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Baden N, Watanabe H, Aoyagi M, Ujii H, Fujita Y. Surface-enhanced optical-mid-infrared photothermal microscopy using shortened colloidal silver nanowires: a noble approach for mid-infrared surface sensing. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 38808389 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00106k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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We propose surface-enhanced optical-mid-infrared photothermal (MIP) microscopy using highly crystalline silver nanowires, acting as a Fabry-Perot resonator, and demonstrate its applicability to enhanced mid-infrared surface sensing of thin polymer layers as thin as 20 nm.
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- Naoki Baden
- Nihon Thermal Consulting, Co., Ltd, 3-9-2 Nishishinjuku, Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES) and Division of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, N20W10, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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Rodrigues CH, Silva BP, Silva MLR, Gouveia DC, Fontes A, Macêdo DPC, Santos BS. Methylene blue@silver nanoprisms conjugates as a strategy against Candida albicans isolated from balanoposthitis using photodynamic inactivation. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2024; 46:104066. [PMID: 38552814 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Balanoposthitis can affect men in immunocompromised situations, such as HIV infection and diabetes. The main associated microorganism is Candida albicans, which can cause local lesions, such as the development of skin cracks associated with itching. As an alternative to conventional treatment, there is a growing interest in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI). It has been shown that the association of photosensitizers with metallic nanoparticles may improve the effectiveness of PDI via plasmonic effect. We have recently shown that the association of methylene blue (MB), a very known photosensitizer, with silver prismatic nanoplatelets (AgNPrs) improved PDI of a resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus. To further investigate the experimental conditions involved in PDI improvement, in the present study, we studied the effect of MB concentration associated with AgNPrs exploring spectral analysis, zeta potential measurements, and biological assays, testing the conjugated system against C. albicans isolated from a resistant strain of balanoposthitis. The AgNPrs were synthesized through silver anisotropic seed growth induced by the anionic stabilizing agent poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) and showed a plasmon band fully overlapping the MB absorption band. MB and AgNPrs were conjugated through electrostatic association and three different MB concentrations were tested in the nanosystems. Inactivation using red LED light (660 nm) showed a dose dependency in respect to the MB concentration in the conjugates. Using the highest MB concentration (100 µmol⋅L-1) with AgNPr, it was possible to completely inactivate the microorganisms upon a 2 min irradiation exposure. Analyzing optical changes in the conjugates we suggest that these results indicate that AgNPrs are enhancers of MB photodynamic action probably by a combined mechanism of plasmonic effect and reduction of MB dimerization. Therefore, MBAgNPrs can be considered a suitable choice to be applied in PDI of resistant microorganisms.
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- Cláudio H Rodrigues
- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
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Xu H, Wang J. A super asymmetric cross antenna structure with tunable dual-frequency resonances. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29042-29049. [PMID: 37860894 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03880g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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The detection performance of traditional infrared spectroscopy can be very limited in the case of molecular vibrational modes with low absorption cross-sections. On account of its electric field enhancement, plasmonic antenna can be combined with infrared spectroscopy to realize surface enhanced infrared detection and characterization of molecules. In this work, a super asymmetric cross antenna structure with tunable dual-frequency resonance and a high enhancement factor is designed. By systematically studying the transmission spectrum and charge distribution of this super asymmetric cross antenna structure, the physical origin of the dual-frequency resonance and its tunability are characterized in detail. In addition, in order to target desired molecular ensembles, the relationship between the resonance frequency and electric-field intensity of the two resonance modes and the parameters of structure and incident light are examined, yielding an enhancement factor close to 100 in the desired frequency region. Finally, the experimental results show that the proposed super asymmetric cross antenna structure can indeed generate dual-frequency resonances, agreeing reasonably with the theoretical results. It is believed that the super asymmetric cross antenna structure can be widely used to sensitively detect trace molecules, and in monolayered chemistry and bio-molecules, allowing their structures and dynamics to be studied using nonlinear infrared spectroscopy.
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- Haiyan Xu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Wang H, Wang T, Yuan X, Wang Y, Yue X, Wang L, Zhang J, Wang J. Plasmonic Nanostructure Biosensors: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:8156. [PMID: 37836985 PMCID: PMC10575025 DOI: 10.3390/s23198156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Plasmonic nanostructure biosensors based on metal are a powerful tool in the biosensing field. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can be classified into localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and propagating surface plasmon polariton (PSPP), based on the transmission mode. Initially, the physical principles of LSPR and PSPP are elaborated. In what follows, the recent development of the biosensors related to SPR principle is summarized. For clarity, they are categorized into three groups according to the sensing principle: (i) inherent resonance-based biosensors, which are sensitive to the refractive index changes of the surroundings; (ii) plasmon nanoruler biosensors in which the distances of the nanostructure can be changed by biomolecules at the nanoscale; and (iii) surface-enhanced Raman scattering biosensors in which the nanostructure serves as an amplifier for Raman scattering signals. Moreover, the advanced application of single-molecule detection is discussed in terms of metal nanoparticle and nanopore structures. The review concludes by providing perspectives on the future development of plasmonic nanostructure biosensors.
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- Huimin Wang
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (Y.W.); (X.Y.); (L.W.); (J.Z.)
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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Li D, Xu C, Xie J, Lee C. Research Progress in Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy: From Performance Optimization, Sensing Applications, to System Integration. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2377. [PMID: 37630962 PMCID: PMC10458771 DOI: 10.3390/nano13162377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Infrared absorption spectroscopy is an effective tool for the detection and identification of molecules. However, its application is limited by the low infrared absorption cross-section of the molecule, resulting in low sensitivity and a poor signal-to-noise ratio. Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy is a breakthrough technique that exploits the field-enhancing properties of periodic nanostructures to amplify the vibrational signals of trace molecules. The fascinating properties of SEIRA technology have aroused great interest, driving diverse sensing applications. In this review, we first discuss three ways for SEIRA performance optimization, including material selection, sensitivity enhancement, and bandwidth improvement. Subsequently, we discuss the potential applications of SEIRA technology in fields such as biomedicine and environmental monitoring. In recent years, we have ushered in a new era characterized by the Internet of Things, sensor networks, and wearable devices. These new demands spurred the pursuit of miniaturized and consolidated infrared spectroscopy systems and chips. In addition, the rise of machine learning has injected new vitality into SEIRA, bringing smart device design and data analysis to the foreground. The final section of this review explores the anticipated trajectory that SEIRA technology might take, highlighting future trends and possibilities.
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- Dongxiao Li
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore; (D.L.); (C.X.); (J.X.)
- Center for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117608, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore; (D.L.); (C.X.); (J.X.)
- Center for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117608, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore; (D.L.); (C.X.); (J.X.)
- Center for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117608, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore; (D.L.); (C.X.); (J.X.)
- Center for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117608, Singapore
- NUS Suzhou Research Institute (NUSRI), Suzhou 215123, China
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Paggi L, Fabas A, El Ouazzani H, Hugonin JP, Fayard N, Bardou N, Dupuis C, Greffet JJ, Bouchon P. Over-coupled resonator for broadband surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA). Nat Commun 2023; 14:4814. [PMID: 37558692 PMCID: PMC10412556 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40511-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Detection of molecules is a key issue for many applications. Surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) uses arrays of resonant nanoantennas with good quality factors which can be used to locally enhance the illumination of molecules. The technique has proved to be an effective tool to detect small amount of material. However, nanoresonators can detect molecules on a narrow bandwidth so that a set of resonators is necessary to identify a molecule fingerprint. Here, we introduce an alternative paradigm and use low quality factor resonators with large radiative losses (over-coupled resonators). The bandwidth enables to detect all absorption lines between 5 and 10 μm, reproducing the molecular absorption spectrum. Counterintuitively, despite a lower quality factor, the system sensitivity is improved and we report a reflectivity variation as large as one percent per nanometer of molecular layer of PMMA. This paves the way to specific identification of molecules. We illustrate the potential of the technique with the detection of the explosive precursor 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT). There is a fair agreement with electromagnetic simulations and we also introduce an analytic model of the SEIRA signal obtained in the over-coupling regime.
