Size-selective optical printing of silicon nanoparticles through their dipolar magnetic resonance
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Silicon nanoparticles possess unique size-dependent optical properties due to their strong electric and magnetic resonances in the visible range. However, their widespread application has been limited, in comparison with other (e.g., metallic) nanoparticles, because their preparation on monodisperse colloids remains challenging. Exploiting the unique properties of Si nanoparticles in nano- A nd microdevices calls for methods able to sort and organize them from a colloidal suspension onto specific positions of solid substrates with nanometric precision. We demonstrate that surfactant-free silicon nanoparticles of a predefined and narrow (σ < 10 nm) size range can be selectively immobilized on a substrate by optical printing from a polydisperse colloidal suspension. The size selectivity is based on differential optical forces that can be applied on nanoparticles of different sizes by tuning the light wavelength to the size-dependent magnetic dipolar resonance of the nanoparticles.
Date Issued
2019-04-17
Date Acceptance
2019-03-01
Citation
ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (4), pp.815-822
ISSN
2330-4022
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
815
End Page
822
Journal / Book Title
ACS Photonics
Volume
6
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 American Chemical Society.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
EP/M013812/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Optics
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
all-dielectric metamaterials
magnetic dipole
colloidal silicon
sorting
radiation pressure
optical manipulation
AU
SPECTROSCOPY
NANOSPHERES
SCATTERING
COLLOIDS
ANTENNAS
FORCES
WATER
0205 Optical Physics
0206 Quantum Physics
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-03-07