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Sehrawat S, Shevchenko A. Octupole plasmon resonance improves light enhancement by a metal nanodimer. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:3432-3435. [PMID: 38875638 DOI: 10.1364/ol.525124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Metal nanoparticles are extensively used in science and technology to resonantly confine and enhance optical fields. Highest enhancement factors are achieved in nanosized gaps of metal dimers. It is commonly assumed that higher-order plasmon resonances, such as electric quadrupole and octupole, are in nanoparticles much weaker than a dipole resonance. Indeed, in the classical multipole expansion that deals with the scattered fields, these "dark" multipoles can be invisible. In this work, we show that an octupole resonance in a metal nanodimer can lead to a substantially larger field enhancement than a dipole resonance. The effect is explained by the fact that the near-field enhancement provided by the excited electric currents can be strong when the excitation is dark. This finding extends the design principles of a plasmonic nanostructure toward higher-order multipoles that, being naturally narrowband, can be useful for a variety of applications, especially in plasmonic sensing and detection.
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Gu Y, Wang N, Shang H, Yu F, Hu L. Investigations on Grating-Enhanced Waveguides for Wide-Angle Light Couplings. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3991. [PMID: 36432276 PMCID: PMC9698350 DOI: 10.3390/nano12223991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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As a universal physical scheme, effective light couplings to waveguides favor numerous applications. However, the low coupling efficiency at wide angles prohibits this fundamental functionality and thus lowers the performance levels of photonic systems. As previously found, the transmission gratings patterned on waveguide facets could significantly improve the large-angle-inputted efficiency to the order of 10-1. Here, we continue this study with a focus on a common scenario, i.e., a grating-modified waveguide excited by the Gaussian beam. A simplified 2D theoretical model is firstly introduced, proving that the efficiency lineshape could be well flattened by elaborately arranged diffractive gratings. For demonstration, subsequent explorations for proper grating geometries were conducted, and four structural configurations were selected for later full-wave numerical simulations. The last comparison studies showcase that the analytical method approximates the finite element method-based modelings. Both methods highlight grating-empowered coupling efficiencies, being 2.5 bigger than the counterparts of the previously reported seven-ring structure. All in all, our research provides instructions to simulate grating effects on the waveguide's light-gathering abilities. Together with algorithm-designed coupling structures, it would be of great interest to further benefit real applications, such as bioanalytical instrumentation and quantum photon probes.
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- Yitong Gu
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Laboratory of Gravitational Wave Precision Measurement of Zhejiang Province, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Taiji Laboratory for Gravitational Wave Universe, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Yang B, Li C, Wang Z, Dai Q. Thermoplasmonics in Solar Energy Conversion: Materials, Nanostructured Designs, and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107351. [PMID: 35271744 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The indispensable requirement for sustainable development of human society has forced almost all countries to seek highly efficient and cost-effective ways to harvest and convert solar energy. Though continuous progress has advanced, it remains a daunting challenge to achieve full-spectrum solar absorption and maximize the conversion efficiency of sunlight. Recently, thermoplasmonics has emerged as a promising solution, which involves several beneficial effects including enhanced light absorption and scattering, generation and relaxation of hot carriers, as well as localized/collective heating, offering tremendous opportunities for optimized energy conversion. Besides, all these functionalities can be tailored via elaborated designs of materials and nanostructures. Here, first the fundamental physics governing thermoplasmonics is presented and then the strategies for both material selection and nanostructured designs toward more efficient energy conversion are summarized. Based on this, recent progress in thermoplasmonic applications including solar evaporation, photothermal chemistry, and thermophotovoltaic is reviewed. Finally, the corresponding challenges and prospects are discussed.
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- Bei Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, 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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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic System, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, 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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Huang T, Wang B, Zhang W, Zhao C. Ultracompact Energy Transfer in Anapole-based Metachains. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:6102-6110. [PMID: 34269592 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Realization of electromagnetic energy confinement beyond the diffraction limit is crucial for high-performance on-chip devices. Herein we construct an array of nonradiative anapoles that originate from the destructive far-field interference of electric and toroidal dipole modes to achieve ultracompact and high-efficiency electromagnetic energy transfer without the coupler. We experimentally investigate the proposed metachain at mid-infrared frequencies and give the first near-field experimental evidence of anapole-based energy transfer, in which the spatial profile of the anapole mode is also unambiguously identified on the nanoscale. We further demonstrate that the metachain is intrinsically lossless and scalable at infrared wavelengths, realizing a 90° bending loss down to 0.32 dB at the optical communication wavelength. The present scheme bridges the gap between the energy confinement and the transfer of anapoles and opens a new gate for more compactly integrated photonic and energy devices, which can operate in a broad spectral range.
