Resonant optical excitations in complementary plasmonic nanostructures

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Resonant optical excitations in complementary plasmonic nanostructures

David Rossouw and Gianluigi A. Botton »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 7, pp. 6968-6973 (2012)
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Abstract: We compare the plasmonic response of two complementary structures to a scanning electron probe; a silver nanowire and a nanoslot in a silver film of comparable dimensions, desirable for their localized electromagnetic enhancement and enhanced optical transmission respectively. Through electron energy loss spectroscopy, multiple plasmonic resonant harmonics setup in both structures are resolved with inverted phase, in agreement with Babinet’s principle, and of consequence in the design and fabrication of nanostructures.

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(180.0180) Microscopy : Microscopy
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons

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History
Original Manuscript: February 15, 2012
Revised Manuscript: March 6, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 8, 2012
Published: March 12, 2012

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Vol. 7, Iss. 5 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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David Rossouw and Gianluigi A. Botton, "Resonant optical excitations in complementary plasmonic nanostructures," Opt. Express 20, 6968-6973 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-7-6968

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W. L. Barnes, A. Dereux, and T. W. Ebbesen, “Surface plasmon subwavelength optics,” Nature424(6950), 824–830 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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D. Rossouw, M. Couillard, J. Vickery, E. Kumacheva, and G. A. Botton, “Multipolar plasmonic resonances in silver nanowire antennas imaged with a subnanometer electron probe,” Nano Lett.11(4), 1499–1504 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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ACS Nano

B. Ögüt, R. Vogelgesang, W. Sigle, N. Talebi, C. T. Koch, and P. A. van Aken, “Hybridized metal slit eigenmodes as an illustration of Babinet’s principle,” ACS Nano5(8), 6701–6706 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

C. Liu, V. Kamaev, and Z. V. Vardeny, “Efficiency enhancement of an organic light-emitting diode with a cathode forming two-dimensional periodic hole array,” Appl. Phys. Lett.86(14), 143501 (2005). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

S. A. Maier and H. A. Atwater, “Plasmonics: localization and guiding of electromagnetic energy in metal/dielectric structures,” J. Appl. Phys.98(1), 011101 (2005). [CrossRef]

Nano Lett.

L. Douillard, F. Charra, Z. Korczak, R. Bachelot, S. Kostcheev, G. Lerondel, P.-M. Adam, and P. Royer, “Short range plasmon resonators probed by photoemission electron microscopy,” Nano Lett.8(3), 935–940 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. N’Gom, J. Ringnalda, J. F. Mansfield, A. Agarwal, N. Kotov, N. J. Zaluzec, and T. B. Norris, “Single particle plasmon spectroscopy of silver nanowires and gold nanorods,” Nano Lett.8(10), 3200–3204 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Rossouw, M. Couillard, J. Vickery, E. Kumacheva, and G. A. Botton, “Multipolar plasmonic resonances in silver nanowire antennas imaged with a subnanometer electron probe,” Nano Lett.11(4), 1499–1504 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Nanotechnology

M. Bosman, V. J. Keast, M. Watanabe, A. I. Maaroof, and M. B. Cortie, “Mapping surface plasmons at the nanometre scale with an electron beam,” Nanotechnology18(16), 165505 (2007). [CrossRef]

Nat. Mater.

J. A. Schuller, E. S. Barnard, W. Cai, Y. C. Jun, J. S. White, and M. L. Brongersma, “Plasmonics for extreme light concentration and manipulation,” Nat. Mater.9(3), 193–204 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. A. Atwater and A. Polman, “Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices,” Nat. Mater.9(3), 205–213 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. von Maltzahn, J.-H. Park, K. Y. Lin, N. Singh, C. Schwöppe, R. Mesters, W. E. Berdel, E. Ruoslahti, M. J. Sailor, and S. N. Bhatia, “Nanoparticles that communicate in vivo to amplify tumour targeting,” Nat. Mater.10(7), 545–552 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Nature

C. Genet and T. W. Ebbesen, “Light in tiny holes,” Nature445(7123), 39–46 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]
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Phys. Rev.

R. H. Ritchie, “Plasma losses by fast electrons in thin films,” Phys. Rev.106(5), 874–881 (1957). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

M. N’Gom, S. Li, G. Schatz, R. Erni, A. Agarwal, N. Kotov, and T. B. Norris, “Electron-beam mapping of plasmon resonances in electromagnetically interacting gold nanorods,” Phys. Rev. B80(11), 113411 (2009). [CrossRef]
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Phys. Rev. Lett.

