3D nanostar dimers with a sub-10-nm gap for single-/few-molecule surface-enhanced raman scattering

Manohar Chirumamilla, Andrea Toma, Anisha Gopalakrishnan, Gobind Das, Remo Proietti Zaccaria, Roman Krahne, Eliana Rondanina, Marco Leoncini, Carlo Liberale, Francesco De De Angelis, Enzo M. Di Fabrizio

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Abstract

Plasmonic nanostar-dimers, decoupled from the substrate, have been fabricated by combining electron-beam lithography and reactive-ion etching techniques. The 3D architecture, the sharp tips of the nanostars and the sub-10 nm gap size promote the formation of giant electric-field in highly localized hot-spots. The single/few molecule detection capability of the 3D nanostar-dimers has been demonstrated by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2353-2358
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 22 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

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