Scalable fabrication of metallic nanogaps at the sub‐10 nm level

S Luo, BH Hoff, SA Maier, JC de Mello - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metallic nanogaps with metal–metal separations of less than 10 nm have many applications
in nanoscale photonics and electronics. However, their fabrication remains a considerable …

Sub‐5 nm metal nanogaps: physical properties, fabrication methods, and device applications

Y Yang, C Gu, J Li - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐5 nm metal nanogaps have attracted widespread attention in physics, chemistry,
material sciences, and biology due to their physical properties, including great plasmon …

Low-power optical trapping of nanoparticles and proteins with resonant coaxial nanoaperture using 10 nm gap

D Yoo, KL Gurunatha, HK Choi, DA Mohr… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present optical trapping with a 10 nm gap resonant coaxial nanoaperture in a gold film.
Large arrays of 600 resonant plasmonic coaxial nanoaperture traps are produced on a …

Polaritonic nonlocality in light–matter interaction

S Rajabali, E Cortese, M Beck, S De Liberato, J Faist… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Subwavelength electromagnetic field localization has been central to photonic research in
the last decade, allowing us to enhance sensing capabilities as well as increase the …

High-contrast infrared absorption spectroscopy via mass-produced coaxial zero-mode resonators with sub-10 nm gaps

D Yoo, DA Mohr, F Vidal-Codina, A John-Herpin… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a wafer-scale array of resonant coaxial nanoapertures as a practical platform for
surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA). Coaxial nanoapertures with …

Nanogap-Enhanced Terahertz Sensing of 1 nm Thick (λ/106) Dielectric Films

HR Park, X Chen, NC Nguyen, J Peraire, SH Oh - Acs Photonics, 2015 - ACS Publications
We experimentally show that terahertz (THz) waves confined in sub-10 nm metallic gaps can
detect refractive index changes caused by only a 1 nm thick (∼ λ/106) dielectric overlayer …

Ultralow-power electronic trapping of nanoparticles with sub-10 nm gold nanogap electrodes

A Barik, X Chen, SH Oh - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate nanogap electrodes for rapid, parallel, and ultralow-power trapping of
nanoparticles. Our device pushes the limit of dielectrophoresis by shrinking the separation …

Broadband giant-refractive-index material based on mesoscopic space-filling curves

T Chang, JU Kim, SK Kang, H Kim, DK Kim… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The refractive index is the fundamental property of all optical materials and dictates Snell's
law, propagation speed, wavelength, diffraction, energy density, absorption and emission of …

Split-wedge antennas with sub-5 nm gaps for plasmonic nanofocusing

X Chen, NC Lindquist, DJ Klemme, P Nagpal… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present a novel plasmonic antenna structure, a split-wedge antenna, created by splitting
an ultrasharp metallic wedge with a nanogap perpendicular to its apex. The nanogap can …

Efficient Mid‐Infrared Light Confinement within Sub‐5‐nm Gaps for Extreme Field Enhancement

D Ji, A Cheney, N Zhang, H Song, J Gao… - Advanced Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Optical field can be concentrated into deep‐subwavelength volumes and realize significant
localized‐field enhancement (so called “hot spot”) using metallic nanostructures. It is …