Optical binding forces between plasmonic nanocubes： A numerical study based on discrete-dipole approximation Optical binding forces between plasmonic nanocubes： A numerical study based on discrete-dipole approximationOptical binding forces between plasmonic nanocubes： A numerical study based on discrete-dipole approximation

Plasmonic nanocubes are ideal candidates in realizing controllable reflectance surfaces, unidirectional nanoantennas and other plasmon-associated applications. In this work, we perform full-wave calculations of the optical forces in three- dimensional gold nanocube dimers. For a fixed center-to-center separation, the rotation of the plasmonic nanocube leads to a slight shift of the plasmonic resonance wavelength and a strong change in the optical binding forces. The effective gap and the near field distribution between the two nanocubes are shown to be crucial to this force variation. We further find that the optical binding force is dominated by the scattering process while the optical forces in the wavevector direction are affected by both scattering and absorption, making the former relatively more sensitive to the rotation of （an effective gap between） the nanocubes. Our results would be useful for building all-optically controllable meta-surfaces.     

铁纳米线磁行为的微磁学模拟与研究

通过微磁学模拟的手段对用电化学沉积法制备出的呈圆柱形的铁纳米线在常温下的磁行为进行了系统的研究,结果表明不同形状参量的铁纳米线都表现出磁各向异性,矫顽力随纳米线直径变化近似呈现平方反比关系,而对每一固定的直径,矫顽力随纳米线长度的增加而增大,最后趋向定值.磁滞回线形状、静态磁矩分布和反转机制等都随纳米线的直径和长度的变化而变化,对相应的规律给出了明确的解释.模拟结果显示实验上尚不能制备出的直径为5nm的纳米线呈现一致反转机理,同时还发现当纳米线过渡为颗粒时表现出更为复杂的性质 关键词： 纳米线 微磁学     

Optical binding forces between plasmonic nanocubes：A numerical study based on discrete-dipole approximation

Plasmonic nanocubes are ideal candidates in realizing controllable reflectance surfaces, unidirectional nanoantennas and other plasmon-associated applications. In this work, we perform full-wave calculations of the optical forces in threedimensional gold nanocube dimers. For a fixed center-to-center separation, the rotation of the plasmonic nanocube leads to a slight shift of the plasmonic resonance wavelength and a strong change in the optical binding forces. The effective gap and the near field distribution between the two nanocubes are shown to be crucial to this force variation. We further find that the optical binding force is dominated by the scattering process while the optical forces in the wavevector direction are affected by both scattering and absorption, making the former relatively more sensitive to the rotation of(an effective gap between) the nanocubes. Our results would be useful for building all-optically controllable meta-surfaces.