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- Laura Paggi
- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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Bylinkin A, Calavalle F, Barra-Burillo M, Kirtaev RV, Nikulina E, Modin E, Janzen E, Edgar JH, Casanova F, Hueso LE, Volkov VS, Vavassori P, Aharonovich I, Alonso-Gonzalez P, Hillenbrand R, Nikitin AY. Dual-Band Coupling of Phonon and Surface Plasmon Polaritons with Vibrational and Electronic Excitations in Molecules. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3985-3993. [PMID: 37116103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Strong coupling (SC) between light and matter excitations bears intriguing potential for manipulating material properties. Typically, SC has been achieved between mid-infrared (mid-IR) light and molecular vibrations or between visible light and excitons. However, simultaneously achieving SC in both frequency bands remains unexplored. Here, we introduce polaritonic nanoresonators (formed by h-BN layers on Al ribbons) hosting surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) at visible frequencies and phonon polaritons (PhPs) at mid-IR frequencies, which simultaneously couple to excitons and molecular vibrations in an adjacent layer of CoPc molecules, respectively. Employing near-field optical nanoscopy, we demonstrate the colocalization of near fields at both visible and mid-IR frequencies. Far-field transmission spectroscopy of the nanoresonator structure covered with a layer of CoPc molecules shows clear mode splittings in both frequency ranges, revealing simultaneous SPP-exciton and PhP-vibron coupling. Dual-band SC may offer potential for manipulating coupling between exciton and molecular vibration in future optoelectronics, nanophotonics, and quantum information applications.
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- Andrei Bylinkin
- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia - San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia - San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Dubai, DIP 00000, UAE
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia - San Sebastian 20018, Spain
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia - San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia - San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Dubai, DIP 00000, UAE
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia - San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), El Entego 33940, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA and EHU/UPV, Donostia - San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia - San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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She X, Huang H, Zhao Y, Liao H, Zhu J, Li Y, Huang R, Liu H, Sheng Z, Gan F. High-efficiency and CMOS compatible out-of-plane light emission based on a silicon coupler. APPLIED OPTICS 2023; 62:1662-1666. [PMID: 37132910 DOI: 10.1364/ao.472979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Photonic antennas are critical in applications such as spectroscopy, photovoltaics, optical communications, holography, and sensors. Metal antennas are widely used because of their small size, but they are difficult to be compatible with a CMOS. All-dielectric antennas are easier to integrate with Si waveguides, but are generally larger in size. In this paper, we propose the design of a small-sized, high-efficiency semicircular dielectric grating antenna. The antenna's key size is only 2.37µm×4.74µm, and the emission efficiency reaches over 64% in the wavelength range from 1.16 to 1.61 µm. The antenna provides a new, to the best of our knowledge, approach for three-dimensional optical interconnections between different decks of integrated photonic circuits.
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Wagner M, Seifert A, Liz-Marzán LM. Towards multi-molecular surface-enhanced infrared absorption using metal plasmonics. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1259-1278. [PMID: 36047407 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00276k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) leads to a largely improved detection of polar molecules, compared to standard infrared absorption. The enhancement principle is based on localized surface plasmon resonances of the substrate, which match the frequency of molecular vibrations in the analyte of interest. Therefore, in practical terms, the SEIRA sensor needs to be tailored to each specific analyte. We review SEIRA sensors based on metal plasmonics for the detection of biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and lipids. We further focus this review on chemical SEIRA sensors, with potential applications in quality control, as well as on the improvement in sensor geometry that led to the development of multiresonant SEIRA substrates as sensors for multiple analytes. Finally, we give an introduction into the integration of SEIRA sensors with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).
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- Marita Wagner
- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- CIC nanoGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 43009 Bilbao, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 43009 Bilbao, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Nishijima Y, Juodkazis S. The tunable coupling between metasurface and molecular vibration towards the platform of spectral analysis. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yoshiaki Nishijima
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-Ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan
- Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Optical Sciences Centre and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
- Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
- Tokyo Tech World Research Hub (WRH), School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Jadhav A, Phatangare A, Ganesapandy T, Bholane G, Sonawane A, Khantwal N, Kamble P, Mondal P, Dhamgaye V, Dahiwale S, Phase D, Bhoraskar V, Dhole S. Synchrotron X-ray assisted degradation of industrial wastewater by advanced oxidation process. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rahman BMA, Viphavakit C, Chitaree R, Ghosh S, Pathak AK, Verma S, Sakda N. Optical Fiber, Nanomaterial, and THz-Metasurface-Mediated Nano-Biosensors: A Review. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12010042. [PMID: 35049670 PMCID: PMC8773603 DOI: 10.3390/bios12010042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The increasing use of nanomaterials and scalable, high-yield nanofabrication process are revolutionizing the development of novel biosensors. Over the past decades, researches on nanotechnology-mediated biosensing have been on the forefront due to their potential application in healthcare, pharmaceutical, cell diagnosis, drug delivery, and water and air quality monitoring. The advancement of nanoscale science relies on a better understanding of theory, manufacturing and fabrication practices, and the application specific methods. The topology and tunable properties of nanoparticles, a part of nanoscale science, can be changed by different manufacturing processes, which separate them from their bulk counterparts. In the recent past, different nanostructures, such as nanosphere, nanorods, nanofiber, core-shell nanoparticles, nanotubes, and thin films, have been exploited to enhance the detectability of labelled or label-free biological molecules with a high accuracy. Furthermore, these engineered-materials-associated transducing devices, e.g., optical waveguides and metasurface-based scattering media, widened the horizon of biosensors over a broad wavelength range from deep-ultraviolet to far-infrared. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the major scientific achievements in nano-biosensors based on optical fiber, nanomaterials and terahertz-domain metasurface-based refractometric, labelled and label-free nano-biosensors.
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- B. M. Azizur Rahman
- School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, University of London, London EC1V 0HB, UK; (S.V.); (N.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- International School of Engineering and Intelligent Control Automation of Process Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (C.V.); (A.K.P.)
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Gower St., London WC1E 6AE, UK;
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- International School of Engineering and Intelligent Control Automation of Process Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (C.V.); (A.K.P.)
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- School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, University of London, London EC1V 0HB, UK; (S.V.); (N.S.)