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- Tiancheng Huang
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Formation Laws of Direction of Fano Line-Shape in a Ring MIM Plasmonic Waveguide Side-Coupled with a Rectangular Resonator and Nano-Sensing Analysis of Multiple Fano Resonances. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11070819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plasmonic MIM (metal-insulator-metal) waveguides based on Fano resonance have been widely researched. However, the regulation of the direction of the line shape of Fano resonance is rarely mentioned. In order to study the regulation of the direction of the Fano line-shape, a Fano resonant plasmonic system, which consists of a MIM waveguide coupled with a ring resonator and a rectangle resonator, is proposed and investigated numerically via FEM (finite element method). We find the influencing factors and formation laws of the ‘direction’ of the Fano line-shape, and the optimal condition for the generation of multiple Fano resonances; and the application in refractive index sensing is also well studied. The conclusions can provide a clear theoretical reference for the regulation of the direction of the line shape of Fano resonance and the generation of multi Fano resonances in the designs of plasmonic nanodevices.
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Chen X, Huang P, Wang N, Zhu Y, Zhang J. Dual Tunable MZIs Stationary-Wave Integrated Fourier Transform Spectrum Detection. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21072352. [PMID: 33800576 PMCID: PMC8036941 DOI: 10.3390/s21072352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In order to resolve spectral alias due to under sampling in traditional stationary-wave integrated Fourier transform (SWIFT) spectrometers, an all-on-chip waveguide based on dual tunable Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) stationary-wave integrated Fourier transform technology (DTM-SWIFT) is proposed. Several gold nanowires are asymmetrically positioned at two sides of zero optical path difference and scatter the interference fringes information, which can avoid aliasing of spectral signals and help to gain high spectral resolution. A systematic theoretical analysis is carried on in detail, including the optical distribution characteristics based on multi-beam interference, stationary-wave theorem and signal reconstruction method based on the FT technology. The results show that the method can complete a resolution of 6 nm for Gauss spectrum reconstruction using only 6 gold nanowires, and a resolution of 5 cm-1 for Raman spectrum reconstruction using 25 gold nanowires.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-135-9413-5451
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Wang P, Huh JH, Lee J, Kim K, Park KJ, Lee S, Ke Y. Magnetic Plasmon Networks Programmed by Molecular Self-Assembly. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1901364. [PMID: 31148269 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nanoscale manipulation of magnetic fields has been a long-term pursuit in plasmonics and metamaterials, as it can enable a range of appealing optical properties, such as high-sensitivity circular dichroism, directional scattering, and low-refractive-index materials. Inspired by the natural magnetism of aromatic molecules, the cyclic ring cluster of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) has been suggested as a promising architecture with induced unnatural magnetism, especially at visible frequencies. However, it remains challenging to assemble plasmonic NPs into complex networks exhibiting strong visible magnetism. Here, a DNA-origami-based strategy is introduced to realize molecular self-assembly of NPs forming complex magnetic architectures, exhibiting emergent properties including anti-ferromagnetism, purely magnetic-based Fano resonances, and magnetic surface plasmon polaritons. The basic building block, a gold NP (AuNP) ring consisting of six AuNP seeds, is arranged on a DNA origami frame with nanometer precision. The subsequent hierarchical assembly of the AuNP rings leads to the formation of higher-order networks of clusters and polymeric chains. Strong emergent plasmonic properties are induced by in situ growth of silver upon the AuNP seeds. This work may facilitate the development of a tunable and scalable DNA-based strategy for the assembly of optical magnetic circuitry, as well as plasmonic metamaterials with high fidelity.
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- Pengfei Wang
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomicrosystem Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Development of sensing method for mercury ions and cell imaging based on highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Xiao F, Wang G, Shang W, Zhu W, Han L, Mei T, Premaratne M, Zhao J. Radial breathing modes coupling in plasmonic molecules. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:5116-5124. [PMID: 30876114 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.005116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metallic hexamer, very much the plasmonic analog of benzene molecule, provides an ideal platform to mimic modes coupling and hybridization in molecular systems. To demonstrate this, we present a detailed study on radial breathing mode (RBM) coupling in a plasmonic dual-hexamers. We excite RBMs of hexamers by symmetrically matching the polarization state of the illumination with the distribution of electric dipole moments of the dual-hexamer. It is found that the RBM coupling exhibits a nonexponential decay when the inter-hexamer separation is increased, owing to the dark mode nature of RBM. When the outer hexamer is subjected to the in-plane twisting, resonant wavelengths of two coupled RBMs as well as the coupling constant show cosine variations with the twist angle, indicating the symmetry of hexamer structure plays a critical role in the coupling of RBMs. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the coupling of RBMs is dominated by the in-plane interaction as the outer hexamer is under an out-of-plane tilting, causing convergence of resonant wavelengths of the two coupled RBMs with increasing tilt angle. Our results not only provide an insight into the plasmonic RBM coupling mechanism, but also pave the way to systematically control the spectral response of plasmonic molecules.
