Surface plasmon resonance enhanced optical absorption spectroscopy for studying molecular adsorbates

S. Wang; S. Boussaad; N. J. Tao

doi:10.1063/1.1379604

Surface plasmon resonance enhanced optical absorption spectroscopy for studying molecular adsorbates

S. Wang, S. Boussaad, N. J. Tao

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We present an automated setup to measure the surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-enhanced optical absorption spectra of molecular adsorbates. The setup detects the reflectivity at the SPR resonance angle as a function of the incident light wavelength. Because the resonance angle is wavelength dependent, a feedback mechanism adjusts the photodetector position to follow the resonance angle when the wavelength varies. Both theoretical calculations and experimental measurements show a signal enhancement of up to ∼40 times over the conventional absorption spectroscopy. The SPR-based absorption spectroscopy is surface specific because the optical field is localized near the surface at resonance. In addition, the SPR angular shift is simultaneously measured, which provides adsorbate coverage and adsorption kinetic information. We anticipate that with our automated system, the method could be used in the study of adsorbed molecules and in chemical and biosensor applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3055-3060
Number of pages	6
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	72
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1379604
State	Published - Jul 2001

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