利用表面等离子体共振效应确定金纳米棒的尺寸

金属纳米粒子的尺寸和形状对其物理和化学性质有很大影响,通常利用昂贵的透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜进行其尺寸测量。为了节约测量成本,利用时域有限差分法研究了金纳米棒的尺寸与吸收峰的对应关系得到间接的测量方法。即当金纳米棒的纵横比增大时,横向等离子峰几乎没有变化,纵向等离子峰出现明显的红移,且红移速度随着金纳米棒半径的增大而增大。实际制备了两种不同尺寸的金纳米棒样品,通过理论模拟确定的金纳米棒的尺寸与利用透射电子显微镜测量的金纳米棒的尺寸符合的很好。     

Pulsed-laser generation of gold nanoparticles with on-line surface plasmon resonance detection

Size of nanoparticles is an important parameter for their applications. The real-time monitoring is required for reliable and reproducible production of nanoparticles with controllable size. We present results of our research on development of the system for the online nanoparticle characterization during their production by a laser. The laser ablation chamber which allows measurements of surface plasmon resonance spectra during the nanoparticle generation process has been designed and fabricated. The online characterization system was tested by producing and modification of gold nanoparticles. Nanoparticles were generated by nanosecond-laser (wavelength 1064 nm) ablation of gold target in deionized water, and optimal conditions for the highest nanoparticle productivity were estimated. The mean diameter of nanoparticles was determined using their absorption spectra measured in the real-time during the ablation experiments and from the TEM images analysis, and it varied from 20 to 45 nm. The mismatch between nanoparticle diameters, estimated using these two methods, is due to the polydispersity of the generated nanoparticles. The further experiments of laser-induced modification of colloidal gold nanoparticles were carried out using second harmonic (wavelength 532 nm) of nanosecond Nd:YAG laser and alteration in nanoparticle size were acquired by the online measurement system.     

Blue-shifted plasmon resonance of individual size-selected gold nanoparticles

The future implementation of integrated photonic devices requires the creation of nanostructures with well defined morphological and optical properties. To this end, we deposited size-selected gold nanoparticles produced by a gas phase aggregation cluster source on transparent substrates at room temperature with controlled impact energy. Interferometric optical detection measurements using a supercontinuum laser source demonstrated a blue-shifted plasmon resonance at the single particle level. The blue shift was observed to be more pronounced for small single clusters down to 3 nm in size.     

基于表面等离子体激元共振的飞秒抽运探测技术研究

对基于表面等离子体激元共振（SPR）的飞秒抽运探测技术进行了系统地数字分析.计算结果表明,利用SPR技术可将飞秒抽运探测信号强度ΔR/R提高2—3个数量级,其提高的比例依赖于金属膜的厚度和探测光的入射角,其中R和ΔR分别为探测光反射率的总量和变化量.特别地,对于金属-吸收介质体系,金属膜的介电常数变化对ΔR的影响仅为吸收介质影响的2%,所以ΔR/R主要反应吸收介质中的动力学过程,因此该技术对研究表面和界面的超 关键词： 超快光学 表面等离子体共振 飞秒抽运探测技术 信号强度     

Enhancement of the resolution of surface plasmon resonance biosensors by control of the size and distribution of nanoparticles

A new resolution-enhanced surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor offers a tenfold improvement in resolution compared with conventional SPR biosensors in the detection of the surface coverage of biomaterials. The proposed optical biosensor, based on the attenuated total-reflection method, excites both the surface plasmons and particle plasmons to enhance the local electromagnetic field by control of the size and volume fraction of embedded Au nanoparticles to increase the resolution of the device. The SPR biosensor design is based on the Maxwell-Garnett model and the Fresnel equations, and the device is fabricated with a cosputtering deposition system.     

