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Title: Topological Nanocolloids with Facile Electric Switching of Plasmonic Properties

Abstract

Combining topology and plasmonics paradigms in nanocolloidal systems may enable new means of pre-engineering desired composite material properties. Here we design and realize orientationally ordered assemblies of noble metal nanoparticles with genus-one topology and unusual long-range ordering mediated by their interactions with the surrounding nematic fluid host. Facile electric switching of these composites is reminiscent of that of pristine liquid crystals (LCs), but provides a means of reconfiguring the nanoparticle assembly and thus also the ensuing composite medium's optical properties. Our findings may lead to formation of new molecular-colloidal soft matter phases with unusual optical properties, as well as optical metamaterials.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1244674
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-66200
Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Optics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 40; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher:
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; liquid crystals; plasmonics

Citation Formats

Yuan, Ye, and Smalyukh, Ivan I. Topological Nanocolloids with Facile Electric Switching of Plasmonic Properties. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1364/OL.40.005630.
Yuan, Ye, & Smalyukh, Ivan I. Topological Nanocolloids with Facile Electric Switching of Plasmonic Properties. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.005630
Yuan, Ye, and Smalyukh, Ivan I. 2015. "Topological Nanocolloids with Facile Electric Switching of Plasmonic Properties". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.005630.
@article{osti_1244674,
title = {Topological Nanocolloids with Facile Electric Switching of Plasmonic Properties},
author = {Yuan, Ye and Smalyukh, Ivan I.},
abstractNote = {Combining topology and plasmonics paradigms in nanocolloidal systems may enable new means of pre-engineering desired composite material properties. Here we design and realize orientationally ordered assemblies of noble metal nanoparticles with genus-one topology and unusual long-range ordering mediated by their interactions with the surrounding nematic fluid host. Facile electric switching of these composites is reminiscent of that of pristine liquid crystals (LCs), but provides a means of reconfiguring the nanoparticle assembly and thus also the ensuing composite medium's optical properties. Our findings may lead to formation of new molecular-colloidal soft matter phases with unusual optical properties, as well as optical metamaterials.},
doi = {10.1364/OL.40.005630},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1244674}, journal = {Optics Letters},
issn = {0146-9592},
number = 23,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}