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Li G, Hu H, Wu L. Tailoring Fano lineshapes using plasmonic nanobars for highly sensitive sensing and directional emission. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 21:252-259. [PMID: 30519701 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp05779f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Plasmonic oligomers are one class of the most promising nanoclusters for generating Fano resonances. This study reveals that a nanobar-based heptamer concurrently sustains triple polarization-dependent Fano resonances, in sharp contrast to traditional nanodisk or nanosphere-based counterparts. Benefiting from the enhanced near field and reduced spectral linewidth, the gold heptamer exhibits a high refractive index sensitivity (940 nm per RIU) together with a figure of merit (FoM) value as large as 20.9, which outperforms that of most other gold oligomers. On the other hand, it is found that the spectral positions of hybridized eigenmodes depend strongly on the spatial configurations of the constituent nanobars. As a proof of concept, we design a simple heterodimer comprising a nanocross and a nanobar, where plasmonic modes with opposite radiative decay characteristics are excellently overlapped both spectrally and spatially by elaborate tailoring. Double strong Fano resonances appear on opposite sides of the spectrum as expected. More interestingly, the radiation main lobes all point to one direction at these two Fano resonances due to the spatial charge distributions and mode interferences with the maximal directivity ratio (DR) as high as 22.4, in a similar manner to the radio frequency (RF) Yagi-Uda antenna. Furthermore, the emission directions can also be easily switched by adjusting the orientations of the individual nanobar in the heterodimer. Our study demonstrates that the nanobar-based oligomers with tailored Fano lineshapes could serve as versatile and delicate platforms for the label-free biochemical sensing and directional transmission of optical information at the nanometre scale.
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- Guozhou Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Cao T, Qiu Y. Lateral sorting of chiral nanoparticles using Fano-enhanced chiral force in visible region. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:566-574. [PMID: 29182186 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr05464e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Chiral gradient force allows a passive separation of an enantiomer since its direction is dependent on the handedness of its chiral entities. However, chiral polarisability is much weaker than electric polarisability. As a consequence, the non-chiral gradient force dominates over chiral force, which makes enantioselective sorting challenging. We present here, both numerically and analytically, that the chiral gradient force acting on chiral nanoparticles can overcome the non-chiral force when specimens are placed in a Fano-enhanced chiral gradient near-field using a plasmonic nanoaperture. Under circularly polarized light illumination, the interaction between the resonant modes of symmetric outer and asymmetric inner Au split-rings results in a splitting of the modal energies, which excites multipolar interference Fano resonances (FRs). This enables a local aperture between the two split-rings to possess very large optical chirality gradients while maintaining low gradients of electromagnetic energy density around the FRs from the visible region. By way of the lateral resultant force composed of both chiral and non-chiral gradient forces, we can accomplish a helicity-dependent transverse deflection of the chiral nanoparticles positioned above the aperture, which may offer a good platform for all-optical enantiopure compounds.
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- Tun Cao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Takayama O, Bogdanov AA, Lavrinenko AV. Photonic surface waves on metamaterial interfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2017; 29:463001. [PMID: 29053474 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aa8bdd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A surface wave (SW) in optics is a light wave, which is supported at an interface of two dissimilar media and propagates along the interface with its field amplitude exponentially decaying away from the boundary. Research on surface waves has been flourishing in the last few decades due to their unique properties of surface sensitivity and field localization. These features have resulted in applications in nano-guiding, sensing, light-trapping and imaging based on near-field techniques, contributing to the establishment of nanophotonics as a field of research. Up to now, a wide variety of surface waves has been investigated in numerous material and structure settings. This article reviews the recent progress and development in the physics of SWs localized at metamaterial interfaces, as well as bulk media in order to provide broader perspectives on optical surface waves in general. For each type of surface wave, we discuss the material and structural platforms. We mainly focus on experimental realizations in the visible and near-infrared wavelength ranges. We also address existing and potential application of SWs in chemical and biological sensing, and experimental excitation and characterization methods.
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- O Takayama
- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, Building 343, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Zheng ZB, Li JT, Ma T, Fang HL, Ren WC, Chen J, She JC, Zhang Y, Liu F, Chen HJ, Deng SZ, Xu NS. Tailoring of electromagnetic field localizations by two-dimensional graphene nanostructures. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2017; 6:e17057. [PMID: 30167201 PMCID: PMC6061900 DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Graphene has great potential for enhancing light-matter interactions in a two-dimensional regime due to surface plasmons with low loss and strong light confinement. Further utilization of graphene in nanophotonics relies on the precise control of light localization properties. Here, we demonstrate the tailoring of electromagnetic field localizations in the mid-infrared region by precisely shaping the graphene into nanostructures with different geometries. We generalize the phenomenological cavity model and employ nanoimaging techniques to quantitatively calculate and experimentally visualize the two-dimensional electromagnetic field distributions within the nanostructures, which indicate that the electromagnetic field can be shaped into specific patterns depending on the shapes and sizes of the nanostructures. Furthermore, we show that the light localization performance can be further improved by reducing the sizes of the nanostructures, where a lateral confinement of λ0/180 of the incidence light can be achieved. The electromagnetic field localizations within a nanostructure with a specific geometry can also be modulated by chemical doping. Our strategies can, in principle, be generalized to other two-dimensional materials, therefore providing new degrees of freedom for designing nanophotonic components capable of tailoring two-dimensional light confinement over a broad wavelength range.