Low-cost,high performance surface plasmon resonance-compatible films characterized by the surface plasmon resonance technique

A new analytical method based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique is presented, with which SPR curves for both wavelength and angular modulations can be obtained simultaneously via only a single scan of the incident angle. Using this method, the SPR responses of TiO2-coated Cu films are characterized in the wavelength range from 600 nm to 900 nm. For the first time, we determine the effective optical constants and the thicknesses of TiO2-coated Cu films using the SPR curves of wavelength modulation. The sensitivities of prism-based SPR refractive index sensors using TiO2-coated Cu films are investigated theoretically for both wavelength and angular modulations, the results show that in the case of sensitivity with wavelength modulation, TiO2-coated Cu films are not as good as the Au film, however, they are more suitable than the Au film for SPR refractive index sensors with angular modulation because a higher sensitivity can be achieved.     

半壳结构金纳米膜的局域表面等离子体共振效应

采用纳米模版印刷术和化学自组装技术制备了半壳结构的金粒子膜.利用场发射扫描电子显微镜和光谱仪等测试手段对样品的结构和光学性质进行了分析.研究发现，该结构的金膜所具有独特的局域表面等离子体共振效应取决于样品的粒子大小、间距等微观结构，且其峰值吸收波长对其周围环境介质的介电常数变化十分敏感.实验结果表明，粒子排列均匀的亚单层膜结构是控制光学性质稳定的关键. 关键词： 局域表面等离子体共振 半壳结构 纳米模版印刷术     

Selective suppression of extinction within the plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles

We present extinction measurements on rectangular two-dimensional arrays of gold nanoparticles on a dielectric waveguide. The spectra exhibit spectrally narrow bands of suppressed extinction within the particle–plasmon resonance, resulting from destructive interference between the incident light field and the excited waveguide modes. The dependence of the spectral position of these high-transmission bands on different waveguide modes is investigated in detail. Received: 3 July 2001 / Published online: 10 October 2001     

基于表面等离子体共振传感器的金胶体表征

设计了表面等离子体共振(SPR)传感器实验装置,制备了金膜和金纳米胶体溶液,测量了不同厚度金膜和不同浓度金胶体溶液的SPR角谱,得到了不同浓度金胶体溶液的折射率.     

椭圆截面金纳米管的局域表面等离激元共振特性研究

基于时域有限差分方法研究了几何形状、入射电场偏振方向、管壁厚度及内核和包埋介质的变化对椭圆截面金纳米管局域表面等离激元共振特性的影响.研究发现,当长轴固定时,短轴的减小将导致纳米管消光峰红移;入射电场偏振方向与椭圆长轴夹角的增大将导致消光峰红移;当颗粒整体尺寸不变时,管壁厚度减小同样会使得消光峰红移.此外,内核及包埋介质介电常数的增大均导致消光峰红移.利用等离激元杂化理论及自由电子和振荡电子竞争机理对上述现象进行了理论分析. 关键词： 消光光谱 局域表面等离激元共振 金纳米管 时域有限差分方法     

柱状磁光颗粒的局域表面等离激元共振及尺寸效应

柱状磁光颗粒的局域表面等离激元共振为二维磁光光子晶体的手征性边缘模的生成提供了重要的机制. 但目前对此类颗粒的局域表面等离激元共振效应的研究局限于长波长近似下的结果, 且缺乏对发生共振时的远场与近场特征的深入了解. 本文从散射理论出发, 计算并分析了柱状磁光颗粒发生局域表面等离激元共振的条件与特殊的场特征, 并讨论了颗粒尺寸对共振峰的影响. 计算结果解释了实验中观察到的二维磁光光子晶体的共振带隙与在长波长近似下得到的局域表面等离激元共振频率的明显偏移, 并展示了颗粒在较大尺寸下形成的高阶共振峰, 这可能有助于利用共振效应在磁光光子晶体中实现多模的手征边缘态.     

Measurement of refractive index variation by differential surface plasmon resonance technique

A differential detection technique combined with a surface plasmon resonance technique is proposed for refractive index variation measurement. The experimental results demonstrate that our system can attain a resolution of 1.2 × 10^?5 RIU (refractive index unit). In addition, a method for two-dimensional detection of the refractive index variation is demonstrated. The system is free from the influence of optical source fluctuation, and can improve the measurement sensitivity.     

