Chin. Phys. Lett.  2010, Vol. 27 Issue (6): 067801    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/6/067801
CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES |
Effect of Media on the Electric Field of a Rhombic Nanostructure Array

ZHU Shao-Li, ZHOU Wei

Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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ZHU Shao-Li, ZHOU Wei 2010 Chin. Phys. Lett. 27 067801
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Electric field distribution is an important parameter for nanostructure arrays in nanobiosensing applications. It can influence the sensitivity and the resolution of nanobiosensors. We focus on the effect of media on the electric field distribution of a rhombic silver nanostructure array. The finite-difference time-domain algorithm-based numerical calculation method is used to monitor the electric field distribution of the silver nanostructures when the refractive index of the medium around the nanostructure array is changed. The calculated results show that tuning the refractive index of the medium around silver can have a considerable influence on the electric field distribution in the reflection and transmission directions. This effect can be used to increase the extinction efficiency and to improve the resolution of the spectra for nanobiosensing.

Keywords: 78.20.-e      78.20.Ek      78.20.Ci      78.67.Bf      41.20.Jb     
Received: 23 September 2009      Published: 25 May 2010
PACS:  78.20.-e (Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)  
  78.20.Ek (Optical activity)  
  78.20.Ci (Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity))  
  78.67.Bf (Nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and nanoclusters)  
  41.20.Jb (Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation)  
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