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- Ze-Bo Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Greybush NJ, Liberal I, Malassis L, Kikkawa JM, Engheta N, Murray CB, Kagan CR. Plasmon Resonances in Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Au Nanocrystal Metamolecules. ACS NANO 2017; 11:2917-2927. [PMID: 28190335 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b08189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We explore the evolution of plasmonic modes in two-dimensional nanocrystal oligomer "metamolecules" as the number of nanocrystals is systematically varied. Precise, hexagonally ordered Au nanocrystal oligomers with 1-31 members are assembled via capillary forces into polygonal topographic templates defined using electron-beam lithography. The visible and near-infrared scattering response of individual oligomers is measured by spatially resolved, polarized darkfield scattering spectroscopy. The response is highly sensitive to in-plane versus out-of-plane incident polarization, and we observe an exponentially saturating red shift in plasmon resonance wavelength as the number of nanocrystals per oligomer increases, in agreement with theoretical predictions. Simulations further elucidate the modes supported by the oligomers, including electric dipole and magnetic dipole resonances and their Fano interference. The single-oligomer sensitivity of our measurements also reveals the role of positional disorder in determining the wavelength and character of the plasmonic response. The progression of oligomer metamolecule structures studied here advances our understanding of fundamental plasmonic interactions in the transition regime between few-member plasmonic clusters and extended two-dimensional arrays.
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- Complex Assemblies of Soft Matter Laboratory (COMPASS), UMI 3254, CNRS-Solvay-UPenn , Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007, United States
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Zhang B, Wei C. Highly sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of Hg2+ based on turn-on aptamer DNA silver nanoclusters. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11566k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A novel turn-on fluorescent biosensor based on C–Hg2+-aptamer-1-DNA-templated silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs) was developed for the quantitative analysis of Hg2+.
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- Baozhu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- P. R. China
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Liu Z, Ye J. Highly controllable double Fano resonances in plasmonic metasurfaces. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:17665-17674. [PMID: 27714114 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr06388h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Creating plasmonic nanostructures with controllable Fano resonances is of great interest for a number of important applications including metamaterials and biosensors. Realizing double Fano resonances is even more challenging but may become favorable to the applications such as surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and second harmonic generation (SHG). Here we have developed plasmonic metasurfaces consisting of a nanoring array and a metallic film separated by a dielectric spacer for the generation of double Fano resonances. The double Fano resonances are realized by the strong plasmonic coupling between the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) mode of the nanoring array and the cavity modes of the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure, and consequently exhibit large electric field enhancements at double frequencies. The resonance wavelength, the linewidth and the wavelength separation of double Fano resonances can be well tailored by changing the cavity length of the structure and the parameters of the top array pattern including the diameter, periodicity, and shape. In addition, we develop a far-field coupling model to efficiently determine the cavity length of metasurface structures with double Fano resonances at specific wavelengths with much ease and acceptable accuracy compared to the time-consuming and computing resource-needed numerical simulations.
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- Zhonghui Liu
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030, China. and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Cherqui C, Wu Y, Li G, Quillin SC, Busche JA, Thakkar N, West CA, Montoni NP, Rack PD, Camden JP, Masiello DJ. STEM/EELS Imaging of Magnetic Hybridization in Symmetric and Symmetry-Broken Plasmon Oligomer Dimers and All-Magnetic Fano Interference. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:6668-6676. [PMID: 27673696 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Negative-index metamaterials composed of magnetic plasmon oligomers are actively being investigated for their potential role in optical cloaking, superlensing, and nanolithography applications. A significant improvement to their practicality lies in the ability to function at multiple distinct wavelengths in the visible part of spectrum. Here we utilize the nanometer spatial-resolving power of electron energy-loss spectroscopy to conclusively demonstrate hybridization of magnetic plasmons in oligomer dimers that can achieve this goal. We also show that breaking the dimer's symmetry can induce all-magnetic Fano interferences based solely on the interplay of bright and dark magnetic modes, allowing us to further tailor the system's optical responses. These features are engineered through the design of the oligomer's underlying nanoparticle elements as elongated Ag nanodisks with spectrally isolated long-axis plasmon resonances. The resulting magnetic plasmon oligomers and their hybridized assemblies establish a new design paradigm for optical metamaterials with rich functionality.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Xu M, Gao Z, Wei Q, Chen G, Tang D. Label-free hairpin DNA-scaffolded silver nanoclusters for fluorescent detection of Hg2+ using exonuclease III-assisted target recycling amplification. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 79:411-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.12.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cao T, Mao L, Gao D, Ding W, Qiu CW. Fano resonant Ge2Sb2Te5 nanoparticles realize switchable lateral optical force. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:5657-5666. [PMID: 26898233 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08804f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sophisticated optical micromanipulation of small biomolecules usually relies on complex light, e.g., structured light, highly non-paraxial light, or chiral light. One emerging technique is to employ chiral light to drive the chiral nanoparticle along the direction perpendicular to the propagation of the light, i.e., the lateral optical force. Here, we theoretically study the lateral optical force exerted by a entirely Gaussian beam. For the very first time we demonstrate that the Fano resonances (FRs) of the Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) phase-change nanoparticles encapsulated with Au shells could enable a conventional Gaussian laser to exert a lateral force on such a dielectric GST nanoparticle, attributed to the strongly asymmetric energy flow around the sphere in the dipole-quadrupole FRs. More interestingly, the direction of this lateral force could be reversible during the state transition (i.e., from amorphous to crystalline). By bonding small biomolecules to the outer surface of the phase-change nanoparticle, the particle behaves as a direction-selective vehicle to transport biomolecules along opposite directions, at pre-assessed states of the Ge2Sb2Te5 core correspondingly. Importantly, the origin of the reversal of the lateral optical force is further unveiled by the optical singularity of the Poynting vector. Our mechanism of tailoring the FRs of phase-change nanoparticles, not just limited to GST, may bring a new twist to optical micromanipulation and biomedical applications.
