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Precise Electrochemical Sizing of Individual Electro-Inactive Particles
Published on: August 4, 2023
Electrodynamic interaction between a nanoparticle and the surface of a solid
Dmytro Kysylychyn1, Volodymyr Piatnytsia1, Valeri Lozovski1
1Institute of High Technologies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64 Volodymyrska street, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine.
Abstract:
We study the interaction between a nanoparticle and the surface of a solid in the framework of the local-field method. Assuming that the nanoparticle is characterized by a finite nonlinear polarizability, we obtain the interaction potential that is repulsive at short range and has an attractive long-range tail. Our numerical analysis shows that this potential strongly depends on the shape and size of the particle. Further, we study the particle-surface interaction in the presence of a surface plasmon polariton propagating along the interface. It is shown that the excitation of the surface wave leads to a drastic (about one order of magnitude) increase in the binding energy. Potential applications of this effect are discussed.
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