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Nanoscale studies of plasmonic hot spots using super-resolution optical imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2012

Maggie L. Weber  and
Katherine A. Willets
Maggie L. Weber
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin; mlweber@cm.utexas.edu
Katherine A. Willets
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin; kwillets@mail.utexas.edu
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Abstract

Plasmonic metal nanoparticles have the ability to act as nanoscale antennas for visible and near-IR (infrared) light, leading to increased electromagnetic fields at their surface. As a result, Raman scattering and/or fluorescence from nearby molecules can be enhanced by many orders of magnitude. However, imaging how these molecules interact with the enhanced fields at the surface of noble metal nanoparticles is a challenge due to the diffraction limit of light. In this article, we review super-resolution imaging of plasmonic hot spots using two all-optical readouts, surface-enhanced Raman scattering and surface-enhanced fluorescence, which are used to locate and track single or a few molecules on the surface of nanoscale-roughened metals. These super-resolution imaging techniques allow localization of the emission centroid of an emitter to better than 5 nm and allow mapping of the electromagnetic field enhancement experienced by molecules at the nanoparticle surface.

Keywords

Lasermetaloxidemicrostructuretransparent conductor
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 37 , Issue 8: Plasmonics , August 2012 , pp. 745 - 751
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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