Optical Sensing by Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Physics to Biomolecule Detection
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Abstract Metasurfaces are planar or 2D forms of metamaterials made up of arrays of antennas with a subwavelength thickness. They have been rapidly developed in the recent years due to their ability to manipulate light–matter interaction in both linear and non‐linear regimes at the nanoscale. Various metasurfaces display remarkable optical features, such as acute resonance, significant near‐field enhancement, and suitable capacity to support electric and magnetic modes, on account of the strong light–matter interaction and the low optical loss. Due to these important properties, they can be used in several advanced optoelectronic applications, like surface‐enhanced spectroscopy, photocatalysis, and sensing. This review reports on the recent progress of metamaterials and metasurfaces in molecular optical sensors. The principles that govern plasmonic and dielectric metasurfaces along with their features are outlined, supported by numerous examples. Then, the factors that result in a high Q‐factor are presented in order to show that metamaterials and metasurfaces can be used for label‐free sensing in a variety of detection mechanisms, including surface‐enhanced spectroscopy, refractometric sensing, and surface‐enhanced thermal emission spectroscopy via infrared absorption and Raman scattering, as well as chiral sensing. Finally, the challenges for future development are outlined.
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OpenAlex topics: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research · Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications · Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
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Affiliations
School of Electronic Science and Engineering Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Science and Detection Technology Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
Hoffman Institute of Advanced Materials Shenzhen Polytechnic 7098, Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District Shenzhen 5018055 P. R. China
CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences School of Physical Sciences University of Science and Technology of China No. 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China
College of Microscale Optoelectronics Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
Departamento de Física Universidad de La Laguna Apartado de Correos 456 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife E‐38200 Spain
Faculty of Chemistry Adam Mickiewicz University Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8 Poznań 61‐614 Poland
Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Ioannina Ioannina GR‐451 10 Greece
Funding
Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology · National Natural Science Foundation of China
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