Title :
Size-, position-, and separation-controlled one-dimensional alignment of nanoparticles using an optical near field
Author :
Yatsui, T. ; Nomura, W. ; Ohtsu, M.
Author_Institution :
SORT, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Colloidal gold nanoparticles were aligned with the desired position and separation on the edge of a Si wedge by controlling the particle-substrate and particle-particle interactions using an optical near field.
Keywords :
colloids; gold; integrated optics; nanoparticles; photochemistry; Au; Si; Si wedge; colloidal nanoparticles; gold nanoparticles; nanoparticle alignment; one-dimensional alignment; optical near field; particle-particle interactions; particle-substrate interactions; position-controlled alignment; separation-controlled alignment; size-controlled alignment; Chemicals; Gold; Integrated optics; Nanoparticles; Nanophotonics; Nanoscale devices; Optical control; Optical devices; Scanning electron microscopy; Size control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202258