Abstract
Plasmonic optical tweezers (POT) has a high potential for manipulation of nanomaterials due to an enhanced optical force. However, unfavorable thermal effects induced by plasmon excitation have frequently hindered the manipulation. For this issue, we have recently developed a novel non-plasmonic optical tweezers using a nanostructured silicon substrate (B-Si). We called it “Nano-Structured Semi-Conductor-Assisted Optical Tweezers (NASSCA-OT)”. In the present study, we trapped pyrene-pendant polymer chains homogeneously dissolved in water for POT or NASSCA-OT. We used plasmonic gold nanopyramidal dimer arrays or B-Si in contact with the aqueous polymer solution. During plasmon excitation with a near-infrared laser light, any sign of optical trapping was never detected in fluorescence micro-spectroscopy. By contrast, trapping of the polymer chains was obviously observed for NASSCA-OT. Upon laser irradiation, pyrene excimer fluorescence was dramatically increased at the focal spot. These results indicate that NASSCA-OT is a powerful tool for manipulation of molecular materials.
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