Optical trapping of nanoparticles and proteins with resonant coaxial nanoapertures using 8-nm gaps (Conference Presentation)

Daehan Yoo; Gurunatha K. Laxminarayana; Daniel Mohr; Han-Kyu Choi; Reuven Gordon; Sang-Hyun Oh

doi:10.1117/12.2320423

17 September 2018 Optical trapping of nanoparticles and proteins with resonant coaxial nanoapertures using 8-nm gaps (Conference Presentation)

Daehan Yoo, Gurunatha K. Laxminarayana, Daniel Mohr, Han-Kyu Choi, Reuven Gordon, Sang-Hyun Oh

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Proceedings Volume 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV; 1072319 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320423
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Optical trapping using nanoapertures in metal films has advanced significantly in recent years, allowing for the trapping of nanoparticles in the single digit nanometer range, including proteins. It has been recognized previously by theoretical studies coaxial that apertures with small gaps in a metal film can provide extremely large trapping potentials for such nanoparticles. However, past approaches to nanofabrication, such as focussed ion beam milling, do not reliably produce sub-10 nm features. Here we demonstrate the use of a combined electron-microscopy and atomic layer deposition approach to reliably fabricate sub-10 nm gaps on the wafer scale. We achieve trapping of polystyrene nanoparticles and proteins using these apertures. Numerical simulations show the steep trapping potential achieved in a resonantly tuned coaxial structure. The coaxial structures fabricated are also measured to ensure the wavelength of the resonance is close to the trapping laser wavelength. As nanogap structures are also promising for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared absorption, our devices can act as a multifunctional platform to integrate single-molecule manipulation and spectroscopic analysis.

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Daehan Yoo, Gurunatha K. Laxminarayana, Daniel Mohr, Han-Kyu Choi, Reuven Gordon, and Sang-Hyun Oh "Optical trapping of nanoparticles and proteins with resonant coaxial nanoapertures using 8-nm gaps (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV, 1072319 (17 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320423

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Nanoparticles

Proteins

Optical tweezers

Metals

Atomic layer deposition

Ion beams

Nanofabrication

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