Abstract

AbstractPhotothermal conversion of energy in plasmonic nanostructures brought a new fascinating field of plasmon‐induced optofluidics to life. Notably, the heat generation by plasmonic nanostructures and consequent fluid convection recently attracted wide attention; however, the possibility of controlling and manipulating liquid surfaces has been sparsely investigated. The plasmon heating and convective fluid flow lead to the emergence of the surface tension gradient on a free liquid surface interface with air, resulting in the Marangoni effect‐driven fluid flow observed as water deformation. Here, nanoscale asymmetric fluid deformation anchored on the chiral plasmon‐induced optofluidic effect is reported on. To understand the fluid dynamics of surface deformation, a theoretical model is developed. The results demonstrate that deformation at different depths can be obtained by adjusting structural parameters or incident light intensity. The fundamental understanding of light‐induced asymmetric deformation will contribute to expanding chirality‐related discipline and open new avenues for controlling fluid flow at the micro‐ or nano‐scale. The proposed method can encourage the research and applications of optofluidics, including integrated fluidic devices, biochemistry, and clinical biology. Moreover, the use of the asymmetric fluid deformation on thermal dewetting of thin films of polymer solutions can be employed for the fabrication of functional and nanopatterned metal/polymer metasurfaces.

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