Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Published on: September 27, 2011

Acousto-plasmonic hot spots in metallic nano-objects.

Nicolas Large¹, Lucien Saviot, Jérémie Margueritat

¹Centre d'Elaboration des Materiaux et d'Etudes Structurales CEMES-CNRS, and Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

|September 11, 2009

Summary

Metallic nanocolumns exhibit strong acoustic vibrations due to acousto-plasmonic hot spots. These localized interactions enhance normally silent vibration modes, making them efficient Raman scatterers.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Photoinduced Structural Instability Toward the Superionic Phase Transition in Cu<sub>2</sub>S.

The journal of physical chemistry letters·2026

Same author

Formation and Coherent Propagation of Femtosecond-Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) in Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide: Control, Potential Applications, and Challenges.

ACS applied materials & interfaces·2026

Same author

Separating Water Content from Network Dynamics in Cell Nuclei with Brillouin Microscopy.

Physical review letters·2026

Same author

Rayleigh-Ritz Approximation of the Acoustic Vibrations of Clamped Superquadrics-Application to Free Core-Shell Objects.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)·2025

Same author

Real-space observation of flat-band ultrastrong coupling between optical phonons and surface plasmon polaritons.

Nature materials·2025

Same author

Emission enhancement of colloidal quantum dots confined in double disc nano-antennas with controlled opening.

Nanoscale·2025

Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Nanophotonics
Acoustics

Background:

Metallic nano-objects exhibit unique optical properties due to surface plasmons.
Acoustic vibrations in nanomaterials can influence their optical behavior.
Raman scattering is a technique used to study vibrational modes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the acousto-plasmonic dynamics of metallic nanocolumns.
To understand the origin of unexpected acoustic vibration bands in Raman scattering.
To introduce and explore the concept of acousto-plasmonic hot spots.

Main Methods:

Resonant Raman scattering spectroscopy.
Time-resolved femtosecond transient absorption.
Electromagnetic near-field calculations coupled with elasticity theory.

More Related Videos

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Published on: April 4, 2017

Multifunctional Hybrid Fe2O3-Au Nanoparticles for Efficient Plasmonic Heating

Multifunctional Hybrid Fe₂O₃-Au Nanoparticles for Efficient Plasmonic Heating

Published on: February 20, 2016

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Published on: September 27, 2011

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Published on: April 4, 2017

Multifunctional Hybrid Fe2O3-Au Nanoparticles for Efficient Plasmonic Heating

Multifunctional Hybrid Fe₂O₃-Au Nanoparticles for Efficient Plasmonic Heating

Published on: February 20, 2016

Main Results:

Observed an unexpectedly strong acoustic vibration band in silver nanocolumns.
Identified breathing-like acoustic vibration modes based on frequency and polarization.
Introduced "acousto-plasmonic hot spots" arising from nanocolumn shape and localized plasmons.
Demonstrated enhanced coupling between acoustic vibrations and surface plasmons at these hot spots.

Conclusions:

Acousto-plasmonic hot spots are crucial for enhancing acoustic vibrations in metallic nanostructures.
The indented shape of nanocolumns facilitates the formation of these hot spots.
Normally weak acoustic vibration modes can become efficient Raman scatterers through strong acousto-plasmon coupling.