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- School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, University of London, London EC1V 0HB, UK; (S.V.); (N.S.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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Semple M, Iyer AK. Surface-enhanced mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy using miniaturized-disc metasurface. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23557. [PMID: 34876645 PMCID: PMC8651662 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02984-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy is an important technique for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of spectroscopic material identification measurements in the mid-infrared fingerprinting region. However, the lower bound of the fingerprinting region receives much less attention due to a scarcity of transparent materials, more expensive sources, and weaker plasmonic effects. In this paper, we present a miniaturized metasurface unit cell for surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy of the 15-[Formula: see text]m vibrational band of CO[Formula: see text]. The unit cell consists of a gold disc, patterned along the edge with fine gaps/wires to create a resonant metamaterial liner. In simulation, our plasmonic metamaterial-lined disc achieves greater than [Formula: see text] the average field intensity enhancement of a comparable dipole array and a miniaturized size of [Formula: see text] using complex, 100-nm features that are patterned using 100-kV electron-beam lithography. In a simple experiment, the metamaterial-lined disc metasurface shows a high tolerance to fabrication imperfections and enhances the absorption of CO[Formula: see text] at 15 [Formula: see text]m. The resonant wavelength and reflection magnitude can be tuned over a wide range by adjusting the liner feature sizes and the metasurface array pitch to target other vibrational bands. This work is a step toward low-cost, more compact on-chip integrated gas sensors.
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- Mitchell Semple
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Zhu S, Bao H, Zhang H, Fu H, Zhao Q, Zhou L, Li Y, Cai W. Optimal Excitation Wavelength for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: The Role of Chemical Interface Damping. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11014-11021. [PMID: 34739236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The optimal excitation wavelength (OEW) for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is generally close to that of the local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). In some cases, however, the OEW is significantly longer than that of the observed LSPR. Its origin is still unclear and controversial. Here, we propose a chemical interface damping (CID)-based mechanism and reveal the origin of the OEW's deviation from the LSPR by simulation and experiments using gold nanorods as the model material. Simulations show that the molecular adsorption induces CID, which causes a red-shift of the near-field peak relative to the far-field one, and that the chemical adsorption of target molecules on the plasmonic metals with enough strong CID would induce a significant red-shift of the OEW, even to the region far beyond the LSPR. Finally, we experimentally confirm the validity of the proposed CID theory and demonstrate the significant influence of the CID on the OEW during SERS measurements.
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- Shuyi Zhu
- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Lab of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Verma S, Ghosh S, Rahman B. All-Opto Plasmonic-Controlled Bulk and Surface Sensitivity Analysis of a Paired Nano-Structured Antenna with a Label-Free Detection Approach. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21186166. [PMID: 34577373 PMCID: PMC8473198 DOI: 10.3390/s21186166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Gold nanoantennas have been used in a variety of biomedical applications due to their attractive electronic and optical properties, which are shape- and size-dependent. Here, a periodic paired gold nanostructure exploiting surface plasmon resonance is proposed, which shows promising results for Refractive Index (RI) detection due to its high electric field confinement and diffraction limit. Here, single and paired gold nanostructured sensors were designed for real-time RI detection. The Full-Width at Half-Maximum (FWHM) and Figure-Of-Merit (FOM) were also calculated, which relate the sensitivity to the sharpness of the peak. The effect of different possible structural shapes and dimensions were studied to optimise the sensitivity response of nanosensing structures and identify an optimised elliptical nanoantenna with the major axis a, minor axis b, gap between the pair g, and heights h being 100 nm, 10 nm, 10 nm, and 40 nm, respectively. In this work, we investigated the bulk sensitivity, which is the spectral shift per refractive index unit due to the change in the surrounding material, and this value was calculated as 526–530 nm/RIU, while the FWHM was calculated around 110 nm with a FOM of 8.1. On the other hand, the surface sensing was related to the spectral shift due to the refractive index variation of the surface layer near the paired nanoantenna surface, and this value for the same antenna pair was calculated as 250 nm/RIU for a surface layer thickness of 4.5 nm.
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Jonker D, Jafari Z, Winczewski JP, Eyovge C, Berenschot JW, Tas NR, Gardeniers JGE, De Leon I, Susarrey-Arce A. A wafer-scale fabrication method for three-dimensional plasmonic hollow nanopillars. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:4926-4939. [PMID: 34485816 PMCID: PMC8386417 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00316j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Access to nanofabrication strategies for crafting three-dimensional plasmonic structures is limited. In this work, a fabrication strategy to produce 3D plasmonic hollow nanopillars (HNPs) using Talbot lithography and I-line photolithography is introduced. This method is named subtractive hybrid lithography (SHL), and permits intermixed usage of nano-and-macroscale patterns. Sputter-redeposition of gold (Au) on the SHL resist pattern yields large areas of dense periodic Au-HNPs. These Au-HNPs are arranged in a square unit cell with a 250 nm pitch. The carefully controlled fabrication process resulted in Au-HNPs with nanoscale dimensions over the Au-HNP dimensions such as an 80 ± 2 nm thick solid base with a 133 ± 4 nm diameter, and a 170 ± 10 nm high nano-rim with a 14 ± 3 nm sidewall rim-thickness. The plasmonic optical response is assessed with FDTD-modeling and reveals that the highest field enhancement is at the top of the hollow nanopillar rim. The modeled field enhancement factor (EF) is compared to the experimental analytical field enhancement factor, which shows to pair up with ca. 103 < EF < 104 and ca. 103 < EF < 105 for excitation wavelengths of 633 and 785 nm. From a broader perspective, our results can stimulate the use of Au-HNPs in the fields of plasmonic sensors and spectroscopy.
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- D Jonker
- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo Leon 64849 Mexico
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo Leon 64849 Mexico
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente PO. Box 217 Enschede 7500AE The Netherlands
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Nanophotonics allows the manipulation of light on the subwavelength scale. Optical nanoantennas are nanoscale elements that enable increased resolution in bioimaging, novel photon sources, solar cells with higher absorption, and the detection of fluorescence from a single molecule. While plasmonic nanoantennas have been extensively explored in the literature, dielectric nanoantennas have several advantages over their plasmonic counterparts, including low dissipative losses and near-field enhancement of both electric and magnetic fields. Nanoantennas increase the optical density of states, which increase the rate of spontaneous emission due to the Purcell effect. The increase is quantified by the Purcell factor, which depends on the mode volume and the quality factor. It is one of the main performance parameters for nanoantennas. One particularly interesting feature of dielectric nanoantennas is the possibility of integrating them into optical resonators with a high quality-factor, further improving the performance of the nanoantennas and giving very high Purcell factors. This review introduces the properties and parameters of dielectric optical nanoantennas, and gives a classification of the nanoantennas based on the number and shape of the nanoantenna elements. An overview of recent progress in the field is provided, and a simulation is included as an example. The simulated nanoantenna, a dimer consisting of two silicon nanospheres separated by a gap, is shown to have a very small mode volume, but a low quality-factor. Some recent works on photonic crystal resonators are reviewed, including one that includes a nanoantenna in the bowtie unit-cell. This results in an enormous increase in the calculated Purcell factor, from 200 for the example dimer, to 8 × 106 for the photonic crystal resonator. Some applications of dielectric nanoantennas are described. With current progress in the field, it is expected that the number of applications will grow and that nanoantennas will be incorporated into new commercial products. A list of relevant materials with high refractive indexes and low losses is presented and discussed. Finally, prospects and major challenges for dielectric nanoantennas are addressed.
