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Schmidheini L, Tiefenauer RF, Gatterdam V, Frutiger A, Sannomiya T, Aramesh M. Self-Assembly of Nanodiamonds and Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Nanoscopy. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12030148. [PMID: 35323419 PMCID: PMC8946096 DOI: 10.3390/bios12030148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nanodiamonds have emerged as promising agents for sensing and imaging due to their exceptional photostability and sensitivity to the local nanoscale environment. Here, we introduce a hybrid system composed of a nanodiamond containing nitrogen-vacancy center that is paired to a gold nanoparticle via DNA hybridization. Using multiphoton optical studies, we demonstrate that the harmonic mode emission generated in gold nanoparticles induces a coupled fluorescence emission in nanodiamonds. We show that the flickering of harmonic emission in gold nanoparticles directly influences the nanodiamonds' emissions, resulting in stochastic blinking. By utilizing the stochastic emission fluctuations, we present a proof-of-principle experiment to demonstrate the potential application of the hybrid system for super-resolution microscopy. The introduced system may find applications in intracellular biosensing and bioimaging due to the DNA-based coupling mechanism and also the attractive characteristics of harmonic generation, such as low power, low background and tissue transparency.
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- Lukas Schmidheini
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; (L.S.); (R.F.T.); (V.G.); (A.F.)
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; (L.S.); (R.F.T.); (V.G.); (A.F.)
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; (L.S.); (R.F.T.); (V.G.); (A.F.)
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; (L.S.); (R.F.T.); (V.G.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; (L.S.); (R.F.T.); (V.G.); (A.F.)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Uppsala University, 751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
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Junesch J, Sannomiya T. Ultrathin suspended nanopores with surface plasmon resonance fabricated by combined colloidal lithography and film transfer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:6322-31. [PMID: 24701958 DOI: 10.1021/am405443y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Suspended plasmonic nanopores in ultrathin film layers were fabricated through a simple and widely applicable method combining colloidal lithography and thin film transfer, which allows mass production of short-range ordered nanopore arrays on a large scale. By this combined method, mechanically stable and flexible free-standing nanopore membranes with a thickness down to 15-30 nm were produced. The plasmon resonances of the ultrathin plasmonic nanopores fabricated in AlN/Au/AlN trilayer and single layer Au membranes were tuned to lie in the vis-NIR wavelength range by properly designing their dimensions. The optical responses to the refractive index changes were tested and applied to adlayer sensing. The trilayer nanopore membrane showed a unique property to support water only on one side of the membrane, which was confirmed by the resonance shift and comparison with numerical simulation. Pore size reduction down to 10 nm can be achieved through additional material deposition. The filtering function of such pore-size-reduced conical shaped nanofunnels has also been demonstrated. The presented nanopore fabrication method offers new platforms for ultrathin nanopore sensing or filtering devices with controlled pore-size and optical properties. The film transfer technique employed in this work would enable the transformation of any substrate-based nanostructures to free-standing membrane based devices without complicated multiple etching processes.
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- Juliane Junesch
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich , Gloriastrasse 35, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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Kumar K, Dahlin AB, Sannomiya T, Kaufmann S, Isa L, Reimhult E. Embedded plasmonic nanomenhirs as location-specific biosensors. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:6122-6129. [PMID: 24188470 DOI: 10.1021/nl403445f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We introduce a novel optical biosensing platform that exploits the asymmetry of nanostructures embedded in nanocavities, termed nanomenhirs. Upon oblique illumination using plane polarized white light, two plasmonic resonances attributable to the bases and the axes of the nanomenhirs emerge; these are used for location-specific sensing of membrane-binding events. Numerical simulations of the near field distributions confirmed the experimental results. As a proof-of-concept, we present a model biosensing experiment that exploits the dual-sensing capability, the size selectivity offered by the sensor geometry, and the possibility to separately biochemically modify the nanomenhirs and the nanocavities for the specific binding of lipid membrane structures to the nanomenhirs.
