학술논문

Metallic Nanoparticle Manipulation using Optoelectronic Tweezers
Document Type
Conference
Source
2009 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2009. MEMS 2009. IEEE 22nd International Conference on. :579-582 Jan, 2009
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Nanoparticles
Biomedical optical imaging
Photoconducting materials
Optical sensors
Electrodes
Photoconductivity
Nonuniform electric fields
Voltage
Charge carrier processes
Indium tin oxide
Language
ISSN
1084-6999
Abstract
We report on trapping of single and multiple spherical gold nanoparticles with 60 to 250 nm diameters using optoelectronic tweezers (OET). Thanks to the low optical intensities required for stable trapping (20 μW over 1.7 μm spot), we estimate the temperature increase in OET-trapped nanoparticles due to absorption to be ΔT ≪ 0.1°C, making OET-trapped nanoparticles suitable for biological imaging and sensing applications. In addition, we observe translational velocities of 68 μm/s and demonstrate trapping of both single and multiple nanoparticles in a single trap.