Thermo-optoplasmonic single-molecule sensing on optical microcavities
Thermo-optoplasmonic single-molecule sensing on optical microcavities
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonators are powerful instruments for single-molecule sensing in biological and biochemical investigations. WGM sensors leveraged by plasmonic nanostructures, known as optoplasmonic sensors, provide sensitivity down to single atomic ions. In this article, we describe that the response of optoplasmonic sensors upon the attachment of single protein molecules strongly depends on the intensity of WGM. At low intensity, protein binding causes red shifts of WGM resonance wavelengths, known as the reactive sensing mechanism. By contrast, blue shifts are obtained at high intensities, which we explain as thermo-optoplasmonic (TOP) sensing, where molecules transform absorbed WGM radiation into heat. To support our conclusions, we experimentally investigated seven molecules and complexes; we observed blue shifts for dye molecules, amino acids, and anomalous absorption of enzymes in the near-infrared spectral region. As an example of an application, we propose a physical model of TOP sensing that can be used for the development of single-molecule absorption spectrometers.
absorption, microresonator, plasmon, protein, sensor, tryptophan
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Toropov, Nikita A.
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Houghton, Matthew C.
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Yu, Deshui
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Vollmer, Frank
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9 July 2024
Toropov, Nikita A.
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Houghton, Matthew C.
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Yu, Deshui
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Vollmer, Frank
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Toropov, Nikita A., Houghton, Matthew C., Yu, Deshui and Vollmer, Frank
(2024)
Thermo-optoplasmonic single-molecule sensing on optical microcavities.
ACS Nano, 18 (27), .
(doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c00877).
Abstract
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonators are powerful instruments for single-molecule sensing in biological and biochemical investigations. WGM sensors leveraged by plasmonic nanostructures, known as optoplasmonic sensors, provide sensitivity down to single atomic ions. In this article, we describe that the response of optoplasmonic sensors upon the attachment of single protein molecules strongly depends on the intensity of WGM. At low intensity, protein binding causes red shifts of WGM resonance wavelengths, known as the reactive sensing mechanism. By contrast, blue shifts are obtained at high intensities, which we explain as thermo-optoplasmonic (TOP) sensing, where molecules transform absorbed WGM radiation into heat. To support our conclusions, we experimentally investigated seven molecules and complexes; we observed blue shifts for dye molecules, amino acids, and anomalous absorption of enzymes in the near-infrared spectral region. As an example of an application, we propose a physical model of TOP sensing that can be used for the development of single-molecule absorption spectrometers.
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Accepted/In Press date: 14 June 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 June 2024
Published date: 9 July 2024
Keywords:
absorption, microresonator, plasmon, protein, sensor, tryptophan
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/499313
ISSN: 1936-0851
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Deshui Yu
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