Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fluorescence Enhancement Caused by Plasmonics Coupling Between Silver Nano-Cubes and Silver Film

  • Published:
Plasmonics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this article, we experimentally investigated the plasmonics interaction in the system composed of Ag nano-cubes on Ag film with controlled distance. The distance is controlled by Rhodamine B (RhB)-doped polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) film as the spacer, whose fluorescence intensity was then enhanced by the plasmonics interaction. Experimental results show that the fluorescence enhancement is sensitive to the thickness of the spacer. The largest enhancement factor obtained is 521 with the RhB-doped PMMA film of 10 nm thickness. For comparison, we also presented the fluorescence enhancement caused by only the localized surface plasmons from Ag nano-cubes on glass substrate coated with RhB-doped PMMA film, which gives out lower enhancement factors at the same thick spacer. Our experimental results are consistent with previous theoretical investigation and shows promising applications in fluorescence based bio-sensing or bio-imaging.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Alfano RR, Pradhan A, Tang GC, Wahl SJ (1989) Optical spectroscopic diagnosis of cancer and normal breast tissues. J Opt Soc Am B 6(5):1015–1023

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Zhuo S-J, Shao M-W, Cheng L, Que R-H, Ma DDD, Lee S-T (2010) Silver/silicon nanostructure for surface-enhanced fluorescence of Ln3+ (Ln = Nd, Ho, and Er). J Appl Phys 108:034305

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Lakowicz JR (2005) Radiative decay engineering 5: metal-enhanced fluorescence and plasmon emission. Anal Biochem 337:171–194

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Zhang J, Fu Y, Chowdhury MH, Lakowicz JR (2007) Metal-enhanced single-molecule fluorescence on silver particle monomer and dimer: coupling effect between metal particles. Nano Lett 7(7):2101–2107

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Zhang Y, Dragan A, Geddes CD (2010) Metal-enhanced fluorescence from tin nanostructured surfaces. J Appl Phys 107:024302

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Aslan K, Leonenko Z, Lakowicz JR, Geddes CD (2005) Annealed silver-island films for applications in metal-enhanced fluorescence: interpretation in terms of radiating plasmons. J Fluoresc 15(5):643–654

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Aslan K, Malyn SN, Zhang YX, Geddes CD (2008) Conversion of just-continuous metallic films to large particulate substrates for metal-enhanced fluorescence. J Appl Phys 103:084307

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Som T, Karmakar B (2010) Surface plasmon resonance and enhanced fluorescence application of single-step synthesized elliptical nano gold-embedded antimony glass dichroic nanocomposites. Plasmonics 5(3):149–15

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Sokolov K, Chumanov G, Cotton TM (1998) Enhancement of molecular fluorescence near the surface of colloidal metal films. Anal Chem 70:3898–3905

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Skrabalak SE, Au L, Li X, Xia YN (2007) Facile synthesis of Ag nanocubes and Au nanocages. Nat Protoc 2(9):2182–2190

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Zhang DG, Yuan X-C, Bouhelier A, Wang P, Ming H (2010) Excitation of surface plasmon polaritons guided mode by Rhodamine B molecules doped in PMMA stripe. Opt Lett 35:408–410

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Zhang DG, Yuan X-C, Bouhelier A (2010) Direct image of surface plasmon-coupled emission by leaky radiation microscopy. Appl Opt 49(5):875–879

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Zhang DG, Yuan X-C, Yuan GH, Wang P, Ming H (2010) Directional fluorescence emission characterized with leakage radiation microscopy. J Opt 12:035002

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Lin C-Y, Chiu K-C, Chang C-Y, Chang S-H, Guo T-F, Chen S-J (2010) Surface plasmon-enhanced and quenched two photon excited fluorescence. Opt Express 18(12):12807–12817

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Anger P, Bharadwaj P, Novotny L (2006) Enhancement and quenching of single-molecule fluorescence. Phys Rev Lett 96:113002

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Leveque G, Martin OJF (2006) Optical interactions in a plasmonic particle coupled to a metallic film. Opt Express 14(21):9971–9981

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant (No. 610360050) and National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant (No. 10704070, 11074241, 11004182.).

D. G. Zhang acknowledges helpful discussions with Dr. J. R. Lakowicz and Dr. M. H. Chowdhury of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, University Maryland School of Medicine.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Mingfang Yi, Douguo Zhang, Xiaolei Wen, Qiang Fu, Pei Wang, Yonghua Lu & Hai Ming

  2. Anqing Teachers College, Anqing, Anhui, 246133, People’s Republic of China

    Mingfang Yi

Authors
  1. Mingfang Yi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Douguo Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Xiaolei Wen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Qiang Fu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Pei Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Yonghua Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Hai Ming
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Pei Wang.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Yi, M., Zhang, D., Wen, X. et al. Fluorescence Enhancement Caused by Plasmonics Coupling Between Silver Nano-Cubes and Silver Film. Plasmonics 6, 213–217 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-010-9190-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-010-9190-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation