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Optical Binding of Nanowires
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SYSNO ASEP 0477932 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Optical Binding of Nanowires Author(s) Simpson, Stephen Hugh (UPT-D) RID, SAI
Zemánek, Pavel (UPT-D) RID, SAI, ORCID
Marago, O. M. (IT)
Jones, P.H. (GB)
Hanna, S. (GB)Number of authors 5 Source Title Nano Letters. - : American Chemical Society - ISSN 1530-6984
Roč. 17, č. 6 (2017), s. 3485-3492Number of pages 13 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords optical binding nanowires ; Brownian motion ; self-organization ; non-equilibrium thermodynamics ; non-equilibrium steady state ; spin-orbit coupling ; emergent phenomena Subject RIV BH - Optics, Masers, Lasers OECD category Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics) R&D Projects GB14-36681G GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UPT-D - RVO:68081731 UT WOS 000403631600025 EID SCOPUS 85020840208 DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00494 Annotation Multiple scattering of light induces structured interactions, or optical binding forces, between collections of small particles. This has been extensively studied in the case of microspheres. However, binding forces are strongly shape dependent: here, we turn our attention to dielectric nanowires. Using a novel numerical model we uncover rich behavior. The extreme geometry of the nanowires produces a sequence of stationary and dynamic states. In linearly polarized light, thermally stable ladder-like structures emerge. Lower symmetry, sagittate arrangements can also arise, whose configurational asymmetry unbalances the optical forces leading to nonconservative, translational motion. Finally, the addition of circular polarization drives a variety of coordinated rotational states whose dynamics expose fundamental properties of optical spin. These results suggest that optical binding can provide an increased level of control over the positions and motions of nanoparticles, opening new possibilities for driven self-organization and heralding a new field of self-assembling optically driven micromachines. Workplace Institute of Scientific Instruments Contact Martina Šillerová, sillerova@ISIBrno.Cz, Tel.: 541 514 178 Year of Publishing 2018
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