Fabrication of Plasmonic Microcubes by Laser Ablation of Au-Nanoparticles-Loaded Acrylate

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Beitragende

  • Pierre Lorenz - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)
  • Joachim Zajadacz - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)
  • Andriy Lotnyk - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)
  • Jürgen W. Gerlach - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)
  • Martin Ehrhardt - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)
  • Robert Kirchner - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Mesoskopische 3D Systeme (FoG) (cfaed) (Autor:in)
  • Klaus Zimmer - , Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung (Autor:in)

Abstract

The fabrication of plasmonic 3D microstructures is still a challenge. In this study, the fabrication of gold-nanoparticle (Au-NP)-filled acrylate-based micron-scale cuboids forming plasmonic 3D particles is investigated. UV curable acrylate is mixed with HAuCl4 and spin-coated onto a fused silica wafer. UV light and heat treatment of the layer result in polymerization of the acrylate and formation of Au-NPs with a plasmonic resonance ranging from 535 to 550 nm. The plasmonic resonance wavelength decreases slightly with increasing UV dose. The resonance wavelength can be shifted by a subsequent annealing process. The decreasing resonance wavelength with increasing annealing temperature is discussed as a result of the increasing Au-NPs. The size and the distribution of the resulting gold particles in the acrylate matrix is investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The Au-NPs-filled acrylate layer is laser structured using a UV-femtosecond laser, which allows the fabrication of adjustable micro-cuboids with edge lengths down to 15 μm. The laser-cut micro-cuboids are transferred into isopropanol and the plasmonic properties of the structures in the liquid are successfully demonstrated. The presented concept allows easy and large-scale fabrication of plasmonic microstructures with independently adjustable plasmonic properties and microstructural size and shape.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer2300481
FachzeitschriftPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Jahrgang221
Ausgabenummer15
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Aug. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Elektronische, optische und magnetische Materialien - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Physik der kondensierten Materie - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Oberflächen und Grenzflächen - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Oberflächen, Beschichtungen und Folien - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Elektrotechnik und Elektronik - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Werkstoffchemie - gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Schlagwörter

  • gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), laser ablations, laser cutting, micro-cuboid acrylate, microstructures, plasmonics, transmission electron microscopy (TEM)