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- Tun Cao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Republic of Singapore.
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Liu SD, Leong ESP, Li GC, Hou Y, Deng J, Teng JH, Ong HC, Lei DY. Polarization-Independent Multiple Fano Resonances in Plasmonic Nonamers for Multimode-Matching Enhanced Multiband Second-Harmonic Generation. ACS NANO 2016; 10:1442-53. [PMID: 26727133 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plasmonic oligomers composed of metallic nanoparticles are one class of the most promising platforms for generating Fano resonances with unprecedented optical properties for enhancing various linear and nonlinear optical processes. For efficient generation of second-harmonic emissions at multiple wavelength bands, it is critical to design a plasmonic oligomer concurrently having multiple Fano resonances spectrally matching the fundamental excitation wavelengths and multiple plasmon resonance modes coinciding with the harmonic wavelengths. Thus far, the realization of such a plasmonic oligomer remains a challenge. This study demonstrates both theoretically and experimentally that a plasmonic nonamer consisting of a gold nanocross surrounded by eight nanorods simultaneously sustains multiple polarization-independent Fano resonances in the near-infrared region and several higher-order plasmon resonances in the visible spectrum. Due to coherent amplification of the nonlinear excitation sources by the Fano resonances and efficient scattering-enhanced outcoupling by the higher-order modes, the second-harmonic emission of the nonamer is significantly increased at multiple spectral bands, and their spectral positions and radiation patterns can be flexibly manipulated by easily tuning the length of the surrounding nanorods in the nonamer. These results provide us with important implications for realizing ultrafast multichannel nonlinear optoelectronic devices.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR , 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR , 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR , 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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Li GZ, Li Q, Wu LJ. Double Fano resonances in plasmonic nanocross molecules and magnetic plasmon propagation. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:19914-19920. [PMID: 26580687 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04834f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Double Fano resonances in optical frequency are investigated in an artificial plasmonic molecule consisting of seven identical nanocrosses. These two Fano resonances are found to originate from different physical mechanisms. One is caused by the excitation of the inherent quadrupole dark mode supported by a single nanocross, and the other is attributed to the magnetic plasmon mode due to the generation of antiphase ring currents in adjacent fused tetramers. The two Fano resonances can either be tuned simultaneously or independently within a wide spectral range by adjusting the geometrical parameters of the nanocrosses. The excitation of the magnetic plasmon in a chain made of coupled nanoparticles allows for subwavelength guiding of optical energy with low radiative losses. The field decay length is as long as 2.608 μm, which is comparable to that of the magnetic plasmon waveguides and far surpasses the value achieved in electric plasmon counterparts. Because of the special shape of the nanocross, a Mach-Zehnder interferometer can be built to steer optical beams. These results show that the proposed plasmonic nanostructures have potential applications in biochemical sensing, narrow line-shape engineering and on-chip optical signal propagation in nanoscale integrated optics.
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- Guo-Zhou Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China.
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Panaro S, Nazir A, Proietti Zaccaria R, Razzari L, Liberale C, De Angelis F, Toma A. Plasmonic Moon: A Fano-Like Approach for Squeezing the Magnetic Field in the Infrared. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:6128-6134. [PMID: 26262899 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Outstanding results have been achieved in the localization of optical electric fields via ultrasmall plasmonic cavities, paving the way to the subdiffractive confinement of local electromagnetic fields. However, due to the intrinsic constraints related to conventional architectures, no comparable squeezing factors have been managed yet for the magnetic counterpart of radiation, practically hindering the detection and manipulation of magneto-optical effects at the nanoscale. Here, we observe a strong magnetic field nanofocusing in the infrared, promoted by the induction of a coil-type Fano resonance. By triggering the coil current via a quadrupole-like plasmonic mode, we straightforwardly boost the enhancement of the infrared magnetic field and perform its efficient squeezing in localized nanovolumes.
