IP Library Granted Patent US 11,231,372
Granted Patent B2
US 11,231,372 · App. 17/068,338 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Surface plasmon-mediated chemical deposition and plasmonic structures

Inventors: Wei David Wei (Gainesville, FL); Jingjing Qiu (Daly City, CA)
Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
G01N21/658B01J19/127B82Y20/00G01N33/553B82B3/00B82Y15/00B82Y30/00
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Patent No.
US 11,231,372
App. No.
17/068,338
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide plasmonic structures, methods of making plasmonic structures, and the like.

Claims (37)

1. A method of forming a hybrid plasmonic structure, comprising:

exposing a plasmonic substrate to a precursor material;

irradiating the plasmonic substrate and the precursor material with a light energy; and

forming polystyrene nanoparticles on the surface of the plasmonic substrate to form the hybrid plasmonic structure, wherein the polystyrene nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, and Ag pyramid.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein irradiating includes irradiating with visible light, wherein the power density of the visible light is about 1.6 W/cm 2 to 2.8 W/cm 2 , wherein the duration of irradiation is about 1 to 5 minutes.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein irradiating is performed to form a nanoparticle film on the surface of the plasmonic substrate, wherein the nanoparticle film has a thickness of about 20 to 100 nm.

4. A method of forming a hybrid plasmonic structure, comprising:

exposing a plasmonic substrate to a precursor material;

irradiating the plasmonic substrate and the precursor material with a light energy; and

forming nanoparticles on the surface of the plasmonic substrate to form the hybrid plasmonic structure, wherein the nanoparticle is a polymer nanoparticle having a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, and Ag pyramid.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the nanoparticle is a polystyrene nanoparticle.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein irradiating includes irradiating with visible light.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the power density of the visible light is about 1.6 W/cm 2 to 2.8 W/cm 2 .

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the duration of irradiation is about 1 to 5 minutes.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein irradiating is performed to form a nanoparticle film on the surface of the plasmonic substrate.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the nanoparticle film has a thickness of about 20 to 100 nm.

11. A composition comprising:

a plasmonic structure including a plasmonic substrate having nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the plasmonic substrate, wherein the nanoparticle is a polymer nanoparticle, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, Ag pyramid.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the nanoparticle is a polystyrene nanoparticle.

13. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the polymer nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm.

14. The composition of claim 11 , further comprising a probe attached to the nanoparticle by a carboxylic acid moiety.

15. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the probe is a Raman probe molecule.

16. A composition comprising:

a plasmonic structure including a plasmonic substrate having nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the plasmonic substrate, wherein the nanoparticle is a polymer nanoparticle, wherein a probe is attached to the nanoparticle by a carboxylic acid moiety.

17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the probe is a Raman probe molecule.

18. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the nanoparticle is a polystyrene nanoparticle.

19. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the polymer nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm.

20. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the nanoparticle is a polystyrene nanoparticle, wherein the polystyrene nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, Ag pyramid, and a polystyrene nanoparticle film on the plasmonic substrate has a thickness of about 20 to 100 nm.

21. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, Ag pyramid.

22. A composition comprising:

a plasmonic structure including a plasmonic substrate having nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the plasmonic substrate, wherein the nanoparticle is a polystyrene nanoparticle, wherein the polystyrene nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, Ag pyramid, and a polystyrene nanoparticle film on the plasmonic substrate has a thickness of about 20 to 100 nm.

23. The composition of claim 22 , further comprising a probe attached to the nanoparticle by a carboxylic acid moiety.

24. The composition of claim 23 , further comprising a Raman probe molecule attached to the polystyrene nanoparticle.

25. A composition comprising:

a plasmonic structure including a plasmonic substrate having nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the plasmonic substrate, wherein the nanoparticle is a polymer nanoparticle, wherein the polymer nanoparticle has a longest dimension of about 1 to 100 nm, wherein the plasmonic substrate is selected from the group consisting of: AgFON, Ag nanobowl, CuFON, Cu nanobowl, Cu pyramid, AIFON, Al nanobowl, Al pyramid, Ag pyramid, and a polymer nanoparticle film on the plasmonic substrate has a thickness of about 20 to 100 nm.

26. The composition of claim 25 , further comprising a probe attached to the nanoparticle by a carboxylic acid moiety.

27. The composition of claim 26 , further comprising a Raman probe molecule attached to the polymer nanoparticle.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 063821/0640 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 055067/0716 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: WEI, WEI DAVID; QIU, JINGJING
To: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 054347/0902 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16093152
Provisional Application 62324400 · Apr 19, 2016
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