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Title: Gold Ion Beam Milled Gold Zero-Mode Waveguides

Abstract

Zero-mode waveguides (ZMWs) are widely used in single molecule fluorescence microscopy for their enhancement of emitted light and the ability to study samples at physiological concentrations. ZMWs are typically produced using photo or electron beam lithography. We report a new method of ZMW production using focused ion beam (FIB) milling with gold ions. We demonstrate that ion-milled gold ZMWs with 200 nm apertures exhibit similar plasmon-enhanced fluorescence seen with ZMWs fabricated with traditional techniques such as electron beam lithography.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3]
  1. Berea College, KY (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Appalachian College Association Faculty Fellowship; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
OSTI Identifier:
1870211
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; R01GM138837
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nanomaterials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; single molecule spectroscopy; nanostructures; single molecule; sub-wavelength apertures; zero-mode waveguides

Citation Formats

Messina, Troy C., Srijanto, Bernadeta R., Collier, Charles Patrick, Kravchenko, Ivan I., and Richards, Christopher I. Gold Ion Beam Milled Gold Zero-Mode Waveguides. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.3390/nano12101755.
Messina, Troy C., Srijanto, Bernadeta R., Collier, Charles Patrick, Kravchenko, Ivan I., & Richards, Christopher I. Gold Ion Beam Milled Gold Zero-Mode Waveguides. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101755
Messina, Troy C., Srijanto, Bernadeta R., Collier, Charles Patrick, Kravchenko, Ivan I., and Richards, Christopher I. Sat . "Gold Ion Beam Milled Gold Zero-Mode Waveguides". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101755. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1870211.
@article{osti_1870211,
title = {Gold Ion Beam Milled Gold Zero-Mode Waveguides},
author = {Messina, Troy C. and Srijanto, Bernadeta R. and Collier, Charles Patrick and Kravchenko, Ivan I. and Richards, Christopher I.},
abstractNote = {Zero-mode waveguides (ZMWs) are widely used in single molecule fluorescence microscopy for their enhancement of emitted light and the ability to study samples at physiological concentrations. ZMWs are typically produced using photo or electron beam lithography. We report a new method of ZMW production using focused ion beam (FIB) milling with gold ions. We demonstrate that ion-milled gold ZMWs with 200 nm apertures exhibit similar plasmon-enhanced fluorescence seen with ZMWs fabricated with traditional techniques such as electron beam lithography.},
doi = {10.3390/nano12101755},
journal = {Nanomaterials},
number = 10,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Sat May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}

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