Bowtie Nanoantennas (IMAGE)

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Bowtie Nanoantennas

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An array of gold nanoparticles in the shape of triangles that are paired in a tip-to-tip formation, like a bow-tie, can serve as optical antennas, capturing and concentrating light waves into well-defined hot spots, where the plasmonic effect is greatly amplified.

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(Image by Groves, et. al., Berkeley Lab)

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courtesy of Jay Groves, Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, HHMI

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