Probing of sub-picometer vertical differential resolutions using cavity plasmons

Wen Chen; Shunping Zhang; Qian Deng; Hongxing Xu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03227-7

Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Probing of sub-picometer vertical differential resolutions using cavity plasmons

Wen Chen,
Shunping Zhang,
Qian Deng,
Hongxing Xu

Affiliations

Wen Chen: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Shunping Zhang: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Qian Deng: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Hongxing Xu: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03227-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Plasmon rulers can be used for resolving ultrasmall material changes. Here, the authors show how cavity plasmons in a metal nanowire-on-mirror setup can be used to probe vertical dimensional changes with sub-picometer differential resolution using two carefully chosen material systems.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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