Plasmonic Bi-Cavity Nanostructure for Efficient Light Collection and Localization

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Main Authors: Monken, Vitor, Correa, Raul, Miranda, Hudson, Rabelo, Cassiano, Nadas, Rafael, Vasconcelos, Thiago L., Cancado, Luiz Gustavo, Jorio, Ado
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author Monken, Vitor
Correa, Raul
Miranda, Hudson
Rabelo, Cassiano
Nadas, Rafael
Vasconcelos, Thiago L.
Cancado, Luiz Gustavo
Jorio, Ado
author_facet Monken, Vitor
Correa, Raul
Miranda, Hudson
Rabelo, Cassiano
Nadas, Rafael
Vasconcelos, Thiago L.
Cancado, Luiz Gustavo
Jorio, Ado
contents Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) typically relies on high-NA excitation to generate a strong axial field at the tip apex, which shortens the working distance and constrains sample geometries. We show that a plasmonic bi-cavity tip, the plasmon-tunable tip pyramid (PTTP), co-tuned in nanopyramid length L and plateau length W, supports a hybrid antenna-cavity mode that funnels energy to the apex under radially polarized, on-axis excitation, even with a dry objective of NA = 0.75. Finite-element simulations identify W as a design-critical parameter that sets an in-plane surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) Fabry-Pérot-like resonance; co-tuning (L,W) yields a periodic series of maximal apex |E|^2. Experiments on monolayer graphene confirm near-field enhancement and reproduce the characteristic annular TERS point spread function (PSF) with NA = 0.75. Relaxing the NA requirement increases working distance and compatibility with constrained environments, pointing to practical, deployment-ready nano-Raman instrumentation.
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spellingShingle Plasmonic Bi-Cavity Nanostructure for Efficient Light Collection and Localization
Monken, Vitor
Correa, Raul
Miranda, Hudson
Rabelo, Cassiano
Nadas, Rafael
Vasconcelos, Thiago L.
Cancado, Luiz Gustavo
Jorio, Ado
Optics
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) typically relies on high-NA excitation to generate a strong axial field at the tip apex, which shortens the working distance and constrains sample geometries. We show that a plasmonic bi-cavity tip, the plasmon-tunable tip pyramid (PTTP), co-tuned in nanopyramid length L and plateau length W, supports a hybrid antenna-cavity mode that funnels energy to the apex under radially polarized, on-axis excitation, even with a dry objective of NA = 0.75. Finite-element simulations identify W as a design-critical parameter that sets an in-plane surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) Fabry-Pérot-like resonance; co-tuning (L,W) yields a periodic series of maximal apex |E|^2. Experiments on monolayer graphene confirm near-field enhancement and reproduce the characteristic annular TERS point spread function (PSF) with NA = 0.75. Relaxing the NA requirement increases working distance and compatibility with constrained environments, pointing to practical, deployment-ready nano-Raman instrumentation.
title Plasmonic Bi-Cavity Nanostructure for Efficient Light Collection and Localization
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11870