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- Md Rabiul Hasan
- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Zucchiatti P, Birarda G, Cerea A, Semrau MS, Hubarevich A, Storici P, De Angelis F, Toma A, Vaccari L. Binding of tyrosine kinase inhibitor to epidermal growth factor receptor: surface-enhanced infrared absorption microscopy reveals subtle protein secondary structure variations. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7667-7677. [PMID: 33928964 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr09200b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) has been proposed as a valuable tool for protein binding studies, but its performances have been often proven on model proteins undergoing severe secondary structure rearrangements, while ligand binding only marginally involves the protein backbone in the vast majority of the biologically relevant cases. In this study we demonstrate the potential of SEIRA microscopy for highlighting the very subtle secondary structure modifications associated with the binding of Lapatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a well-known driver of tumorigenesis in pathological settings such as lung, breast and brain cancers. By boosting the performances of Mid-IR plasmonic devices based on nanoantennas cross-geometry, accustoming the protein purification protocols, carefully tuning the protein anchoring methodology and optimizing the data analysis, we were able to detect EGFR secondary structure modification associated with few amino acids. A nano-patterned platform with this kind of sensitivity bridges biophysical and structural characterization methods, thus opening new possibilities in studying of proteins of biomedical interest, particularly for drug-screening purposes.
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- Paolo Zucchiatti
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, S.S. 14 Km 163.5, I-34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy. and Universtà degli studi di Trieste, Dipartimento di Fisica, via Valerio 2, I-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, S.S. 14 Km 163.5, I-34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, S.S. 14 Km 163.5, I-34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, S.S. 14 Km 163.5, I-34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, S.S. 14 Km 163.5, I-34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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Fabas A, El Ouazzani H, Hugonin JP, Dupuis C, Haidar R, Greffet JJ, Bouchon P. Dispersion-based intertwined SEIRA and SPR effect detection of 2,4-dinitrotoluene using a plasmonic metasurface. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:39595-39605. [PMID: 33379505 DOI: 10.1364/oe.413325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) make possible, thanks to plasmonics nanoantennas, the detection of low quantities of biological and chemical materials. Here, we investigate the infrared response of 2,4-dinitrotoluene deposited on various arrays of closely arranged metal-insulator-metal (MIM) resonators and experimentally show how the natural dispersion of the complex refractive index leads to an intertwined combination of SEIRA and SPR effect that can be leveraged to identify molecules. They are shown to be efficient for SEIRA spectroscopy and allows detecting of the dispersive explosive material, 2,4-dinitrotoluene. By changing the in-plane parameters, a whole spectral range of absorptions of 2,4-DNT is scanned. These results open the way to the design of sensors based on SEIRA and SPR combined effects, without including a spectrometer.
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Fu Y, Xiao S, Liu S, Wu J, Wang X, Qiao L, Zhang Z, He J. Stability, deformation and rupture of Janus oligomer enabled self-emulsifying water-in-oil microemulsion droplets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:24907-24916. [PMID: 33124645 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03092a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Microemulsions exist widely in nature, daily life and industrial manufacturing processes, including petroleum production, food processing, drug delivery, new material fabrication, sewage treatment, etc. The mechanical properties of microemulsion droplets and a correlation to their molecular structures are of vital importance to those applications. Despite studies on their physicochemical determinants, there are lots of challenges of exploring the mechanical properties of microemulsions by experimental studies. Herein, atomistic modelling was utilized to study the stability, deformation, and rupture of Janus oligomer enabled water-in-oil microemulsion droplets, aiming at revealing their intrinsic relationship with Janus oligomer based surfactants and oil structures. The self-emulsifying process from a water, oil and surfactant mixture to a single microemulsion droplet was modulated by the amphiphilicity and structure of the surfactants. Four microemulsion systems with an interfacial thickness in the range of 7.4-17.3 Å were self-assembled to explore the effect of the surfactant on the droplet morphology. By applying counter forces on the water core and the surfactant shell, the mechanical stability of the microemulsion droplets was probed at different ambient temperatures. A strengthening response and a softening regime before and after a temperature-dependent peak force were identified followed by the final rupture. This work demonstrates a practical strategy to precisely tune the mechanical properties of a single microemulsion droplet, which can be applied in the formation, de-emulsification, and design of microemulsions in oil recovery and production, drug delivery and many other applications.
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- Yuequn Fu
- NTNU Nanomechanical Lab, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 7491, Norway.
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Zhou J, Liu Z, Liu X, Pan P, Zhan X, Liu Z. Silicon-Au nanowire resonators for high-Q multiband near-infrared wave absorption. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:375201. [PMID: 32485701 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab98be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Semiconductors have been widely utilized to fabricate optoelectronic devices. Nevertheless, it is still a challenging task to achieve high-quality (Q) resonant light absorption using the high refractive index semiconductors. In this work, we propose a facile scheme for multi-band perfect absorption in the near-infrared range using an array of core-shell cylinder-shaped resonators which are composed of gold nanowires and thin silicon shells. Based on the cooperative effects between the photonic modes of the semiconductor cavity and the plasmonic resonances of the metal resonator, five sharp absorption peaks are observed with the maximal absorption close to 100% (99.98%) and a high Q factor up to 208. The multi-band sharp absorption is observed to be angle-insensitive and polarization-adjustable. Absorption efficiency can be quantitatively tuned via the polarization states following the classical Malus law. Moreover, different semiconductors such as gallium arsenide, indium arsenide, indium phosphide have been exploited to reproduce the sharp perfect absorption in this core-shell resonators platform. The remarkable features make the proposed system potential for multiple applications such as multispectral filtering, photo-detection and hot electron generation.
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- Jin Zhou
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors College of Physics and Communication Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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Yin H, Li N, Si Y, Zhang H, Yang B, Wang J. Gold nanonails for surface-enhanced infrared absorption. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2020; 5:1200-1212. [PMID: 32578657 DOI: 10.1039/d0nh00244e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) can dramatically enhance the vibrational signals of analyte molecules owing to the interaction between plasmons and molecular vibrations. It has huge potential for applications in various detection and diagnostic fields. High-aspect-ratio rod-like metal nanostructures have been the most widely studied nanomaterials for SEIRA. However, nearly all of the rod-like nanostructures reported previously are fabricated using physical methods. They suffer from damping and low areal number densities. In this work, high-aspect-ratio Au nanorods are synthesized, and Au nanonails are prepared through Au overgrowth on the as-prepared Au nanorods. The aspect ratios of the Au nanorods and nanonails can be varied in the range of ∼10 to ∼60, and their longitudinal dipolar plasmon resonance wavelengths can be correspondingly tailored from ∼1.6 to ∼8.3 μm. The Au nanonails exhibit superior SEIRA performance with 4-aminothiophenol used as the probe molecules. They are further used to detect the common biomolecule l-cysteine. Numerical simulations are further performed to understand the experimental results. They match well with the experimental observations, revealing the mechanism of the SEIRA enhancement. Our study demonstrates that colloidal high-aspect-ratio Au nanonails and nanorods can function as SEIRA nanoantennas for highly sensitive molecular detection in various situations.
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- Hang Yin
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications, Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College, Zhengzhou, Henan 450006, China.
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Giordano MC, Tzschoppe M, Barelli M, Vogt J, Huck C, Canepa F, Pucci A, Buatier de Mongeot F. Self-Organized Nanorod Arrays for Large-Area Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:11155-11162. [PMID: 32049480 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Capabilities of highly sensitive surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy are demonstrated by exploiting large-area templates (cm2) based on self-organized (SO) nanorod antennas. We engineered highly dense arrays of gold nanorod antennas featuring polarization-sensitive localized plasmon resonances, tunable over a broadband near- and mid-infrared (IR) spectrum, in overlap with the so-called "functional group" window. We demonstrate polarization-sensitive SEIRA activity, homogeneous over macroscopic areas and stable in time, by exploiting prototype self-assembled monolayers of IR-active octadecanthiol (ODT) molecules. The strong coupling between the plasmonic excitation and molecular stretching modes gives rise to characteristic Fano resonances in SEIRA. The SO engineering of the active hotspots in the arrays allows us to achieve signal amplitude improved up to 5.7%. This figure is competitive to the response of lithographic nanoantennas and is stable when the optical excitation spot varies from the micro- to macroscale, thus enabling highly sensitive SEIRA spectroscopy with cost-effective nanosensor devices.
