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Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice

Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice

Published on: September 5, 2017

Nanodiamond particles forming photonic structures.

Varvara Grichko¹, Talmage Tyler, Victor I Grishko

¹International Technology Center, 8100 Brownleigh Drive, Suite 120, Raleigh, NC 27617, USA.

|August 10, 2011

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Highly charged detonation nanodiamonds exhibit photonic crystal-like optical properties, despite their irregular shapes and size variations. Iridescent structures were created from these nanodiamond colloid suspensions.

Area of Science:

Materials Science
Optics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Photonic crystals typically require monodisperse particles for their unique optical properties.
Colloid suspensions are often limited by particle size distribution and shape.
Detonation nanodiamonds possess unique surface charges and irregular morphologies.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the optical properties of colloid suspensions of detonation nanodiamonds.
To explore the potential of these suspensions in creating photonic crystal-like structures.
To determine if polydisperse, irregularly shaped particles can exhibit photonic behavior.

Main Methods:

Preparation of aqueous colloid suspensions of detonation nanodiamonds.
Characterization of particle size distribution and surface charge.

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Fabrication of iridescent structures via centrifugation.

Optical property analysis of the resulting structures.

Main Results:

Detonation nanodiamond suspensions displayed unexpected optical properties, mimicking those of photonic crystals.
Intensely iridescent structures were successfully fabricated from these polydisperse nanodiamonds.
The optical behavior was observed despite significant variations in particle size and shape.

Conclusions:

Irregularly shaped, highly charged detonation nanodiamonds can self-assemble into structures with photonic properties.
The findings challenge conventional requirements for photonic crystal fabrication.
Centrifugation offers a viable method for creating optical materials from polydisperse nanodiamond colloids.