Nanoantenna Plasmonic Sensing (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nanoantenna Plasmonic Sensing

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Top figure shows hydrogen molecules (red) absorbed on a palladium nanoparticle, resulting in weak light scattering and barely detectable spectral changes. Bottom figure shows gold antenna enhancing light scattering and producing an easy to detect spectral shift.

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Image courtesy of Alivisatos group

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