Actuated plasmonic nanohole arrays for sensing and optical spectroscopy applications

Herein, we report a new approach to rapidly actuate the plasmonic characteristics of thin gold films perforated with nanohole arrays that are coupled with arrays of gold nanoparticles. The near-field interaction between the localized and propagating surface plasmon modes supported by the structure w...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2020-05, Vol.12 (17), p.9756-9768
Main Authors: Kotlarek, Daria, Fossati, Stefan, Venugopalan, Priyamvada, Gisbert Quilis, Nestor, Slabý, Ji í, Homola, Ji í, Lequeux, Médéric, Amiard, Frédéric, Lamy de la Chapelle, Marc, Jonas, Ulrich, Dostálek, Jakub
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Biomolecules
Chemical Sciences
Computer simulation
Condensed Matter
Gold
Hydrogels
Interrogation
Low molecular weights
Material chemistry
Materials Science
Nanoparticles
Optical resonance
Physics
Plasmonics
Plasmons
Propagation modes
Refractivity
Thin films
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Summary:Herein, we report a new approach to rapidly actuate the plasmonic characteristics of thin gold films perforated with nanohole arrays that are coupled with arrays of gold nanoparticles. The near-field interaction between the localized and propagating surface plasmon modes supported by the structure was actively modulated by changing the distance between the nanoholes and nanoparticles and varying the refractive index symmetry of the structure. This approach was applied by using a thin responsive hydrogel cushion, which swelled and collapsed by a temperature stimulus. The detailed experimental study of the changes and interplay of localized and propagating surface plasmons was complemented by numerical simulations. We demonstrate that the interrogation and excitation of the optical resonance to these modes allow the label-free SPR observation of the binding of biomolecules, and is applicable for in situ SERS studies of low molecular weight molecules attached in the gap between the nanoholes and nanoparticles. We report a new approach to rapidly actuate the plasmonic characteristics of thin gold films perforated with nanohole arrays by thermo-responsive hydrogel and demonstrate its utilization to sensing with flow-through format and SPR/SERS readout.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/d0nr00761g