Plasmonics for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering: Nanoantennas for Single Molecules

Author

Crozier, Kenneth B. ; Wenqi Zhu ; Dongxing Wang ; Shiyun Lin ; Best, Matthew D. ; Camden, Jon P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

20

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

May-June 2014

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

162

Abstract

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is undergoing a renaissance, spurred largely by developments in the burgeoning field of plasmonics. This paper reviews the current status and future directions in plasmonic nanostructures for SERS. We show that engineered plasmonic nanostructures enable exciting new functionalities, including beamed Raman scattering and highly reproducible chips for single molecule SERS. We furthermore show that silicon photonics enables SERS to be performed using optically trapped Ag nanoparticle clusters.

Keywords

antennas; elemental semiconductors; gold; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; plasmonics; radiation pressure; reviews; silicon; surface enhanced Raman scattering; beamed Raman scattering; nanoantennas; optically trapped Ag nanoparticle clusters; plasmonic nanostructures; plasmonics; reviews; silicon photonics; single molecule SERS; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Antenna measurements; Nanoscale devices; Plasmons; Raman scattering; Silver; Yagi-Uda antennas; Chemical and biological sensors; Raman scattering; nanofabrication; nanolithography; nanomaterials; nanophotonics; nanoscale devices; surface plasmons (SPs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2282257

Filename

6601645