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    Nano Lett. 2010 Mar 10;10(3):1006-11. doi: 10.1021/nl904168f.

    Trapping and sensing 10 nm metal nanoparticles using plasmonic dipole antennas.

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    Nanophotonics and Metrology Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. weihua.zhang@epfl.ch

    Abstract

    The optical trapping of Au nanoparticles with dimensions as small as 10 nm in the gap of plasmonic dipole antennas is demonstrated. Single nanoparticle trapping events are recorded in real time by monitoring the Rayleigh scattering spectra of individual plasmonic antennas. Numerical simulations are also performed to interpret the experimental results, indicating the possibility to trap nanoparticles only a few nanometers in size. This work unveils the potential associated with the integration of plasmonic trapping with localized surface plasmon resonance based sensing techniques, in order to deliver analyte to specific, highly sensitive regions ("hot spots").

    PMID:
    20151698
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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