Multi-Purpose Nanovoid Array Plasmonic Sensor Produced by Direct Laser Patterning

Autor: Dmitrii V. Pavlov, Alexey Yu. Zhizhchenko, Mitsuhiro Honda, Masahito Yamanaka, Oleg B. Vitrik, Sergei A. Kulinich, Saulius Juodkazis, Sergey I. Kudryashov, Aleksandr A. Kuchmizhak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 9, Iss 10, p 1348 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano9101348
Popis: We demonstrate a multi-purpose plasmonic sensor based on a nanovoid array fabricated via inexpensive and highly-reproducible direct femtosecond laser patterning of thin glass-supported Au films. The proposed nanovoid array exhibits near-IR surface plasmon (SP) resonances, which can be excited under normal incidence and optimised for specific applications by tailoring the array periodicity, as well as the nanovoid geometric shape. The fabricated SP sensor offers competitive sensitivity of ≈ 1600 nm/RIU at a figure of merit of 12 in bulk refractive index tests, as well as allows for identification of gases and ultra-thin analyte layers, making the sensor particularly useful for common bioassay experiments. Moreover, isolated nanovoids support strong electromagnetic field enhancement at lattice SP resonance wavelength, allowing for label-free molecular identification via surface-enhanced vibration spectroscopy.
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