Plasmonic Heterodimers with Binding Site‐Dependent Hot Spot for Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering
A novel plasmonic heterodimer nanostructure with a controllable self‐assembled hot spot is fabricated by the conjugation of individual Au@Ag core–shell nanocubes (Au@Ag NCs) and varisized gold nanospheres (GNSs) via the biotin–streptavidin interaction from the ensemble to the single‐assembly level....
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Published in | Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 14; no. 24; pp. e1800669 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
01.06.2018
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Summary: | A novel plasmonic heterodimer nanostructure with a controllable self‐assembled hot spot is fabricated by the conjugation of individual Au@Ag core–shell nanocubes (Au@Ag NCs) and varisized gold nanospheres (GNSs) via the biotin–streptavidin interaction from the ensemble to the single‐assembly level. Due to their featured configurations, three types of heterogeneous nanostructures referred to as Vertice, Vicinity, and Middle are proposed and a single hot spot forms between the nanocube and nanosphere, which exhibits distinct diversity in surface plasmon resonance effect. Herein, the calculated surface‐enhanced Raman scattering enhancement factors of the three types of heterodimers show a narrow distribution and can be tuned in orders of magnitude by controlling the size of GNSs onto individual Au@Ag NCs. Particularly, the Vertice heterodimer with unique configuration can provide extraordinary enhancement of the electric field for the single hot spot region due to the collaborative interaction of lightning rod effect and interparticle plasmon coupling effect. This established relationship between the architecture and the corresponding optical properties of the heterodimers provides the basis for creating controllable platforms which can be exploited in the applications of plasmonic devices, electronics, and biodetection.
A novel plasmonic heterodimer nanostructure with controllable hot spot is fabricated by the conjugation of individual Au@Ag core–shell nanocubes (Au@Ag NCs) and varisized gold nanospheres (GNSs). Three types of heterogeneous nanostructures referred to as Vertice, Vicinity, and Middle are proposed and a single hot spot forms between Au@Ag NCs and GNS, which exhibits distinct diversity in surface plasmon resonance effect. |
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ISSN: | 1613-6810 1613-6829 |
DOI: | 10.1002/smll.201800669 |