Control of plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles via excimer laser irradiation

A significant shift of the surface plasmon resonance absorption spectrum of gold nanoparticles was obtained by the oxidation of the nanoparticle surface via pulsed excimer laser irradiation. The high UV-light absorption of gold nanoparticles chemically produced by citrate reduction led to the important surface oxidation up to 26%. As a result of laser irradiation, the gold/gold oxide core-shell nanoparticles with little variation of the nanoparticle size were produced. After only 5 min of laser irradiation, a 12-nm blue shift in surface plasmon resonance was obtained. The possible mechanisms governing the modification in surface plasmon resonance by laser irradiation of gold nanoparticles were discussed.     

Investigation of surface plasmon biosensing using gold nanoparticles enhanced ellipsometry

We present a label-free, nondestructive and high sensitivity biosensor by using the phase information of a gold nanoparticles enhanced ellipsometry signal. The refractive index (RI) resolution from ellipsometric phase information is of the order of 1.6×10(-6) RI units. Furthermore, spectroscopic and dynamic measurements show substantial change in the phase signal when biomolecules are coated on gold nanoparticles. The detection limit of our proposed technique is up to ～18?pM concentration of the target biomolecules.     

Influence of surface roughness on surface plasmon resonance phenomenon of gold film

We experimentally investigate the effects of the surface roughness of gold thin films on the properties of surface plasmon resonance. By annealing at different temperatures, film samples with different surface morphologies are obtained. Specifically, due to the diffusion of the gold atoms towards the films3 surface, the surface rootmean-square roughness decreases with the increasing annealing temperature. Then, we measure the surface plasmon resonance of the samples. The results show that the resonance angle of the surface plasmon resonance is sensitive to the root-mean-square roughness, and it gradually decreases by reducing the surface root-mean-square roughness.Yang     

金纳米球壳对的局域表面等离激元共振特性分析

应用有限元方法, 研究金纳米球壳对的几何结构参数及物理参量对其表面等离激元共振的散射及消光光谱的影响, 并根据等离激元杂化理论进行了理论分析. 结果表明, 随着金壳厚度的增加, 金纳米球壳对的散射及消光共振峰先发生蓝移而后红移, 而随着金纳米球壳间隙的减小, 或者随着金纳米球壳的内核尺寸或内核介质折射率的增大, 散射及消光共振峰均发生红移; 随着金壳厚度或内核尺寸减小, 或者随着内核介质折射率增大, 金纳米球壳对的散射与消光共振强度减弱, 而随着金壳间隙的减小, 金纳米球壳对的散射共振强度先增强后减弱, 而消光共振强度逐渐增强, 数值模拟与理论分析一致.     

A quantitative modeling of the contributions of localized surface plasmon resonance and interband transitions to absorbance of gold nanoparticles

A quantitative modeling of the contributions of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and interband transitions to absorbance of gold nanoparticles has been achieved based on Lorentz–Drude dispersion function and Maxwell-Garnett effective medium approximation. The contributions are well modeled with three Lorentz oscillators. Influence of the structural properties of the gold nanoparticles on the LSPR and interband transitions has been examined. In addition, the dielectric function of the gold nanoparticles has been extracted from the modeling to absorbance, and it is found to be consistent with the result yielded from the spectroscopic ellipsometric analysis.     

Tunable local surface plasmon resonance in liquid-crystal-coated Ag nanoparticles

The far-field and near-field properties of a spherical nematic liquid crystal (NLC) coated metal nanoparticle (NPs) have been investigated in an external field, basing on the quasistatic theory. The resonant wavelength is tunable by varying metallic material of core, anisotropy extent and thickness of liquid crystals (LCs). The field enhancement is along the incident polarization near the outer surface of the shell. The direction of field is reverse in the inner surface comparing with the one if outer shell. In contrast to isotropy shell, the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) shows an obvious red shift and field enhancement near outer surface of the shell always is stronger.