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- M C Giordano
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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Zhang J, Gim S, Paris G, Dallabernardina P, Schmitt CNZ, Eickelmann S, Loeffler FF. Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Highly Defined Silver Nanodimers by Self-Assembly for Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2020; 26:1243-1248. [PMID: 31834652 PMCID: PMC7027530 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Considerable research efforts have been devoted to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), due to its excellent performance in biosensing and imaging. Here, a novel and facile strategy for the fabrication of well-defined and uniform nanodimers as SERS substrates is presented. By the assistance of ultrasound, the violent polyol process for particle generation becomes controllable, enabling the self-assembly of nanostars to nanodimers. Moreover, the aggregation of nanodimers can be easily tuned by post-ultrasonic treatment, which gives a sensitive substrate for SERS.
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- Junfang Zhang
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of BiomaterialsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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Lo Faro MJ, D’Andrea C, Leonardi AA, Morganti D, Irrera A, Fazio B. Fractal Silver Dendrites as 3D SERS Platform for Highly Sensitive Detection of Biomolecules in Hydration Conditions. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9111630. [PMID: 31744124 PMCID: PMC6915472 DOI: 10.3390/nano9111630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this paper, we report on the realization of a highly sensitive and low cost 3D surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform. The structural features of the Ag dendrite network that characterize the SERS material were exploited, attesting a remarked self-similarity and scale invariance over a broad range of length scales that are typical of fractal systems. Additional structural and optical investigations confirmed the purity of the metal network, which was characterized by low oxygen contamination and by broad optical resonances introduced by the fractal behavior. The SERS performances of the 3D fractal Ag dendrites were tested for the detection of lysozyme as probe molecule, attesting an enhancement factor of ~2.4 × 106. Experimental results assessed the dendrite material as a suitable SERS detection platform for biomolecules investigations in hydration conditions.
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- Maria José Lo Faro
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.J.L.F.); (A.A.L.); (D.M.)
- CNR - IPCF, Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
- CNR - MATIS IMM, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- CNR - IFAC, Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara”, Via Madonna del Piano, 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.J.L.F.); (A.A.L.); (D.M.)
- CNR - IPCF, Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
- CNR - MATIS IMM, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.J.L.F.); (A.A.L.); (D.M.)
- CNR - IPCF, Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
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- CNR - IPCF, Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (B.F.); Tel.: +39-090-3976-2266 (A.I.); +39-090-3976-2246 (B.F.)
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- CNR - IPCF, Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (B.F.); Tel.: +39-090-3976-2266 (A.I.); +39-090-3976-2246 (B.F.)
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Scaramuzza S, Polizzi S, Amendola V. Magnetic tuning of SERS hot spots in polymer-coated magnetic-plasmonic iron-silver nanoparticles. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:2681-2689. [PMID: 36132716 PMCID: PMC9417711 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00143c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plasmonic nanostructures are intensively studied for their ability to create electromagnetic hot spots, where a great variety of optical and spectroscopic processes can be amplified. Understanding how to control the formation of hot spots in a dynamic and reversible way is crucial to further expand the panorama of plasmon enhanced phenomena. In this work, we investigate the ability to modulate the hot spots in magnetic-plasmonic iron-doped silver nanoparticles dispersed in aqueous solution, by applying an external magnetic field. Evidence of magnetic field induction of hot spots was achieved by measuring the amplification of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from analytes dispersed in the solution containing Ag-Fe NPs. A polymeric shell was introduced around Ag-Fe NPs to confer colloidal stability, and it was found that the length and density of the polymer chains have a significant influence on SERS performance, and therefore on the formation of electromagnetic hot spots, under the action of the external magnetic field. These findings are expected to provide an important contribution to understanding the growing field of tuneable electromagnetic enhancement by external stimuli, such as magnetic fields applied to magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles.
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- Stefano Scaramuzza
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 I-35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Centro di Microscopia Elettronica "G. Stevanato", Università Cà Foscari Venezia Via Torino 155/b, I-30172 Venezia-Mestre Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 I-35131 Padova Italy
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Surface-enhanced infrared detection of benzene in air using a porous metal-organic-frameworks film. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-018-0231-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Semenyshyn R, Hentschel M, Stanglmair C, Teutsch T, Tarin C, Pacholski C, Giessen H, Neubrech F. In Vitro Monitoring Conformational Changes of Polypeptide Monolayers Using Infrared Plasmonic Nanoantennas. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1-7. [PMID: 30071729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Proteins and peptides play a predominant role in biochemical reactions of living cells. In these complex environments, not only the constitution of the molecules but also their three-dimensional configuration defines their functionality. This so-called secondary structure of proteins is crucial for understanding their function in living matter. Misfolding, for example, is suspected as the cause of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Ultimately, it is necessary to study a single protein and its folding dynamics. Here, we report a first step in this direction, namely ultrasensitive detection and discrimination of in vitro polypeptide folding and unfolding processes using resonant plasmonic nanoantennas for surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy. We utilize poly-l-lysine as a model system which has been functionalized on the gold surface. By in vitro infrared spectroscopy of a single molecular monolayer at the amide I vibrations we directly monitor the reversible conformational changes between α-helix and β-sheet states induced by controlled external chemical stimuli. Our scheme in combination with advanced positioning of the peptides and proteins and more brilliant light sources is highly promising for ultrasensitive in vitro studies down to the single protein level.
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- Rostyslav Semenyshyn
- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE , University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
- Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology , IQST , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE , University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
- Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology , IQST , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstraße 1 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institute for System Dynamics , University of Stuttgart , Waldburgstraße 17/19 , 70563 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institute for System Dynamics , University of Stuttgart , Waldburgstraße 17/19 , 70563 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstraße 1 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
- Institute of Chemistry , University of Potsdam , Am Mühlenberg 3 , 14476 Potsdam OT Golm , Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE , University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
- Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology , IQST , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE , University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57 , 70569 Stuttgart , Germany
- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics , University of Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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Wallace GQ, Lagugné-Labarthet F. Advancements in fractal plasmonics: structures, optical properties, and applications. Analyst 2019; 144:13-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01667d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fractal nanostructures exhibit optical properties that span the visible to far-infrared and are emerging as exciting structures for plasmon-mediated applications.
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- Gregory Q. Wallace
- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Research
- University of Western Ontario
- London
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Research
- University of Western Ontario
- London
- Canada
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Gkogkou D, Shaykhutdinov T, Kratz C, Oates TWH, Hildebrandt P, Weidinger IM, Ly KH, Esser N, Hinrichs K. Gradient metal nanoislands as a unified surface enhanced Raman scattering and surface enhanced infrared absorption platform for analytics. Analyst 2019; 144:5271-5276. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an00839j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A metal nanoisland layer with varying plasmonic responses offers surface enhanced Raman scattering and infrared absorption optimal sites on a single surface.
