Title :
Large area periodic nanogap arrays for Raman and fluorescence enhancement: Modeling and performance
Author :
Siegfried, T. ; Ekinci, Y. ; Solak, H. ; Martin, O.J.F. ; Sigg, H.
Author_Institution :
Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen, Switzerland
Abstract :
We will discuss the use of dense periodic nanogap arrays for plasmonic sensing applications. A high-throughput fabrication process will be presented, that yields nanogap arrays with periodicities above 150 nm, and with accurately controlled gap widths of ±1.5 nm over mm2 large areas.
Keywords :
fluorescence; gold; nanofabrication; nanosensors; nanostructured materials; optical sensors; plasmonics; silver; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Ag; Au; Raman enhancement; dense periodic nanogap arrays; fluorescence enhancement; high-throughput fabrication processing; large area periodic nanogap arrays; plasmonic sensing applications; Fabrication; Fluorescence; Gold; Plasmons; Surface treatment; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
