Electrotunable nanoplasmonic liquid mirror
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Recently, there has been a drive to design and develop fully tunable metamaterials for applications ranging from new classes of sensors to superlenses among others. Although advances have been made, tuning and modulating the optical properties in real time remains a challenge. We report on the first realization of a reversible electrotunable liquid mirror based on voltage-controlled self-assembly/disassembly of 16 nm plasmonic nanoparticles at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions. We show that optical properties such as reflectivity and spectral position of the absorption band can be varied in situ within ±0.5 V. This observed effect is in excellent agreement with theoretical calculations corresponding to the change in average interparticle spacing. This electrochemical fully tunable nanoplasmonic platform can be switched from a highly reflective ‘mirror’ to a transmissive ‘window’ and back again. This study opens a route towards realization of such platforms in future micro/nanoscale electrochemical cells, enabling the creation of tunable plasmonic metamaterials.
Date Issued
2017-09-11
Date Acceptance
2017-07-17
Citation
Nature Materials, 2017, 16, pp.1127-1135
ISSN
1476-1122
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Start Page
1127
End Page
1135
Journal / Book Title
Nature Materials
Volume
16
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Imperial College Trust
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat4969
Grant Number
279818
EP/K503733/1
n/a
EP/L02098X/1
658544
724300
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
SURFACE-PLASMON RESONANCE
IMMISCIBLE ELECTROLYTE-SOLUTIONS
GOLD NANOPARTICLES
LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE
METALLIC NANOPARTICLES
METAMATERIALS
DIFFUSION
ARRAYS
SPECTROSCOPY
ADSORPTION
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-09-11