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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Optical trapping of silver nanoplatelets

E. Messina, M. G. Donato, M. Zimbone, R. Saija, M. A. Iatì, L. Calcagno, M. E. Fragalà, G. Compagnini, C. D’Andrea, A. Foti, P. G. Gucciardi, and O. M. Maragò

Optical trapping of silver nanoplatelets obtained with a simple room temperature chemical synthesis technique is reported. Trap spring constants are measured for platelets with different diameters to investigate the size-scaling behaviour. Experimental data are compared with models of optical forces based on the dipole approximation and on electromagnetic scattering within a T-matrix framework. Finally, we discuss applications of these nanoplatelets for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

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