Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Nano-Aperture Antenna for Surface Enhanced Fluorescence

Autor: Guowei Lu, Jianning Xu, Te Wen, Weidong Zhang, Jingyi Zhao, Aiqin Hu, Grégory Barbillon, Qihuang Gong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Materials, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 1435 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma11081435
Popis: A hybrid metal-dielectric nano-aperture antenna is proposed for surface-enhanced fluorescence applications. The nano-apertures that formed in the composite thin film consist of silicon and gold layers. These were numerically investigated in detail. The hybrid nano-aperture shows a more uniform field distribution within the apertures and a higher antenna quantum yield than pure gold nano-apertures. The spectral features of the hybrid nano-apertures are independent of the aperture size. This shows a high enhancement effect in the near-infrared region. The nano-apertures with a dielectric gap were then demonstrated theoretically for larger enhancement effects. The hybrid nano-aperture is fully adaptable to large-scale availability and reproducible fabrication. The hybrid antenna will improve the effectiveness of surface-enhanced fluorescence for applications, including sensitive biosensing and fluorescence analysis.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje