Fundamentals & applications of plasmonics
description
Transcript of Fundamentals & applications of plasmonics
Fundamentals & applications of plasmonics
Svetlana V. Boriskina
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Plasmonics in EE engineering
E light
current
tens-to-hundreds nm
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Plasmonics in EE engineering
Image credit: M. Brongersma & V. Shalaev
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Plasmonics in chemistry & biotechnology
Image: Jain et al, Nano Today, 2(1) 2007, 18–29
Particle synthesis
Image: D. Pacifici, Brown University
Sensing
Theragnostics
Image: Nanopartz Inc
Image: Reinhard group, Boston University
Spectroscopy
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Plasmonics in art & architecture
Lycurgus Cup: Roman goblet, 4th century A.D
Rayonnat Gothic rose window of north transept, Notre-Dame de Paris (Jean de Chelles, 13th century A.D.)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Overview: lecture 1• Drude model
• Theoretical models for plasmonics
• Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves
• Localized SP resonances - plasmonic atoms– Component miniaturization – Sub-resolution imaging
• Temporal & spatial coherence of SP modes– Q-factor enhancement mechanisms
• Plasmonic antennas & arrays
• Plasmonic atoms & molecules– Plasmonic nanorulers & nanosensors
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Drude theoryMaterial response to electric field:
• Electrons in thermal equilibrium with the surrounding• No restoring force (free ideal electron gas)• No long-range interaction between electrons & ions• No short-range interaction between electrons • Instantaneous collisions with ions with a fixed probability per unit time dt: dt/τ.
(τ - relaxation time; )• Electrons move with constant velocity
e.g., N.W. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin “Solid state Physics” (Saunders College, PA 1976)
Image credit: Wikipedia
Collision frequency
1v
electron velocity
mean free path
lv 1
)()()(
2
2
tet
tm
t
tm ee E
rr
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Drude theory
)()()(
2
2
tet
tm
t
tm ee E
rr
Frequency-domain solution (monochromatic fields):
tie
)()(
)(2
Er
im
e
e
Macroscopic polarization (dipole moment per unit volume):
)( 2
2
im
nene
e
ErP
Definition of the dielectric constant:
EP 10
)(1)(
2
2
ip
ep mne 022
Drude permittivity function:
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Drude-Lorentz theory
• Drude frequency of metals is in the ultra-violet range• Interband transitions should be taken into account• In the classical model, they are treated as the contribution from bound charges
Au:
tie ee
ttm
0202
2
Errr
i
pIB
)(
1)(22
0
2Damping factor (mostly radiative)
ω0
Hz10075.1 ,Hz108.13 1415 p
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Results• Bulk plasmon (SP) oscillation is a longitudinal wave• Light of frequency above the plasma frequency is
transmitted, with frequency below that - reflected (electrons cannot respond fast enough to screen light)
• Plasmon - a quasiparticle resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations: ppE
Permittivity Reflectance
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
• Noble metals (Ag, Au, Pt, Cu, Al …)• Drude frequency in the ultra-violet range• Applications from visible to mid-IR • Ordal, M.A. et al, Appl. Opt., 1983. 22(7): p. 1099-1119.
• Doped silicon• Drude frequency in the infra-red range• Ginn, J.C. et al, J. Appl. Phys. 2011. 110(4): p. 043110-6.
• Oxides and nitrides• Al:ZnO, Ga:ZnO, ITO: near-IR frequency range• Transition-metal nitrides (TiN, ZrN): visible range• Naik, G.V. et al, Opt. Mater. Express, 2011. 1(6): p. 1090-1099.
• Graphene• IR frequency range• Jablan, M. et al, Phys. Rev. B, 2009. 80(24): p. 245435.• Vakil, A. & Engheta, N. Science, 2011. 332(6035): pp. 1291-1294.
Popular Drude-like materials
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Theoretical models for plasmonics‘The oversimplification or extension afforded by the model is not error: the model, if well made, shows at least how the universe might behave, but logical errors bring us no closer to the reality of any universe.’
Truesdell and Toupin (1960)
‘The oversimplification or extension afforded by the model is not error: the model, if well made, shows at least how the universe might behave, but logical errors bring us no closer to the reality of any universe.’