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- S Panaro
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Genova , Genova 16145, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Genova , Genova 16145, Italy
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- INRS Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Blvd Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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Singh DK, Ahn JS, Koo S, Kang T, Kim J, Lee S, Park N, Kim DS. Selective electric and magnetic sensitivity of aperture probes. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:20820-20828. [PMID: 26367935 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.020820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the effect of geometrical factors governing the polarization profiles of near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) probes. The most important physical parameter controlling the selective electric or magnetic field sensitivity is found to be the width of the metal rim surrounding aperture. Probes with metal rim width w < λ/2 selectively senses the optical electric field, while those with w > λ/2 selectively senses the optical magnetic field. Intensity variation of optical Hertz standing wave formed upon reflection at oblique incidence shows a phase difference of π/2 between electric and magnetic probes: an analogue of the classical Wiener's experiment. Our work paves way towards electromagnetic engineering of nanostructures.
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Verre R, Yang ZJ, Shegai T, Käll M. Optical magnetism and plasmonic Fano resonances in metal-insulator-metal oligomers. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:1952-8. [PMID: 25621936 DOI: 10.1021/nl504802r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The possibility of achieving optical magnetism at visible frequencies using plasmonic nanostructures has recently been a subject of great interest. The concept is based on designing structures that support plasmon modes with electron oscillation patterns that imitate current loops, that is, magnetic dipoles. However, the magnetic resonances are typically spectrally narrow, thereby limiting their applicability in, for example, metamaterial designs. We show that a significantly broader magnetic response can be realized in plasmonic pentamers constructed from metal-insulator-metal (MIM) sandwich particles. Each MIM unit acts as a magnetic meta-atom and the optical magnetism is rendered quasi-broadband through hybridization of the in-plane modes. We demonstrate that scattering spectra of individual MIM pentamers exhibit multiple Fano resonances and a broad subradiant spectral window that signals the magnetic interaction and a hierarchy of coupling effects in these intricate three-dimensional nanoparticle oligomers.
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- R Verre
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology , 41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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Zohar N, Chuntonov L, Haran G. The simplest plasmonic molecules: Metal nanoparticle dimers and trimers. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Stewart AF, Lee A, Ahmed A, Ip S, Kumacheva E, Walker GC. Rational design for the controlled aggregation of gold nanorods via phospholipid encapsulation for enhanced Raman scattering. ACS NANO 2014; 8:5462-7. [PMID: 24826839 DOI: 10.1021/nn4044589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study describes a procedure that found a balance between the ability of polymer-stabilized nanorods (NRs) to self-assemble and the creation of narrow gaps to make reproducibly bright surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanorod dimers. NRs were end-functionalized with polymers, which enabled end-to-end self-assembly of NR chains and control over inter-rod separation through polymer molecular weight (MW). We found a way to quench the self-assembly, by phospholipid encapsulation, reducing the polydispersity of the aggregates while rendering them water-soluble. This reduction in polydispersity and preferential isolation of short-chain nanorod species is important for maximizing SERS enhancement from nanorod chains. We prepared NR aggregates that exhibit ∼5-50 times greater SERS intensity than isolated rods (and ∼750× greater than bare dye) depending on inter-rod separation, when using Oxazine 725 reporter molecules. Colloidal stability of NR aggregates and temporal stability of the SERS signal in water were observed for 110 days. With enhanced SERS intensity, water solubility, and stability, these NR aggregates are promising optical probes for future biological applications.
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- Alexander F Stewart
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
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Ahmadivand A, Golmohammadi S. Electromagnetic plasmon propagation and coupling through gold nanoring heptamers: a route to design optimized telecommunication photonic nanostructures. APPLIED OPTICS 2014; 53:3832-3840. [PMID: 24979412 DOI: 10.1364/ao.53.003832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work, a configuration of bulk gold nanorings with certain geometrical sizes has been utilized for designing efficient photonic subwavelength nanostructures. We verify that adjacent heptamers based on gold nanorings are able to couple and transport magnetic plasmon resonance along a nanoring array in chrysene and triphenylene molecule orientations. This magnetic resonance transmission is caused by an antiphase circular current through the heptamer arrays. An orientation model of nanoring heptamers helps us to provide efficient optical structures with a remarkable decay length and a trivial ratio of destructive interferences. Exploiting the robust magnetic plasmon resonance coupling effect between heptamers arrays, we would be able to propose a practical plasmonic waveguide, a Y-shaped optical power divider (splitter), and an ON/OFF router that is operating based on destructive and constructive interferences. The quality of power splitting has been discussed comprehensively and also, the effect of undesirable occasions on the functioning performance of the proposed router has been investigated numerically. Ultimately, we verify that employing heptamers based on gold nanorings leads us to propose efficient plasmonic nanostructures and devices that are able to work in the telecommunication spectrum.
