The fluorescence enhancement of Rhodanfine 6G (Rh6G) fluorophore in the close vicinity of porous alumina film with ordered nanohole arrays is investigated. Experimental observations show that the nonmetallic substra...The fluorescence enhancement of Rhodanfine 6G (Rh6G) fluorophore in the close vicinity of porous alumina film with ordered nanohole arrays is investigated. Experimental observations show that the nonmetallic substrate with hole arrays enhances the fluorescence intensity. By comparing the fluorescence emissions that are excited with 325 nm and 532 nm, better fluorescence enhancement is obtained with excitation at a shorter wavelength. The study suggests that higher fluorescence excitation effi- ciency due to the energy transfer from oxygen vacancies to Rh6G fluorophore molecules is responsible for better fluorescence enhancement. The contribution of the scattering of nanohole arrays to the fluorescence enhancement is also proposed based on the intensity increase and reduced lifetime when the energy transfer from oxygen vacancy is absent. The result of the current study is useful for developing non-metal substrates in the study of spectroscopic enhancement, and is expected to advance the applications of porous alumina to microanalysis.展开更多
The optical metal nanoantenna on thin film solar cell is effective to enhance light absorption. In this paper, the diamond-type Ag nanoantenna arrays are proposed for increasing the efficiency of solar cells by locali...The optical metal nanoantenna on thin film solar cell is effective to enhance light absorption. In this paper, the diamond-type Ag nanoantenna arrays are proposed for increasing the efficiency of solar cells by localized surface plasmons resonance(LSPR). The effect of metal nanoantenna on the absorption enhancement is theoretically investigated by the finite difference time domain(FDTD) method. Broadband absorption enhancements in both visible and near-infrared regions are demonstrated in case of solar cell with diamond-type Ag nanoantennas. The spectral response is manipulated by geometrical parameters of the nanoantennas. The maximum enhancement factor of 1.51 for solar cell is obtained. For comparison, the other three nanoantennas are also analyzed. The results show that the solar cell with optimized diamond-type nanoantenna arrays is more efficient in optical absorption.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.2010ZYGX025)the Innovation Funds of Graduate Programs,SNU (Grant No.2010CXB004)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.11174190)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.2009CB930700)
文摘The fluorescence enhancement of Rhodanfine 6G (Rh6G) fluorophore in the close vicinity of porous alumina film with ordered nanohole arrays is investigated. Experimental observations show that the nonmetallic substrate with hole arrays enhances the fluorescence intensity. By comparing the fluorescence emissions that are excited with 325 nm and 532 nm, better fluorescence enhancement is obtained with excitation at a shorter wavelength. The study suggests that higher fluorescence excitation effi- ciency due to the energy transfer from oxygen vacancies to Rh6G fluorophore molecules is responsible for better fluorescence enhancement. The contribution of the scattering of nanohole arrays to the fluorescence enhancement is also proposed based on the intensity increase and reduced lifetime when the energy transfer from oxygen vacancy is absent. The result of the current study is useful for developing non-metal substrates in the study of spectroscopic enhancement, and is expected to advance the applications of porous alumina to microanalysis.
基金supported by the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Projects of Guizhou Province in China(No.[2011]7035)
文摘The optical metal nanoantenna on thin film solar cell is effective to enhance light absorption. In this paper, the diamond-type Ag nanoantenna arrays are proposed for increasing the efficiency of solar cells by localized surface plasmons resonance(LSPR). The effect of metal nanoantenna on the absorption enhancement is theoretically investigated by the finite difference time domain(FDTD) method. Broadband absorption enhancements in both visible and near-infrared regions are demonstrated in case of solar cell with diamond-type Ag nanoantennas. The spectral response is manipulated by geometrical parameters of the nanoantennas. The maximum enhancement factor of 1.51 for solar cell is obtained. For comparison, the other three nanoantennas are also analyzed. The results show that the solar cell with optimized diamond-type nanoantenna arrays is more efficient in optical absorption.