Optical Trapping of Gold Nanoparticles in Air.
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چکیده
Most progress on optical nanoparticle control has been in liquids, while optical control in air has proven more challenging. By utilizing an air chamber designed to have a minimum of turbulence and a single laser beam with a minimum of aberration, we trapped individual 200 to 80 nm gold nanoparticles in air and quantified the corresponding trapping strengths. These results pave the way for construction of metallic nanostructures in air away from surfaces.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nano letters
دوره 15 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015