Amplification of Molecular Chiroptical Effect by Low-loss Dielectric Nanoantennas

Abstract

We report here chiroptical amplification effect occurring in the hybrid systems consisting of chiral molecules and Si nanostructures. Under resonant excitation of circularly polarized light, the hybrid systems show strong CD induction signals at optical frequency, which arise from both the electric and magnetic responses of the Si nanostructures. More interestingly, the induced CD signals from Si-based dielectric nanoantennas are always larger than that from Au-based plasmonic counterparts. The related physical origin was disclosed. Furthermore, compared to the Au-based high-loss plasmonic nanoantenas, Si-based low-loss structures would generate negligible photothermal effect, which makes Si nanoantennas become an optimized candidate to amplify molecular CD signals with ultralow thermal damages. Our findings may provide a guideline for the design of novel chiral nanosensors for applications in the fields of biomedicine and pharmaceutics.

arXiv comment14 pages, 6figures

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