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Nazir A, Panaro S, Proietti Zaccaria R, Liberale C, De Angelis F, Toma A. Fano coil-type resonance for magnetic hot-spot generation. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:3166-71. [PMID: 24849081 DOI: 10.1021/nl500452p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The possibility to develop nanosystems with appreciable magnetic response at optical frequencies has been a matter of intense study in the past few years. This aim was strongly hindered by the saturation of the magnetic response of "natural" materials beyond the THz regime. Recently, in order to overcome such limitation, it has been considered to enhance the magnetic fields through the induction of displacement currents triggered by plasmonic resonances. Here we investigate a nanoassembly supporting the hybridization of an electric and magnetic plasmonic mode in Fano resonance conditions. Taking advantage of the enhancement properties owned by such interferential resonance, we have been able to generate an intense and localized magnetic hot-spot in the near-infrared spectral region.
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- A Nazir
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy
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Zhan Y, Lei DY, Li X, Maier SA. Plasmonic Fano resonances in nanohole quadrumers for ultra-sensitive refractive index sensing. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:4705-4715. [PMID: 24658052 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr06024a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Plasmonic Fano resonances arising from electromagnetic interactions in metallic nanostructures exhibit spectral characteristics analogous to those from the electron waves in oligomer molecules. Though a great deal of research interest has been attracted to study the optical properties and explore the associated applications of metallic nanoparticle oligomers, the plasmonic response of their complementary structures--nanohole clusters--remains largely unexplored. Here we show numerically by a full-wave finite element method that a nanohole quadrumer can sustain two Fano resonances when the incident electric field is oriented along the long-axis of the quadrumer system. The underlying physical mechanisms responsible for the Fano resonance formation are revealed explicitly by spectrally deconstructing the Fano lineshape, spatially decomposing the structure configuration and mapping the electric field profile and charge distribution, which collectively demonstrate a strong mode coupling between either two antiparallel dipolar modes or dipole-quadruple modes in the nanohole quadrumer. We further show that the spectral profile of the Fano resonance including the resonance linewidth and spectral contrast can be engineered flexibly by adjusting the geometrical parameters of the nanohole cluster, including the nanohole diameter, film thickness and interhole distance. With an optimized and realistic geometrical configuration, the nanohole quadrumer system exhibits an overall sensing figure of merit up to 14.25, far surpassing the value reported for conventional nanoparticle oligomers.
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- Yaohui Zhan
- Institute of Modern Optical Technologies & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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Sun Z, Zuo X, Guan T, Chen W. Artificial TE-mode surface waves at metal surfaces mimicking surface plasmons. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:4714-4722. [PMID: 24663790 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.004714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Manipulation of light in subwavelength scale can be realized with metallic nanostructures for TM-polarization components due to excitation of surface plasmons. TE-polarization components of light are usually excluded in subwavelength metal structures for mesoscopic optical interactions. Here we show that, by introducing very thin high index dielectric layers on structured metal surfaces, pseudo surface polarization currents can be induced near metal surfaces, which bring to excitation of artificial TE-mode surface waves at the composite meta-surfaces. This provides us a way to manipulate TE-polarized light in subwavelength scale. Typical properties of the artificial surface waves are further demonstrate for their excitation, propagation, optical transmission, and enhancement and resonances of the localized fields, mimicking those of surface plasmon waves.
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A similarity between chemical reactions and self-assembly of nanoparticles offers a strategy that can enrich both the synthetic chemistry and the nanoscience fields. Synthetic methods should enable quantitative control of the structural characteristics of nanoparticle ensembles such as their aggregation number or directionality, whereas the capability to visualize and analyze emerging nanostructures using characterization tools can provide insight into intelligent molecular design and mechanisms of chemical reactions. We explored this twofold concept for an exemplary system including the polymerization of bifunctional nanoparticles in the presence of monofunctional colloidal chain stoppers. Using reaction-specific design rules, we synthesized chain stoppers with controlled reactivity and achieved quantitative fine-tuning of the self-assembled structures. Analysis of the nanostructures provided information about polymerization kinetics, side reactions, and the distribution of all of the species in the reaction system. A quantitative model was developed to account for the reactivity, kinetics, and side reactions of nanoparticles, all governed by the design of colloidal chain stoppers. This work provided the ability to test theoretical models developed for molecular polymerization.
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Liu K, Ahmed A, Chung S, Sugikawa K, Wu G, Nie Z, Gordon R, Kumacheva E. In situ plasmonic counter for polymerization of chains of gold nanorods in solution. ACS NANO 2013; 7:5901-5910. [PMID: 23786318 DOI: 10.1021/nn402363p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Self-assembly of gold nanorods (NRs) in linear, polymer-like chains offers the ability to test and validate theoretical models of molecular polymerization. Practically, NR chains show multiple promising applications in sensing of chemical and biological species. Both areas of research can strongly benefit from the development of a quantitative tool for characterization of the structure of NR chains in the course of self-assembly, based on the change in ensemble-averaged optical properties of plasmonic polymers; however, quantitative correlation between the extinction spectra and the structural characteristics of NR chains has not been reported. Here, we report such a tool by a quantitatively correlating the red shift of the longitudinal surface plasmon band of gold NRs and the average aggregation number of NR chains. The generality of the method is demonstrated for NRs with different aspect ratios, for varying inter-rod distances in the chains, and for varying initial concentrations of NRs in solution. We modeled the extinction spectra of the NR chains by combining the theory of step-growth polymerization with finite-difference time-domain simulations and a resistor-inductor-capacitor model, and obtained agreement between the theoretical and experimental results. In addition to capturing quantitatively the ensemble physics of the polymerization, the proposed 'plasmonic counter' approach provides a real-time cost- and labor-efficient method for the characterization of self-assembly of plasmonic polymers.
