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Distributing the Optical Near-Field for Efficient Field-Enhancements in Nanostructures

  1. V. K. Valev1,†,*,
  2. B. De Clercq2,
  3. C. G. Biris3,
  4. X. Zheng4,
  5. S. Vandendriessche1,
  6. M. Hojeij5,
  7. D. Denkova7,
  8. Y. Jeyaram7,
  9. N. C. Panoiu3,
  10. Y. Ekinci6,
  11. A. V. Silhanek8,
  12. V. Volskiy4,
  13. G. A. E. Vandenbosch4,
  14. M. Ameloot2,
  15. V. V. Moshchalkov7,
  16. T. Verbiest1

Article first published online: 3 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201151

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 35, pages OP208–OP215, September 11, 2012

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Valev, V. K., De Clercq, B., Biris, C. G., Zheng, X., Vandendriessche, S., Hojeij, M., Denkova, D., Jeyaram, Y., Panoiu, N. C., Ekinci, Y., Silhanek, A. V., Volskiy, V., Vandenbosch, G. A. E., Ameloot, M., Moshchalkov, V. V. and Verbiest, T. (2012), Distributing the Optical Near-Field for Efficient Field-Enhancements in Nanostructures. Adv. Mater., 24: OP208–OP215. doi: 10.1002/adma.201201151

Author Information

  1. 1

    Molecular Electronics and Photonics, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE-3001, Belgium

  2. 2

    University Hasselt and transnational University Limburg, BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium

  3. 3

    Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK

  4. 4

    SAT-TELEMIC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

  5. 5

    Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen-PSI, Switzerland

  6. 6

    Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen-PS, Switzerland and Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

  7. 7

    Superconductivity and Magnetism & Pulsed Fields Group, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE-3001, Belgium

  8. 8

    Département de Physique, Université de Liège, Bât. B5, Allée du 6 août, 17, Sart Tilman, B-4000, Belgium

  1. †

    Dipartimento di Scienze di Base ed Applicate per l'Ingegneria – Sapienza Università di Roma, Via A. Scarpa 14, I-00161 Roma, Italy

*Molecular Electronics and Photonics, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE-3001, Belgium.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 3 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 20 MAR 2012

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Keywords:

  • surface plasmon resonance;
  • plasmonics;
  • near-field;
  • hotspots;
  • metamaterials
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Circularly polarized light imparts a sense of rotation on the electron density in ring-shaped gold nanostructures. As a consequence, the near-field enhancement becomes homogeneous on the surface of the nanostructures, thereby increasing the opportunity for interaction with molecules. This type of nanostructured samples can find a broad range of applications in chemical processes where the interaction between molecules and local field enhancements play an important role.

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