Truesdell and Toupin (1960)
• Classical electromagnetic theory• Local response approximation• Quasi-static approximation• Antenna-theory design• Circuit-theory design
• Quantum theory• Drude model modifications• Ab initio density functional theory
• Hydrodynamical models• Hydrodynamical model for electrons: non-local response
• Hydrodynamical model for photons
),(),(),( rErrD
Next lecture
e.g. D. C. Marinica, e.g., Nano Lett. 12, 1333-1339 (2012).
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Quantum-mechanical effectselectron velocity
mean free path
lv 1
Velocity definition:
Quantum size effects (particle size below the mean free path):
eB mTkv 3TkEMB
BeEf )(
Classical Drude model of an ideal electron gas:
Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics of energy distribution
1
1)( )( TkEEFD Bfe
Ef
Drude-Sommerfeld model:
ef mEv 2
Fermi-Dirac statistics of energy distribution
Fermi energy
• Discretized energy levels in conduction band• Free electron gas constrained by infinite potential barriers at the particle edges
)( )(22
2
)()(
i f if
ifpIB i
S
transitions from occupied (Ei) to excited (Ef ) energy levels
J. Scholl, A. Koh & J. Dionne, Nature 483, 421, (2012)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Surface plasmon-polariton wave• Planar interface
between two media:
• Eigensolutions of the Helmholtz equation:
0),(),(),(2
2
rErrEc
Solution:ziktixikj
xx
jzx eeEE
)()(
dielmetalj or
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Surface plasmon-polariton wave• Planar interface
between two media:
• Dispersion equation for a surface plasmon-polariton (SPP) wave:
21
dm
dmx ck
212)()(
dm
dmdmz ck
Should be negative!Propagating along the interface: real kx
Exponentially decaying away from it: imaginary kz
< λ
dmxk if
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Surface plasmon-polariton wave
ω
Re(kx)
d
p
1
d
xck
Propagating:real kz
Surface:imaginary kz
0 ,Hz108.13 15 p
High DOS:ρ(ħω) (∝ dω/dk)-1
ω
Re(kx)
Experimental Au
P. B. Johnson & R. W. Christy, Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370 (1972)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
SPP excitation SPPx
photonx kk
Via gratings:
ankk photonx
SPPx 2
a
Via prisms:
p
xck
p
Via localized sources (e.g. tips, molecules):
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Miniaturization of photonic components
Gramotnev & Bozhevolnyi,Nature Photon 4, 83 - 91 (2010)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Localized SPs on metal nanoparticles ),(or 0),(),(),(
2
2
rErErrE inc
+ boundary conditions
Multi-polar Mie theory formulation:
Exact series solution:•Sphere (cluster of spheres) – fields expansion in the spherical-wave basis •Circular cylinders - fields expansion in the cylindrical-wave basis
C.F. Bohren & Huffman, Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles (Wiley)Novotny, L. & B. Hecht. Principles of Nano-Optics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
More complex geometries require numerical treatment (FDTD, FEM, BEM …)
• Object much smaller than the light wavelength: all points respond simultaneously• Helmholtz equation reduces to the Laplace equation
Quasi-static limit:
0 , 2 E
Plasmon hybridization method (quasi-static): deformations of a charged, incompressible electron liquid expanded in a complete set of primitive plasmon modes (Peter Nordlander, Rice University)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Localized SPs on metal nanoparticles• Modes with different angular momentum:
analogs of electron orbitals of atoms• Higher-order modes have lower radiation
losses; do not couple efficiently to propagating waves (dark plasmons)
K.L. Kelly et al, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 668-677.
Extinction=scattering+absorption
30nmAg
60nmAg
Image: Wikimedia commons (author: PoorLeno)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Tuning LSP resonance
W. A. Murray, W. L. Barnes, Adv. Mater. 19, 3771 (2007) .
Particle shape:Nanosphere size:
B. Yan, S.V. Boriskina &B.M. ReinhardJ Phys Chem C 115 (50), 24437-24453 (2011)
Cscatt
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Applications: sub-resolution imaging
Image: http://www.xenophilia.com
S. Kawata, Y. Inouye & P. Verma, Nat Photon 3, 388-394 (2009).
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
SP modes characteristic lengthscales
W.L. Barnes 2006 J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 8 S87
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Coherence of SP modesSolutions of the SP dispersion equation:•complex-k solution: a complex wave number (k+iα) as a function of real frequency ω SP propagation length:
21SPL
6-10fsT. Klar, et al, Phys.
