• DocumentCode
    1771196
  • Title

    Delivering nanoparticles and molecules to the same spot with a superhydrophobic bulls-eye for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

  • Author

    Wuzhou Song ; Psaltis, Demetri ; Crozier, Kenneth

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a superhydrophobic silicon bulls-eye. Water droplets remain centered as they dry, enabling delivery of nanoparticles or molecules to the center. SERS spectra of molecules (R6G) at very low concentrations (10-15 M) are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    drops; elemental semiconductors; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; silicon; surface enhanced Raman scattering; water; Si; molecules; nanoparticles; superhydrophobic silicon bulls-eye; surface-enhanced Raman scattering; water droplets; Aggregates; Educational institutions; Gold; Nanoparticles; Raman scattering; Substrates; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989313