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- Kun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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Boccia A, D'Orazi F, Carabelli E, Bussolati R, Arduini A, Secchi A, Marrani AG, Zanoni R. Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on Functionalized Si(100) Surfaces through Pseudorotaxane Formation. Chemistry 2013; 19:7999-8006. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hentschel M, Dorfmüller J, Giessen H, Jäger S, Kern AM, Braun K, Zhang D, Meixner AJ. Plasmonic oligomers in cylindrical vector light beams. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 4:57-65. [PMID: 23400561 PMCID: PMC3566857 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.4.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We investigate the excitation as well as propagation of magnetic modes in plasmonic nanostructures. Such structures are particularly suited for excitation with cylindrical vector beams. We study magneto-inductive coupling between adjacent nanostructures. We utilize high-resolution lithographic techniques for the preparation of complex nanostructures consisting of gold as well as aluminium. These structures are subsequently characterized by linear optical spectroscopy. The well characterized and designed structures are afterwards studied in depth by exciting them with radial and azimuthally polarized light and simultaneously measuring their plasmonic near-field behavior. Additionally, we attempt to model and simulate our results, a project which has, to the best of our knowledge, not been attempted so far.
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- Mario Hentschel
- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Xifré-Pérez E, Shi L, Tuzer U, Fenollosa R, Ramiro-Manzano F, Quidant R, Meseguer F. Mirror-image-induced magnetic modes. ACS NANO 2013. [PMID: 23194368 DOI: 10.1021/nn304855t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Reflection in a mirror changes the handedness of the real world, and right-handed objects turn left-handed and vice versa (M. Gardner, The Ambidextrous Universe, Penguin Books, 1964). Also, we learn from electromagnetism textbooks that a flat metallic mirror transforms an electric charge into a virtual opposite charge. Consequently, the mirror image of a magnet is another parallel virtual magnet as the mirror image changes both the charge sign and the curl handedness. Here we report the dramatic modification in the optical response of a silicon nanocavity induced by the interaction with its image through a flat metallic mirror. The system of real and virtual dipoles can be interpreted as an effective magnetic dipole responsible for a strong enhancement of the cavity scattering cross section.
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- Elisabet Xifré-Pérez
- Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques (ICFO), Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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Ögüt B, Talebi N, Vogelgesang R, Sigle W, van Aken PA. Toroidal plasmonic eigenmodes in oligomer nanocavities for the visible. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:5239-44. [PMID: 22935079 DOI: 10.1021/nl302418n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Plasmonics has become one of the most vibrant areas in research with technological innovations impacting fields from telecommunications to medicine. Many fascinating applications of plasmonic nanostructures employ electric dipole and higher-order multipole resonances. Also magnetic multipole resonances are recognized for their unique properties. Besides these multipolar modes that easily radiate into free space, other types of electromagnetic resonances exist, so-called toroidal eigenmodes, which have been largely overlooked historically. They are strongly bound to material structures and their peculiar spatial structure renders them practically invisible to conventional optical microscopy techniques. In this Letter, we demonstrate toroidal modes in a metal ring formed by an oligomer of holes. Combined energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy and three-dimensional finite difference time domain analysis reveal their distinct features. For the study of these modes that cannot be excited by optical far-field spectroscopy, energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy emerges as the method of choice. Toroidal moments bear great potential for novel applications, for example, in the engineering of Purcell factors of quantum-optical emitters inside toroidal cavities.
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- Burcu Ögüt
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Liu SD, Yang Z, Liu RP, Li XY. Multiple Fano resonances in plasmonic heptamer clusters composed of split nanorings. ACS NANO 2012; 6:6260-6271. [PMID: 22680404 DOI: 10.1021/nn3017052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fano resonances in plasmonic nanostructures are important for plasmon line shaping. Compared to a single Fano resonance, multiple Fano resonances can modify plasmon lines at several spectral positions simultaneously, but they often suffer from weak modulation depths. In this paper, plasmonic heptamer clusters comprising split nanorings are designed to form multiple Fano resonances. Three prominent Fano resonances are observed in the spectra due to the formation of multiple narrow subradiant resonances, and the multiple Fano resonances can be switched on and off by adjusting the polarization direction. Particularly, by modifying the geometry parameters, there is a large tunability of the modulation depth of each Fano resonance. Heptamer clusters comprising split nanorings are highly suitable for plasmon line shaping, and it is expected that they are useful for multiwavelength biosensing and surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
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- Shao-Ding Liu
- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China.
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