TY - JOUR
T1 - Tailored plasmonic gratings for enhanced fluorescence detection and microscopic imaging
AU - Cui, Xiaoqiang
AU - Tawa, Keiko
AU - Hori, Hironobu
AU - Nishii, Junji
PY - 2010/2/22
Y1 - 2010/2/22
N2 - The ability to precisely control the pattern of metallic structures at the microand nanoscale for surface plasmon coupling has been demonstrated to be essential for signal enhancement in fields such as fluorescence and surfaceenhanced Raman scattering. In the present study, a series of silver coated gratings with tailored duty ratio and depth and a periodical pitch of 400 nm are designed and implemented. The influence of the grating profile on plasmonic properties and the corresponding enhancement factor are investigated by angular scanning measurement of reflectivity and fluorescence intensity and by finite difference time domain simulation. The application of the substrate in the enhanced fluorescence imaging detection of labeled protein is also investigated. This substrate has a wide range of potential applications in areas including biodiagnostics, imaging, sensing, and photovoltaic cells.
AB - The ability to precisely control the pattern of metallic structures at the microand nanoscale for surface plasmon coupling has been demonstrated to be essential for signal enhancement in fields such as fluorescence and surfaceenhanced Raman scattering. In the present study, a series of silver coated gratings with tailored duty ratio and depth and a periodical pitch of 400 nm are designed and implemented. The influence of the grating profile on plasmonic properties and the corresponding enhancement factor are investigated by angular scanning measurement of reflectivity and fluorescence intensity and by finite difference time domain simulation. The application of the substrate in the enhanced fluorescence imaging detection of labeled protein is also investigated. This substrate has a wide range of potential applications in areas including biodiagnostics, imaging, sensing, and photovoltaic cells.
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U2 - 10.1002/adfm.200901401
DO - 10.1002/adfm.200901401
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77249106535
VL - 20
SP - 546
EP - 553
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
SN - 1616-301X
IS - 4
ER -
