Templated electrokinetic directed chemical assembly for the fabrication of close-packed plasmonic metamolecules

W. J. Thrift; M. Darvishzadeh-Varcheie; F. Capolino; R. Ragan

doi:10.1117/12.2274554

11 September 2017 Templated electrokinetic directed chemical assembly for the fabrication of close-packed plasmonic metamolecules

W. J. Thrift, M. Darvishzadeh-Varcheie, F. Capolino, R. Ragan

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Proceedings Volume 10346, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XV; 103461M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274554
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Colloidal self-assembly combined with templated surfaces holds the promise of fabricating large area devices in a low cost facile manner. This directed assembly approach improves the complexity of assemblies that can be achieved with self-assembly while maintaining advantages of molecular scale control. In this work, electrokinetic driving forces, i.e., electrohydrodynamic flow, are paired with chemical crosslinking between colloidal particles to form close-packed plasmonic metamolecules. This method addresses challenges of obtaining uniformity in nanostructure geometry and nanometer scale gap spacings in structures. Electrohydrodynamic flows yield robust driving forces between the template and nanoparticles as well as between nanoparticles on the surface promoting the assembly of close-packed metamolecules. Here, electron beam lithography defined Au pillars are used as seed structures that generate electrohydrodynamic flows. Chemical crosslinking between Au surfaces enables molecular control over gap spacings between nanoparticles and Au pillars. An as-fabricated structure is analyzed via full wave electromagnetic simulations and shown to produce large magnetic field enhancements on the order of 3.5 at optical frequencies. This novel method for directed self-assembly demonstrates the synergy between colloidal driving forces and chemical crosslinking for the fabrication of plasmonic metamolecules with unique electromagnetic properties.

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W. J. Thrift, M. Darvishzadeh-Varcheie, F. Capolino, and R. Ragan "Templated electrokinetic directed chemical assembly for the fabrication of close-packed plasmonic metamolecules", Proc. SPIE 10346, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XV, 103461M (11 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274554

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