Title :
A nano-scale light-driven plasmonic motor
Author :
Liu, Ming ; Zentgraf, Thomas ; Liu, Yongmin ; Bartal, Guy ; Zhang, Xiang
Author_Institution :
NSF Nano-Scale Sci. & Eng. Center (NSEC), Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that a nano-scale plasmonic motor can generate a large and controllable torque. As demonstration, we rotate a dielectric particle which is 4,000 times larger in volume than the motor.
Keywords :
plasmonics; torque motors; controllable torque; dielectric particle; nano-scale light-driven plasmonic motor; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectrics; Micromotors; Nanobioscience; Optical materials; Plasmons; Resonance; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon compounds; Torque control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
