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Orientation Effects on Plasmonic Heating of Near-Infrared Colloidal Gold Nanostructures

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Photothermal therapy assisted by plasmonic nanostructure relies on the absorption of light energy by the metallic nanoparticle. The manifestation of a rational use of plasmonic-assisted superficial laser thermal therapy procedures requires the analyses of the thermoplasmonic behavior of colloidal nanostructures in random orientation. A quantitative analysis of orientation effect on optically heating metallic nanostructures still unrevealed. Here, we evaluate the thermal properties of metallic nanoparticles (SiO2/Au core-shell particles, Au nanotriangles, Au nanorods, and Au nanocages) irradiated by polarized light. We perform 3D full-wave field analysis to compare absorption properties and temperature rise of these nanoparticles as a function of the nanostructure orientation with respect to applied field polarization. The analysis shows a major variation in joule number of asymmetrical nanostructures (up to 50%) due to orientation effects, which may limit its performance on colloidal photothermal applications. In contrast, the high degree of rotational symmetry of core-shell nanoparticles and nanocages provide greater potential in thermal-assisted phototherapy applications, as their absorption is largely independent (less than 2%) of their orientation in colloid. Our computational results establish new insights for the use of gold nanocages, as a high performance plasmonic structure for thermal applications with colloidal samples.

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The authors are grateful to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), the National Institute of Science and Technology of Photonics (INCT de Fotônica), and the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the financial support.

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  1. Institute of Technological Innovation, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Sajid Farooq & Diego Rativa

  2. Laboratory of Biomedical Optics and Imaging, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Sajid Farooq & Renato E. de Araujo

  3. Polytechnic School of Pernambuco, University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Diego Rativa

  4. Applied Physics Program, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Diego Rativa

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Farooq, S., Rativa, D. & de Araujo, R.E. Orientation Effects on Plasmonic Heating of Near-Infrared Colloidal Gold Nanostructures. Plasmonics 15, 1507–1515 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-020-01148-0

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