Self assembled nanostructures

Asymmetric hole array: Tuning the optical circular dichroism for chiral molecules sensing

Optical enantioselectivity of chiral molecules could be enhanced by depositing them on suitable nanostructured substrates. Different kind of chiral substrates can be developed, but chiral features are in general difficult to fabricate or costly. Self-assembled approach allows realizing plasmonic metasurfaces with a low cost reliable procedure. In this case asymmetric fabrication parameters can induce chiral optical response of the realised substrate. Self-organized polystyrene spheres deposited on glass substrate, are utilised to produce asymmetric hole array on a metal thin film.

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