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Dispersion and shape engineered plasmonic nanosensors

2016

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Biosensors based on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of individual metallic nanoparticles promise to deliver modular, low-cost sensing with high-detection thresholds. However, they continue to suffer from relatively low sensitivity and figures of merit (FOMs). Herein we introduce the idea of sensitivity enhancement of LSPR sensors through engineering of the material dispersion function. Employing dispersion and shape engineering of chiral nanoparticles leads to remarkable refractive index sensitivities (1,091 nmRIU(-1) at lambda = 921 nm) and FOMs (>2,800 RIU-1). A key feature is that the polarization-dependent extinction of the nanoparticles is now characterized by rich spectral features, including bipolar peaks and nulls, suitable for tracking refractive index changes. This sensing modality offers strong optical contrast even in the presence of highly absorbing media, an important consideration for use in complex biological media with limited transmission. The technique is sensitive to surface-specific binding events which we demonstrate through biotin-avidin surface coupling.

Author(s): Jeong, H. H. and Mark, Andrew G. and Alarcon-Correa, Mariana and Kim, Insook and Oswald, Peter and Lee, T. C. and Fischer, Peer
Journal: Nature Communications
Volume: 7
Pages: 11331
Year: 2016
Month: March

Department(s): Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Bibtex Type: Article (article)

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11331
State: Published
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11331

BibTex

@article{2016jeong2,
  title = {Dispersion and shape engineered plasmonic nanosensors},
  author = {Jeong, H. H. and Mark, Andrew G. and Alarcon-Correa, Mariana and Kim, Insook and Oswald, Peter and Lee, T. C. and Fischer, Peer},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  volume = {7},
  pages = {11331},
  month = mar,
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1038/ncomms11331},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11331},
  month_numeric = {3}
}