Nano Letters
Nano Letters
5 years ago

Tracking Nanoelectrochemistry Using Individual Plasmonic Nanocavities

Tracking Nanoelectrochemistry Using Individual Plasmonic Nanocavities
I. Szabó, B. de Nijs, A. Lombardi, J. J. Baumberg, E. Rosta, A. Kuhn, V. A. Turek, G. Di Martino
We study in real time the optical response of individual plasmonic nanoparticles on a mirror, utilized as electrodes in an electrochemical cell when a voltage is applied. In this geometry, Au nanoparticles are separated from a bulk Au film by an ultrathin molecular spacer. The nanoscale plasmonic hotspot underneath the nanoparticles locally reveals the modified charge on the Au surface and changes in the polarizability of the molecular spacer. Dark-field and Raman spectroscopy performed on the same nanoparticle show our ability to exploit isolated plasmonic junctions to track the dynamics of nanoelectrochemistry. Enhancements in Raman emission and blue-shifts at a negative potential show the ability to shift electrons within the gap molecules.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01676

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01676

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