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Journal
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In this work we report the local growth of ordered arrays of 3D core–shell chiral nanohelices based on plasmonic gallium metal. The structures can be engineered in a single step using focused ion beam induced deposition, where a Ga+ ion source is used to shape the metallic nanohelix core, while the dielectric precursor is dissociated to create dielectric shells. The solubility of gallium in the different investigated dielectric matrices controls the core–shell thickness ratio of the nanohelices. The chiral plasmonic behaviour of these gallium-based nanostructures is experimentally measured by circularly polarized light transmission through nanostructure arrays and compared with numerical simulations. Large chiroptical effects in the visible range are demonstrated due to the plasmonic effects arising from gallium nanoclusters in the core.
Publisher: 
Royal Society of Chemistry
Publication date: 
22 Oct 2020
Authors: 

Massimo Cuscunà, Mariachiara Manoccio, Marco Esposito, Mario Scuderi, Giuseppe Nicotra, Iolena Tarantini, Angelo Melcarne, Vittorianna Tasco, Maria Losurdo, Adriana Passaseo

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Origin: 
Materials Horizons