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- Dimitra Gkogkou
- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden
- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
- 01062 Dresden
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden
- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
- 01062 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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Milekhin AG, Kuznetsov SA, Milekhin IA, Sveshnikova LL, Duda TA, Rodyakina EE, Latyshev AV, Dzhagan VM, Zahn DRT. Nanoantenna structures for the detection of phonons in nanocrystals. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:2646-2656. [PMID: 30416915 PMCID: PMC6204786 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report a study of the infrared response by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes in gold micro- and nanoantenna arrays with various morphologies and surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) by optical phonons of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) deposited on the arrays. The arrays of nano- and microantennas fabricated with nano- and photolithography reveal infrared-active LSPR modes of energy ranging from the mid to far-infrared that allow the IR response from very low concentrations of organic and inorganic materials deposited onto the arrays to be analyzed. The Langmuir-Blodgett technology was used for homogeneous deposition of CdSe, CdS, and PbS NC monolayers on the antenna arrays. The structural parameters of the arrays were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulations of the electromagnetic field distribution around the micro- and nanoantennas were employed to realize the maximal SEIRA enhancement for structural parameters of the arrays whereby the LSPR and the NC optical phonon energies coincide. The SEIRA experiments quantitatively confirmed the computational results. The maximum SEIRA enhancement was observed for linear nanoantennas with optimized structural parameters determined from the electromagnetic simulations. The frequency position of the feature's absorption seen in the SEIRA response evidences that the NC surface and transverse optical phonons are activated in the infrared spectra.
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- Alexander G Milekhin
- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 13, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Novosibirsk Branch “TDIAM”, Lavrentiev Ave. 2/1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 13, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 13, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 13, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- V. E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky 41, 03028 Kyiv, Ukrain
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- Semiconductor Physics, Technische Universitaet Chemnitz, 09126, Chemnitz, Germany
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Wei W, Chen N, Nong J, Lan G, Wang W, Yi J, Tang L. Graphene-assisted multilayer structure employing hybrid surface plasmon and magnetic plasmon for surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:16903-16916. [PMID: 30119509 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.016903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A graphene-assisted vertical multilayer structure is proposed for high performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopies on a single substrate, employing simultaneous localized surface plasmon in the visible region and magnetic plasmon resonance in the mid-infrared region. Such multilayer structure consists of a monolayer graphene sandwiched between Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) microstructure, which can be easily fabricated by a standard surface micromachining process. Benefiting from the large near field enhancement by the hybrid plasmons in both visible and mid-infrared regions, a high enhancement factor of up to 107 for SERS and 105 for SEIRA can be achieved. Additionally, the strong magnetic resonance of the MIM microstructure can be tuned in broadband to selectively enhance the desired vibration modes of molecules. The strong SERS and SEIRA enhancement together with easy fabrication provides new opportunities for developing integrated plasmonic devices for multispectral detection of molecules on the same substrate.
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Rodrigo D, Tittl A, Ait-Bouziad N, John-Herpin A, Limaj O, Kelly C, Yoo D, Wittenberg NJ, Oh SH, Lashuel HA, Altug H. Resolving molecule-specific information in dynamic lipid membrane processes with multi-resonant infrared metasurfaces. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2160. [PMID: 29867181 PMCID: PMC5986821 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04594-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A multitude of biological processes are enabled by complex interactions between lipid membranes and proteins. To understand such dynamic processes, it is crucial to differentiate the constituent biomolecular species and track their individual time evolution without invasive labels. Here, we present a label-free mid-infrared biosensor capable of distinguishing multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples with high sensitivity. Our technology leverages a multi-resonant metasurface to simultaneously enhance the different vibrational fingerprints of multiple biomolecules. By providing up to 1000-fold near-field intensity enhancement over both amide and methylene bands, our sensor resolves the interactions of lipid membranes with different polypeptides in real time. Significantly, we demonstrate that our label-free chemically specific sensor can analyze peptide-induced neurotransmitter cargo release from synaptic vesicle mimics. Our sensor opens up exciting possibilities for gaining new insights into biological processes such as signaling or transport in basic research as well as provides a valuable toolkit for bioanalytical and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Daniel Rodrigo
- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860, Castelldefels, Spain
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Bandarenka HV, Girel KV, Zavatski SA, Panarin A, Terekhov SN. Progress in the Development of SERS-Active Substrates Based on Metal-Coated Porous Silicon. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E852. [PMID: 29883382 PMCID: PMC5978229 DOI: 10.3390/ma11050852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The present work gives an overview of the developments in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with metal-coated porous silicon used as an active substrate. We focused this review on the research referenced to SERS-active materials based on porous silicon, beginning from the patent application in 2002 and enclosing the studies of this year. Porous silicon and metal deposition technologies are discussed. Since the earliest studies, a number of fundamentally different plasmonic nanostructures including metallic dendrites, quasi-ordered arrays of metallic nanoparticles (NPs), and metallic nanovoids have been grown on porous silicon, defined by the morphology of this host material. SERS-active substrates based on porous silicon have been found to combine a high and well-reproducible signal level, storage stability, cost-effective technology and handy use. They make it possible to identify and study many compounds including biomolecules with a detection limit varying from milli- to femtomolar concentrations. The progress reviewed here demonstrates the great prospects for the extensive use of the metal-coated porous silicon for bioanalysis by SERS-spectroscopy.
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- Hanna V Bandarenka
- Applied Plasmonics Laboratory, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus.
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- Applied Plasmonics Laboratory, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus.
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- Applied Plasmonics Laboratory, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus.
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- B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus.
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- B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus.
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Yang X, Sun Z, Low T, Hu H, Guo X, García de Abajo FJ, Avouris P, Dai Q. Nanomaterial-Based Plasmon-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1704896. [PMID: 29572965 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201704896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) has attracted increasing attention due to the potential of infrared spectroscopy in applications such as molecular trace sensing of solids, polymers, and proteins, specifically fueled by recent substantial developments in infrared plasmonic materials and engineered nanostructures. Here, the significant progress achieved in the past decades is reviewed, along with the current state of the art of SEIRA. In particular, the plasmonic properties of a variety of nanomaterials are discussed (e.g., metals, semiconductors, and graphene) along with their use in the design of efficient SEIRA configurations. To conclude, perspectives on potential applications, including single-molecule detection and in vivo bioassays, are presented.
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- Xiaoxia Yang
- Division of Nanophotonics, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Tietotie 3, FI-02150, Espoo, Finland
- QTF Centre of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Keller Hall 200 Union St S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Nanophotonics, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanophotonics, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avancąts, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA
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- Division of Nanophotonics, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Pita JL, Aldaya I, Dainese P, Hernandez-Figueroa HE, Gabrielli LH. Design of a compact CMOS-compatible photonic antenna by topological optimization. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:2435-2442. [PMID: 29401783 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.002435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Photonic antennas are critical in applications such as spectroscopy, photovoltaics, optical communications, holography, and sensors. In most of those applications, metallic antennas have been employed due to their reduced sizes. Nevertheless, compact metallic antennas suffer from high dissipative loss, wavelength-dependent radiation pattern, and they are difficult to integrate with CMOS technology. All-dielectric antennas have been proposed to overcome those disadvantages because, in contrast to metallic ones, they are CMOS-compatible, easier to integrate with typical silicon waveguides, and they generally present a broader wavelength range of operation. These advantages are achieved, however, at the expense of larger footprints that prevent dense integration and their use in massive phased arrays. In order to overcome this drawback, we employ topological optimization to design an all-dielectric compact antenna with vertical emission over a broad wavelength range. The fabricated device has a footprint of 1.78 µm × 1.78 µm and shows a shift in the direction of its main radiation lobe of only 4° over wavelengths ranging from 1470 nm to 1550 nm and a coupling efficiency bandwidth broader than 150 nm.
