<p>Trapping light and enhancing electromagnetic fields in plasmonic nanostructures are crucial for advanced applications, such as for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, surface-enhanced fluorescence and plasmon-enhanced second-harmonic generation (PESHG) at subwavelength scales. Expanding the spatial distribution of enhanced electromagnetic fields, i.e., hot spots, has become a vital strategy to significantly enhance the performance of advanced nanophotonic applications. In this work, we propose a strategy of hybrid metal-dielectric (MD) nanohole arrays by introducing low-loss silicon nitride (Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) dielectric layers into aluminum (Al) nanohole arrays to realize the strong light-trapping and expand the spatial distribution of hot spots at MD interfaces by changing the diameter of nanohole. The mechanism governing these phenomena is deriving from the occurrence of dielectric-mediated plasmonic coupling, facilitating the translation of local light confinements governed by plasmon-driven resonances to dielectric components and LSPR-excited hot-spots redistribution in plane. Moreover, we introduce both label and label-free optical probes regarding the photoluminescence enhancement of MoS<sub>2</sub> and PESHG to verify and quantify the effect of expanded hot-spot distribution in hybrid Al-Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanohole arrays on the enhancement of light-matter interaction. This work may provide a theoretical and experimental mechanism for expanding the potential in characterizing and quantifying hot-spot distribution in advanced optical nanodevices.</p>

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Expanding the Hot-Spot Distribution in Hybrid Nanohole Arrays Toward High-Performance Light Trapping

  • Jie Zheng,
  • Shiyu Zhang,
  • Xiangting Xie,
  • Chao Xie,
  • Junjie Mao,
  • Yarong Su,
  • Jianqi Zhu,
  • Shaoxin Shen

摘要

Trapping light and enhancing electromagnetic fields in plasmonic nanostructures are crucial for advanced applications, such as for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, surface-enhanced fluorescence and plasmon-enhanced second-harmonic generation (PESHG) at subwavelength scales. Expanding the spatial distribution of enhanced electromagnetic fields, i.e., hot spots, has become a vital strategy to significantly enhance the performance of advanced nanophotonic applications. In this work, we propose a strategy of hybrid metal-dielectric (MD) nanohole arrays by introducing low-loss silicon nitride (Si3N4) dielectric layers into aluminum (Al) nanohole arrays to realize the strong light-trapping and expand the spatial distribution of hot spots at MD interfaces by changing the diameter of nanohole. The mechanism governing these phenomena is deriving from the occurrence of dielectric-mediated plasmonic coupling, facilitating the translation of local light confinements governed by plasmon-driven resonances to dielectric components and LSPR-excited hot-spots redistribution in plane. Moreover, we introduce both label and label-free optical probes regarding the photoluminescence enhancement of MoS2 and PESHG to verify and quantify the effect of expanded hot-spot distribution in hybrid Al-Si3N4 nanohole arrays on the enhancement of light-matter interaction. This work may provide a theoretical and experimental mechanism for expanding the potential in characterizing and quantifying hot-spot distribution in advanced optical nanodevices.