Far-field nanoscale infrared spectroscopy of vibrational fingerprints of molecules with graphene plasmons

Hai Hu; Xiaoxia Yang; Feng Zhai; Debo Hu; Ruina Liu; Kaihui Liu; Zhipei Sun; Qing Dai

doi:10.1038/ncomms12334

Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Far-field nanoscale infrared spectroscopy of vibrational fingerprints of molecules with graphene plasmons

Hai Hu,
Xiaoxia Yang,
Feng Zhai,
Debo Hu,
Ruina Liu,
Kaihui Liu,
Zhipei Sun,
Qing Dai

Affiliations

Hai Hu: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Xiaoxia Yang: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Feng Zhai: Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University
Debo Hu: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Ruina Liu: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Kaihui Liu: School of Physics, Center for Nanochemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University
Zhipei Sun: Department of Micro- and Nanosciences, Aalto University
Qing Dai: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12334
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Despite being a powerful tool for molecular vibrational mode detection, infrared spectrosocpy is limited by weak sensitivity. Here, the authors demonstrate a platform for enhanced molecular fingerprint sensing based on a graphene/CaF2nanofilm plasmonic structure.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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