nm, with margins for improvement.
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- A Giugni
- 1] Nanostructures, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy [2] King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, PSE and BESE Divisions, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Negre CFA, Perassi EM, Coronado EA, Sánchez CG. Quantum dynamical simulations of local field enhancement in metal nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:125304. [PMID: 23449278 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/12/125304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Field enhancements (Γ) around small Ag nanoparticles (NPs) are calculated using a quantum dynamical simulation formalism and the results are compared with electrodynamic simulations using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) in order to address the important issue of the intrinsic atomistic structure of NPs. Quite remarkably, in both quantum and classical approaches the highest values of Γ are located in the same regions around single NPs. However, by introducing a complete atomistic description of the metallic NPs in optical simulations, a different pattern of the Γ distribution is obtained. Knowing the correct pattern of the Γ distribution around NPs is crucial for understanding the spectroscopic features of molecules inside hot spots. The enhancement produced by surface plasmon coupling is studied by using both approaches in NP dimers for different inter-particle distances. The results show that the trend of the variation of Γ versus inter-particle distance is different for classical and quantum simulations. This difference is explained in terms of a charge transfer mechanism that cannot be obtained with classical electrodynamics. Finally, time dependent distribution of the enhancement factor is simulated by introducing a time dependent field perturbation into the Hamiltonian, allowing an assessment of the localized surface plasmon resonance quantum dynamics.
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- Christian F A Negre
- Departamento de Matemática y Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, INFIQC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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Alabastri A, Toma A, Liberale C, Chirumamilla M, Giugni A, De Angelis F, Das G, Di Fabrizio E, Zaccaria RP. Interplay between electric and magnetic effect in adiabatic polaritonic systems. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:7538-7548. [PMID: 23546136 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.007538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report on the possibility of realizing adiabatic compression of polaritonic wave on a metallic conical nano-structure through an oscillating electric potential (quasi dynamic regime). By comparing this result with an electromagnetic wave excitation, we were able to relate the classical lighting-rod effect to adiabatic compression. Furthermore, we show that while the magnetic contribution plays a marginal role in the formation of adiabatic compression, it provides a blue shift in the spectral region. In particular, magnetic permeability can be used as a free parameter for tuning the polaritonic resonances. The peculiar form of adiabatic compression is instead dictated by both the source and the metal permittivity. The analysis is performed by starting from a simple electrostatic system to end with the complete electromagnetic one through intermediate situations such as the quasi-electrostatic and quasi-dynamic regimes. Each configuration is defined by a particular set of equations which allows to clearly determine the individual role played by the electric and magnetic contribution in the generation of adiabatic compression. We notice that these findings can be applied for the realization of a THz nano-metric generator.
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