Engineered Metallic Structures and Nanofabrication Techniques for Plasmonic Biosensors
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Optical energy can be harnessed on the nanoscale by exploiting plasmonic resonances in metallic nanostructures. These resonances are the result of the unique optical properties of metals and their abundance of conduction electrons. Utilizing these properties, it is possible to engineer metallic nano-devices that operate with large electric field intensities confined in and around the structure. Due to these large fields, optical, chemical and spectroscopic properties can be probed with high sensitivity. This project covers the various fabrication methods unique to the precise fabrication of metallic nano-structures as well as some applications as nano-optical sensors.
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