Finite-difference time-domain simulations of inverted cone-shaped plasmonic nanopore structures

Plasmonic nanopore structures have been expected to play a key role in next-generation nanopore devices because plasmonic-enhanced electric fields inside nanopores potentially enable the measurement of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of a single analyte passing through a nanopore. H...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2020-06, Vol.127 (24)
Hauptverfasser: Matsuda, Rintaro, Ryuzaki, Sou, Okamoto, Koichi, Arima, Yusuke, Tsutsui, Makusu, Taniguchi, Masateru, Tamada, Kaoru
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Zusammenfassung:Plasmonic nanopore structures have been expected to play a key role in next-generation nanopore devices because plasmonic-enhanced electric fields inside nanopores potentially enable the measurement of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of a single analyte passing through a nanopore. However, sufficient enhancement of the electric field inside a nanopore for SERS measurements has not been obtained. Here, we report finite-difference time-domain simulation studies of inverted cone-shaped plasmonic nanopore structures, which maximally show an ∼1000 times stronger SERS enhancement factor than that of a conventional cylindrical plasmonic nanopore structure. The enhancement was found to be achieved via nanofocusing and structural effects, causing a 1.3 and 4.7 times stronger plasmonic-enhanced electric field than that of a cylindrical structure, respectively. The present study suggests a high potential of inverted cone shapes as plasmonic nanopore structures for SERS measurement of an analyte passing through a nanopore.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/5.0010418