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- Karthik Kumar
- Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) , CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Saito S, Sannomiya T, Miyamoto T, Isobe T, Nakajima A, Matsushita S. SiO2–Au core–shell petal-like structure with controlled bridge length. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Karakouz T, Tesler AB, Sannomiya T, Feldman Y, Vaskevich A, Rubinstein I. Mechanism of morphology transformation during annealing of nanostructured gold films on glass. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:4656-65. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50198a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kühler P, García de Abajo FJ, Leiprecht P, Kolloch A, Solis J, Leiderer P, Siegel J. Quantitative imaging of the optical near field. OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 20:22063-22078. [PMID: 23037356 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.022063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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When exposing small particles on a substrate to a light plane wave, the scattered optical near field is spatially modulated and highly complex. We show, for the particular case of dielectric microspheres, that it is possible to image these optical near-field distributions in a quantitative way. By placing a single microsphere on a thin film of the photosensitive phase change material Ge(2)Sb(5)Te(5) and exposing it to a single short laser pulse, the spatial intensity modulation of the near field is imprinted into the film as a pattern of different material phases. The resulting patterns are investigated by using optical as well as high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. Quantitative information on the local optical near field at each location is obtained by calibrating the material response to pulsed laser irradiation. We discuss the influence of polarization and angle of incidence of the laser beam as well as particle size on the field distribution. The experimental results are in good quantitative agreement with a model based on a rigorous solution of Maxwell's equations. Our results have potential application to near-field optical lithography and experimental determination of near fields in complex nanostructures.
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- Paul Kühler
- Faculty of Physics, Universität Konstanz, Universittsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Shi L, Xifré-Pérez E, García de Abajo FJ, Meseguer F. Looking through the mirror: optical microcavity-mirror image photonic interaction. OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 20:11247-11255. [PMID: 22565747 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.011247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Although science fiction literature and art portray extraordinary stories of people interacting with their images behind a mirror, we know that they are not real and belong to the realm of fantasy. However, it is well known that charges or magnets near a good electrical conductor experience real attractive or repulsive forces, respectively, originating in the interaction with their images. Here, we show strong interaction between an optical microcavity and its image under external illumination. Specifically, we use silicon nanospheres whose high refractive index makes well-defined optical resonances feasible. The strong interaction produces attractive and repulsive forces depending on incident wavelength, cavity-metal separation and resonance mode symmetry. These intense repulsive photonic forces warrant a new kind of optical levitation that allows us to accurately manipulate small particles, with important consequences for microscopy, optical sensing and control of light by light at the nanoscale.
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- Lei Shi
- Centro de Tecnologías Físicas, Unidad Asociada ICMM/CSIC-UPV, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Sannomiya T, Scholder O, Jefimovs K, Hafner C, Dahlin AB. Investigation of plasmon resonances in metal films with nanohole arrays for biosensing applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:1653-1663. [PMID: 21520499 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201002228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Biosensing with nanoholes is one of the most promising applications of nanoplasmonic devices. The sensor properties, however, are complex due to coupled resonances through propagating and localized surface plasmons. This Full Paper demonstrates experimental and simulation studies on different plasmonic hole systems, namely various patterns of circular holes in gold films. In contrast to most previous work, here, the challenging situation of optically thin films is considered. The refractive-index-sensing properties, such as sensitive locations in the nanostructure and sensitive spectral features, are investigated. The multiple multipole program provides the complete field distribution in the nanostructure for different wavelengths. It is shown that the spectral feature most sensitive to refractive-index changes is the extinction minimum, rather than the maximum. The results are consistent with theory for perfect electrical conductors. The spectral response is investigated for molecular adsorption at different positions inside or outside a hole. Furthermore, the optical properties of nanohole arrays with long-range and short-range order are compared and found to demonstrate remarkable similarities. Our results help to predict the resonance wavelengths of nanoholes with arbitrary patterns, including short-range order. The results presented here are highly important since they extend and challenge several aspects of the current understanding of plasmon resonances in nanohole arrays. These theoretical models, simulation results, and experimental data together help provide the understanding necessary for the development of efficient biomolecular analysis tools based on metallic nanoholes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takumi Sannomiya
- Laboratory of Biosensors & Bioelectronics, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Chuntonov L, Haran G. Trimeric plasmonic molecules: the role of symmetry. NANO LETTERS 2011; 11:2440-2445. [PMID: 21553898 DOI: 10.1021/nl2008532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Artificial plasmonic molecules possess excitation modes that are defined by their symmetry and obey group theory rules, just like conventional molecules. We follow the evolution of surface-plasmon spectra of plasmonic trimers, assembled from equal-sized silver nanoparticles, as gradual geometric changes break their symmetry. The spectral modes of an equilateral triangle, the most symmetric structure of a trimer, are degenerate. This degeneracy is lifted as the symmetry is lowered when one of the vertex angles in opened, which also leads to a subtle transition between bright and dark modes. Our experimental results are quantitatively explained using numerical simulations and plasmon hybridization theory.
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- Lev Chuntonov
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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