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Tailored optical propulsion forces for controlled transport of resonant gold nanoparticles and associated thermal convective fluid flows

Physics

Tailored optical propulsion forces for controlled transport of resonant gold nanoparticles and associated thermal convective fluid flows

J. A. Rodrigo, M. Angulo, et al.

Explore the innovative research by José A. Rodrigo, Mercedes Angulo, and Tatiana Alieva, which utilizes the heat-generating properties of gold nanoparticles to guide fluid flow in microscale environments. Discover how tailored optical forces can manipulate these nanoparticles, creating dynamic moving heat sources and a novel micro-optofluidic tool.

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Abstract
Noble metal nanoparticles illuminated at their plasmonic resonance wavelength become nanoscale heat sources. This study experimentally demonstrates the optical transport of single and multiple resonant gold nanoparticles (200 nm radius) directed by tailored transverse phase-gradient forces around a 2D optical trap. The phase-gradient force controls nanoparticle speed. Multiple nanoparticles form a quasi-stable group whose motion is also controlled optically, creating a moving heat source and inducing optothermal convective fluid flow, confirmed by tracer particle tracking. A method to control assembly size (and temperature) by manipulating the optical propelling force is presented, enabling indirect control of fluid flows as a micro-optofluidic tool.
Publisher
Light: Science & Applications
Published On
Authors
José A. Rodrigo, Mercedes Angulo, Tatiana Alieva
Tags
gold nanoparticles
plasmonic resonance
optical transport
heat source
fluid flow
phase-gradient force
optofluidics
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