F. J. García de Abajo and M. Kociak, “Probing the photonic local density of states with electron energy loss spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev. Lett.100(10), 106804 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Science

P. Mühlschlegel, H.-J. Eisler, O. J. F. Martin, B. Hecht, and D. W. Pohl, “Resonant optical antennas,” Science308(5728), 1607–1609 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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[1] R. H. Ritchie, “Plasma losses by fast electrons in thin films,” Phys. Rev.106(5), 874–881 (1957). [CrossRef]

[2] W. L. Barnes, A. Dereux, and T. W. Ebbesen, “Surface plasmon subwavelength optics,” Nature424(6950), 824–830 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] J. A. Schuller, E. S. Barnard, W. Cai, Y. C. Jun, J. S. White, and M. L. Brongersma, “Plasmonics for extreme light concentration and manipulation,” Nat. Mater.9(3), 193–204 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[4] S. A. Maier and H. A. Atwater, “Plasmonics: localization and guiding of electromagnetic energy in metal/dielectric structures,” J. Appl. Phys.98(1), 011101 (2005). [CrossRef]

[5] T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]

[6] H. A. Atwater and A. Polman, “Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices,” Nat. Mater.9(3), 205–213 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] C. Liu, V. Kamaev, and Z. V. Vardeny, “Efficiency enhancement of an organic light-emitting diode with a cathode forming two-dimensional periodic hole array,” Appl. Phys. Lett.86(14), 143501 (2005). [CrossRef]

[8] G. von Maltzahn, J.-H. Park, K. Y. Lin, N. Singh, C. Schwöppe, R. Mesters, W. E. Berdel, E. Ruoslahti, M. J. Sailor, and S. N. Bhatia, “Nanoparticles that communicate in vivo to amplify tumour targeting,” Nat. Mater.10(7), 545–552 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] C. Genet and T. W. Ebbesen, “Light in tiny holes,” Nature445(7123), 39–46 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[10] P. Mühlschlegel, H.-J. Eisler, O. J. F. Martin, B. Hecht, and D. W. Pohl, “Resonant optical antennas,” Science308(5728), 1607–1609 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] L. Douillard, F. Charra, Z. Korczak, R. Bachelot, S. Kostcheev, G. Lerondel, P.-M. Adam, and P. Royer, “Short range plasmon resonators probed by photoemission electron microscopy,” Nano Lett.8(3), 935–940 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[12] M. Bosman, V. J. Keast, M. Watanabe, A. I. Maaroof, and M. B. Cortie, “Mapping surface plasmons at the nanometre scale with an electron beam,” Nanotechnology18(16), 165505 (2007). [CrossRef]

[13] M. N’Gom, J. Ringnalda, J. F. Mansfield, A. Agarwal, N. Kotov, N. J. Zaluzec, and T. B. Norris, “Single particle plasmon spectroscopy of silver nanowires and gold nanorods,” Nano Lett.8(10), 3200–3204 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[14] M. N’Gom, S. Li, G. Schatz, R. Erni, A. Agarwal, N. Kotov, and T. B. Norris, “Electron-beam mapping of plasmon resonances in electromagnetically interacting gold nanorods,” Phys. Rev. B80(11), 113411 (2009). [CrossRef]

[15] B. Schaffer, U. Hohenester, A. Trügler, and F. Hofer, “High-resolution surface plasmon imaging of gold nanoparticles by energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy,” Phys. Rev. B79(4), 041401 (2009). [CrossRef]

[16] D. Rossouw, M. Couillard, J. Vickery, E. Kumacheva, and G. A. Botton, “Multipolar plasmonic resonances in silver nanowire antennas imaged with a subnanometer electron probe,” Nano Lett.11(4), 1499–1504 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] O. Nicoletti, M. Wubs, N. A. Mortensen, W. Sigle, P. A. van Aken, and P. A. Midgley, “Surface plasmon modes of a single silver nanorod: an electron energy loss study,” Opt. Express19(16), 15371–15379 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] W. Sigle, J. Nelayah, C. T. Koch, and P. A. van Aken, “Electron energy losses in Ag nanoholes--from localized surface plasmon resonances to rings of fire,” Opt. Lett.34(14), 2150–2152 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[19] B. Ögüt, R. Vogelgesang, W. Sigle, N. Talebi, C. T. Koch, and P. A. van Aken, “Hybridized metal slit eigenmodes as an illustration of Babinet’s principle,” ACS Nano5(8), 6701–6706 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[20] F. von Cube, S. Irsen, J. Niegemann, C. Matyssek, W. Hergert, K. Busch, and S. Linden, “Spatio-spectral characterization of photonic meta-atoms with electron energy-loss spectroscopy [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(5), 1009 (2011). [CrossRef]

[21] F. J. García de Abajo and M. Kociak, “Probing the photonic local density of states with electron energy loss spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev. Lett.100(10), 106804 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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