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Schreiber B, Gkogkou D, Dedelaite L, Kerbusch J, Hübner R, Sheremet E, Zahn DRT, Ramanavicius A, Facsko S, Rodriguez RD. Large-scale self-organized gold nanostructures with bidirectional plasmon resonances for SERS. RSC Adv 2018; 8:22569-22576. [PMID: 35539709 PMCID: PMC9081445 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04031a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Efficient substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are under constant development, since time-consuming and costly fabrication routines are often an issue for high-throughput spectroscopy applications. In this research, we use a two-step fabrication method to produce self-organized parallel-oriented plasmonic gold nanostructures. The fabrication routine is ready for wafer-scale production involving only low-energy ion beam irradiation and metal deposition. The optical spectroscopy features of the resulting structures show a successful bidirectional plasmonic response. The localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) of each direction are independent from each other and can be tuned by the fabrication parameters. This ability to tune the LSPR characteristics allows the development of optimized plasmonic nanostructures to match different laser excitations and optical transitions for any arbitrary analyte. Moreover, in this study, we probe the polarization and wavelength dependence of such bidirectional plasmonic nanostructures by a complementary spectroscopic ellipsometry and Raman spectroscopy analysis. We observe a significant signal amplification by the SERS substrates and determine enhancement factors of over a thousand times. We also perform finite element method-based calculations of the electromagnetic enhancement for the SERS signal provided by the plasmonic nanostructures. The calculations are based on realistic models constructed using the same particle sizes and shapes experimentally determined by scanning electron microscopy. The spatial distribution of electric field enhancement shows some dispersion in the LSPR, which is a direct consequence of the semi-random distribution of hotspots. The signal enhancement is highly efficient, making our SERS substrates attractive candidates for high-throughput chemical sensing applications in which directionality, chemical stability, and large-scale fabrication are essential requirements. Here we present a two-step fabrication of large-scale self-organized gold nanostructures for multicolor surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). We studied the morphology and plasmonic responses of our substrates and performed optical simulations.![]()
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- Benjamin Schreiber
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
- Rudolf Virchow Center
- University of Würzburg
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V
- ISAS Berlin
- 12489 Berlin
- Germany
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- Vilnius University
- Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Vilnius University
- Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Chemnitz University of Technology
- D-09107 Chemnitz
- Germany
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
- 634050 Tomsk
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Zhang S, Geryak R, Geldmeier J, Kim S, Tsukruk VV. Synthesis, Assembly, and Applications of Hybrid Nanostructures for Biosensing. Chem Rev 2017; 117:12942-13038. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Shuaidi Zhang
- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science
and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Wang J. Ultrafast two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy for molecular structures and dynamics with expanding wavelength range and increasing sensitivities: from experimental and computational perspectives. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2017.1321856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Jianping Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Amendola V, Pilot R, Frasconi M, Maragò OM, Iatì MA. Surface plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles: a review. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2017; 29:203002. [PMID: 28426435 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aa60f3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 565] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling proved to be challenging. In fact, plasmons are highly responsive to a multitude of factors, either intrinsic to the Au NPs or from the environment, and recently the need emerged for the correction of standard electromagnetic approaches with quantum effects. Applications related to plasmon absorption and scattering in Au NPs are impressively numerous, ranging from sensing to photothermal effects to cell imaging. Also, plasmon-enhanced phenomena are highly interesting for multiple purposes, including, for instance, Raman spectroscopy of nearby analytes, catalysis, or sunlight energy conversion. In addition, plasmon excitation is involved in a series of advanced physical processes such as non-linear optics, optical trapping, magneto-plasmonics, and optical activity. Here, we provide the general overview of the field and the background for appropriate modelling of the physical phenomena. Then, we report on the current state of the art and most recent applications of plasmon resonance in Au NPs.
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- Vincenzo Amendola
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy. Consorzio INSTM, UdR Padova, Italy
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Haase J, Bagiante S, Sigg H, van Bokhoven JA. Surface enhanced infrared absorption of chemisorbed carbon monoxide using plasmonic nanoantennas. OPTICS LETTERS 2017; 42:1931-1934. [PMID: 28504762 DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.001931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report the enhancement of infrared absorption of chemisorbed carbon monoxide on platinum in the gap of plasmonic nanoantennas. Our method is based on the self-assembled formation of platinum nanoislands on nanoscopic dipole antenna arrays manufactured via electron beam lithography. We employ systematic variations of the plasmonic antenna resonance to precisely couple to the molecular stretch vibration of carbon monoxide adsorbed on the platinum nanoislands. Ultimately, we reach more than 1500-fold infrared absorption enhancements, allowing for an ultrasensitive detection of a monolayer of chemisorbed carbon monoxide. The developed procedure can be adapted to other metal adsorbents and molecular species and could be utilized for coverage sensing in surface catalytic reactions.
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Milekhin AG, Cherkasova O, Kuznetsov SA, Milekhin IA, Rodyakina EE, Latyshev AV, Banerjee S, Salvan G, Zahn DRT. Nanoantenna-assisted plasmonic enhancement of IR absorption of vibrational modes of organic molecules. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 8:975-981. [PMID: 28546892 PMCID: PMC5433160 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Nanoantenna-assisted plasmonic enhancement of IR absorption and Raman scattering was employed for studying the vibrational modes in organic molecules. Ultrathin cobalt phthalocyanine films (3 nm) were deposited on Au nanoantenna arrays with specified structural parameters. The deposited organic films reveal the enhancement of both Raman scattering and IR absorption vibrational modes. To extend the possibility of implementing surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) for biological applications, the detection and analysis of the steroid hormone cortisol was demonstrated.
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- Alexander G Milekhin
- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Institute of Laser Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics RAS, Novosibirsk Branch “TDIAM”, Lavrentiev Ave. 2/1, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Semiconductor Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Semiconductor Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Semiconductor Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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Neubrech F, Huck C, Weber K, Pucci A, Giessen H. Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy Using Resonant Nanoantennas. Chem Rev 2017; 117:5110-5145. [PMID: 28358482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful tool widely used in research and industry for a label-free and unambiguous identification of molecular species. Inconveniently, its application to spectroscopic analysis of minute amounts of materials, for example, in sensing applications, is hampered by the low infrared absorption cross-sections. Surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy using resonant metal nanoantennas, or short "resonant SEIRA", overcomes this limitation. Resonantly excited, such metal nanostructures feature collective oscillations of electrons (plasmons), providing huge electromagnetic fields on the nanometer scale. Infrared vibrations of molecules located in these fields are enhanced by orders of magnitude enabling a spectroscopic characterization with unprecedented sensitivity. In this Review, we introduce the concept of resonant SEIRA and discuss the underlying physics, particularly, the resonant coupling between molecular and antenna excitations as well as the spatial extent of the enhancement and its scaling with frequency. On the basis of these fundamentals, different routes to maximize the SEIRA enhancement are reviewed including the choice of nanostructures geometries, arrangements, and materials. Furthermore, first applications such as the detection of proteins, the monitoring of dynamic processes, and hyperspectral infrared chemical imaging are discussed, demonstrating the sensitivity and broad applicability of resonant SEIRA.
