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Remote Excitation Polarization-Dependent Surface Photochemical Reaction by Plasmonic Waveguide

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For the first time, we report remote excitation polarization-dependent surface photochemical reaction by plasmonic waveguide. Remote excitation polarization-dependent surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra indicate a surface photochemical reaction that p-aminothiophenol is converted to p,p′-dimercaptoazobenzene (DMAB) induced by the plasmonic waveguide. Surface plasmon polaritons generated at the end of a silver nanowire can propagate efficiently along the nanowire, and be coupled by nanoparticles near the nanowire as a nanoantenna. Massive electromagnetic enhancement is generated in the nanogap between the nanowire and the nanoparticles. The remote excitation polarization-dependent SERS spectra can be obtained experimentally in the nanogaps; furthermore, the remote excitation polarization-dependent SERS spectra of DMAB reveal the occurrence of this surface catalytic reaction. Theoretical simulations using finite-difference time-domain methods strongly support our experimental results.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 90923003, 10874234, 20703064, and 10904171). We thank Dr. Steven L. Suib for helpful suggestions.

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  1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603–146, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    Mengtao Sun, Yanxue Hou, Zhipeng Li & Hongxing Xu

  2. College of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Yanxue Hou

  3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Nano-Photonics and Nano-Structure (NPNS), Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China

    Zhipeng Li

  4. Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215125, People’s Republic of China

    Liwei Liu

  5. Division of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Lund, 22100, Sweden

    Hongxing Xu

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Sun, M., Hou, Y., Li, Z. et al. Remote Excitation Polarization-Dependent Surface Photochemical Reaction by Plasmonic Waveguide. Plasmonics 6, 681–687 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-011-9251-2

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