Abstract
The utilisation of plasmonic effects in metallic nanostructures is gaining importance for applications in molecular sensing. Of special interest is the local field enhancement effect, which enables surface-enhanced Raman scattering and significantly boosts the sensitivity of the Raman technique. For in vivo biological research, the ability to excite the resonance of localised surface plasmon-polaritons within the biological window is often desired. A new nanostructure called the nano-crescent is introduced and exhibits strong plasmonic activities within the biological window using a novel intra-particle plasmonic coupling scheme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 42-46 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEE Proceedings: Nanobiotechnology |
Volume | 153 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2006 |