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- Frank Neubrech
- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57, Stuttgart 70569, Germany.,Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 57, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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Zhao Y, Yang D, Li X, Liu Y, Hu X, Zhou D, Lu Y. Toward highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering: the design of a 3D hybrid system with monolayer graphene sandwiched between silver nanohole arrays and gold nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:1087-1096. [PMID: 27973628 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr06834k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report a novel graphene-metal hybrid system by introducing monolayer graphene between gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and silver nanohole (Ag NH) arrays. The design incorporates three key advantages to promote the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing capacity: (i) making full use of the single-atomic feature of graphene for generating uniform sub-nanometer spaces; (ii) maintaining the bottom layer of Ag nanoarrays with an ordered manner for facilitating the transfer of graphene films and assembly of the top layer of Au NPs; (iii) integrating the advantages of the strong plasmonic effect of Ag, the chemical stability of Au, as well as the mechanical flexibility and biological compatibility of graphene. In this configuration, the plasmonic properties can be fine-tuned by separately optimizing the horizontal or vertical gaps between the metal NPs. Exactly, sub-20 nm spaces between the horizontally patterned Ag tips constructed by adjacent Ag NHs, and sub-nanometer scale graphene gaps between the vertically distributed Au NP-Ag NH have been achieved. Finite element numerical simulations demonstrate that the multi-dimensional plasmonic couplings (including the Au NP-Au NP, Au NP-Ag NH and Ag NH-Ag NH couplings) promote for the hybrid platform an electric field enhancement up to 137 times. Impressively, the as-prepared 3D Au NP-graphene-Ag NH array hybrid structure manifests ultrahigh SERS sensitivity with a detection limit of 10-13 M for R6G molecules, as well as good reproducibility and stability. This work represents a step towards high-performance SERS substrate fabrication, and opens up a new route for graphene-plasmonic hybrids in SERS applications.
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- Yuan Zhao
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China. and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China. and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China and Laser Optics Research Center, Physics Department, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado 80840, USA
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Wei W, Nong J, Jiang X, Chen N, Luo S, Tang L. All-Semiconductor Plasmonic Resonator for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy. MICROMACHINES 2017. [PMCID: PMC6189820 DOI: 10.3390/mi8010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Infrared absorption spectroscopy remains a challenge due to the weak light-matter interaction between micron-wavelengthed infrared light and nano-sized molecules. A highly doped semiconductor supports intrinsic plasmon modes at infrared frequencies, and is compatible with the current epitaxial growth processing, which makes it promising for various applications. Here, we propose an all-semiconductor plasmonic resonator to enhance the infrared absorption of the adsorbed molecules. An optical model is employed to investigate the effect of structural parameters on the spectral features of the resonator and the enhanced infrared absorption characteristics are further discussed. When a molecular layer is deposited upon the resonator, the weak molecular absorption signal can be significantly enhanced. A high enhancement factor of 470 can be achieved once the resonance wavelength of the resonator is overlapped with the desired vibrational mode of the molecules. Our study offers a promising approach to engineering semiconductor optics devices for mid-infrared sensing applications.
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- Wei Wei
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (J.N.); (X.J.); (N.C.)
- Chongqing Research Center for Advanced Materials, Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401123, China;
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 401122, China;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-23-6510-2511
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (J.N.); (X.J.); (N.C.)
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 401122, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (J.N.); (X.J.); (N.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (J.N.); (X.J.); (N.C.)
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- Chongqing Research Center for Advanced Materials, Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401123, China;
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 401122, China;
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Bibikova O, Haas J, López-Lorente AI, Popov A, Kinnunen M, Meglinski I, Mizaikoff B. Towards enhanced optical sensor performance: SEIRA and SERS with plasmonic nanostars. Analyst 2017; 142:951-958. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an02596j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the development of plasmonic chip-based systems comprising self-assembled gold nanostars at silicon substrates that enable concomitantly enhanced Raman (surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; SERS) and mid-infrared (surface enhanced infrared reflection or absorption spectroscopy; SEIRA) spectral signatures.
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- O. Bibikova
- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- University of Oulu
- Oulu 90570
- Finland
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Ulm University
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Ulm University
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- University of Oulu
- Oulu 90570
- Finland
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- University of Oulu
- Oulu 90570
- Finland
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- University of Oulu
- Oulu 90570
- Finland
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Ulm University
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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Lau WF, Yang L, Bai F, Huang Z. Weakening Circular Dichroism of Plasmonic Nanospirals Induced by Surface Grafting with Alkyl Ligands. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:6698-6702. [PMID: 27805771 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Silver nanospirals with strong chiroptical activity (characterized by circular dichroism) are grafted with achiral alkyl ligands, resulting in a weakening of the chiroptical activity. The chiroptical weakening is exacerbated with increasing bond energy of the Ag-ligand contacts, which is ascribed to the effective medium screening effect and electron withdrawal toward the alkyl ligands.
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- Wai-Fung Lau
- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, Partner State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, HKBU, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education, 9F, the Industrialization Complex of Shenzhen Virtual University Park, No. 2 Yuexing 3rd Road, South Zone, Hi-tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518057, Guangdong Province, China
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Wu Z, Kelp G, Yogeesh MN, Li W, McNicholas KM, Briggs A, Rajeeva BB, Akinwande D, Bank SR, Shvets G, Zheng Y. Dual-band moiré metasurface patches for multifunctional biomedical applications. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:18461-18468. [PMID: 27778012 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr06608a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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There has been strong interest in developing multi-band plasmonic metasurfaces for multiple optical functions on single platforms. Herein, we developed Au moiré metasurface patches (AMMP), which leverage the tunable multi-band responses of Au moiré metasurfaces and the additional field enhancements of the metal-insulator-metal configuration to achieve dual-band plasmon resonance modes in near-infrared and mid-infrared regimes with high field enhancement. Furthermore, we demonstrate the multifunctional applications of AMMP, including surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy, optical capture and patterning of bacteria, and photothermal denaturation of proteins. With their multiple functions of high performance, in combination with cost-effective fabrication using moiré nanosphere lithography, the AMMP will enable the development of highly integrated biophotonic platforms for a wide range of applications in disease theranostics, sterilization, and the study of microbiomes.
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- Zilong Wu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Microelectronics Research Centre, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
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- Microelectronics Research Centre, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
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- Microelectronics Research Centre, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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- Microelectronics Research Centre, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
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- Microelectronics Research Centre, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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Far-field nanoscale infrared spectroscopy of vibrational fingerprints of molecules with graphene plasmons. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12334. [PMID: 27460765 PMCID: PMC4974468 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Infrared spectroscopy, especially for molecular vibrations in the fingerprint region between 600 and 1,500 cm−1, is a powerful characterization method for bulk materials. However, molecular fingerprinting at the nanoscale level still remains a significant challenge, due to weak light–matter interaction between micron-wavelengthed infrared light and nano-sized molecules. Here we demonstrate molecular fingerprinting at the nanoscale level using our specially designed graphene plasmonic structure on CaF2 nanofilm. This structure not only avoids the plasmon–phonon hybridization, but also provides in situ electrically-tunable graphene plasmon covering the entire molecular fingerprint region, which was previously unattainable. In addition, undisturbed and highly confined graphene plasmon offers simultaneous detection of in-plane and out-of-plane vibrational modes with ultrahigh detection sensitivity down to the sub-monolayer level, significantly pushing the current detection limit of far-field mid-infrared spectroscopies. Our results provide a platform, fulfilling the long-awaited expectation of high sensitivity and selectivity far-field fingerprint detection of nano-scale molecules for numerous applications. Despite being a powerful tool for molecular vibrational mode detection, infrared spectrosocpy is limited by weak sensitivity. Here, the authors demonstrate a platform for enhanced molecular fingerprint sensing based on a graphene/CaF2 nanofilm plasmonic structure.
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