Rev. Lett. 80, 4249-4252 (1998).
2-20μmT.B. Wild, et al, ACS Nano 6, 472-482 (2012)
1
•complex-ω solution: a complex frequency (ω+iγ) as a function of real wave number. SP lifetime:
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Q-factor as a measure of temporal coherence
• Local fields enhancement: ~ Q• Spontaneous emission rate enhancement:
Purcell factor ~ Q• Stimulated emission & absorption rates
enhancement ~ Q• Spectral resolution of sensors: ~ Q • Enhancement of Coulomb interaction
between distant charges ~ Q
Q - the number of oscillations that occur coherently, during which the mode sustains its phase and accumulates energy
resQFrom experimental spectra:
nnn i nnQ 2For eigenmode:
Why large Q-values are important?
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=24124.php
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Coherence enhancementCoupling to photonic modes:
Blanchard, R. et al, Opt. Express, 2011. 19(22): 22113.See also: Y. Chu, et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008. 93(18): 181108-3; S. Zou, J. Chem. Phys., 2004. 120(23): 10871.
Ahn, W., et al. ACS Nano, 2012. 6(1): p. 951-960.See also: Boriskina, S.V. & B.M. Reinhard, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2011. 108(8): p. 3147-3151; Santiago-Cordoba, M.A., et al. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2011. 99: p. 073701.
Fano resonance engineering:
Fan, J.A., et al. Science, 2010. 328(5982): 1135also: Luk'yanchuk, B., et al. Nat Mater, 2010. 9(9): 707; Verellen, N., et al. Nano Lett., 2009. 9(4): 1663
SP gain amplification:
Grandidier, J., et al. Nano Lett. 2009. 9(8): p. 2935-2939.also: Noginov, M. A. et al. Opt. Express 16, 1385 (2008); De Leon, I. & P. Berini, Nat Photon, 2010. 4(6): 382-387.
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Antenna-theory design of SP components
Au particle
analog of a dipole antenna
Alu & Engheta, Phys. Rev. B, 2008. 78(19): 195111; Nature Photon., 2008. 2(5): 307-310
Plasmonic nanodimer as a Hertzian dipole
Review: P. Bharadwaj, B. Deutsch & L. Novotny, Optical antennas. Adv. Opt. Photon., 2009. 1(3): p. 438-483.
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Antenna-theory design of SP componentsPhased nanoantenna arrays:Constructive/destructive interference between dipole fields of individual nanoparticles
Y. Chu, et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008. 93(18): p. 181108-3
http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/
Curto, A.G., et al. Science, 2010. 329(5994): p. 930-933.
QD
http://www.ehow.com/info_12198356_yagi-antenna.html
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Circuit-theory design of SP components
Au particle
Engheta, N. Science, 2007. 317(5845): p. 1698-1702.
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Chemical analogs: plasmonic molecules
Credit: Capasso Lab, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
P. Nordlander, et al, Nano Lett. 4, 899-903 (2004).
Bonding LSP mode Anti-bonding mode
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Spectra shaping
B. Yan, S. V. Boriskina, & B. M. Reinhard, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 4578-4583 (2011); J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 24437-24453
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Local field enhancementDiatomic plasmonic molecule:
Cscatt |E|2
B. Yan, S. V. Boriskina, & B. M. Reinhard, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 24437-24453 (2011)
Spectroscopy applications (next lecture)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Applications: plasmon nanorulers
N. Liu, et al, Science 332, 1407-1410 (2011)
• Measuring distances below diffraction limit• Stable probes (no photobleaching)
Alivisatos group, UC Berkeley;C. Sonnichsen, et al, Nat Biotech 23, 741-745 (2005)
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Applications: cell surface imagingQuantification of cell surface receptors, which are important biomarkers for many diseases
Wang, Yu, Boriskina & Reinhard, Nano Lett., Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/nl3012227, 2012
S.V. Boriskina, 2012
Overview: lecture 2• Refractive index, fluorescence & Raman sensing• SP-induced nanoscale optical forces
– Optical trapping & manipulation of nano-objects• Near-field heat transfer via SPP waves• Plasmonics for photovoltaics• Hydrodynamical models
– Hydrodynamical model for electrons: non-local response– Hydrodynamical model for photons
• Magnetic effects• Plasmonic cloaking• Quantum effects• Further reading & software packages