| Literature DB >> 23187252 |
Mime Kobayashi1, Satoshi Tomita, Kei Sawada, Kiyotaka Shiba, Hisao Yanagi, Ichiro Yamashita, Yukiharu Uraoka.
Abstract
We demonstrate a chiral meta-molecule in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS) regions using a complex of Au nanoparticles (NPs) and rod-shaped tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Au NPs five nm in diameter are uniformly formed on peptide-modified TMV. The peptide-modified TMV with uniform-sized Au NPs has improved dispersion in solution. A negative circular dichroism (CD) peak is produced around 540 nm, at plasmonic resonance wavelength of Au NPs. Additionally, modification of a CD peak in the UV region is observed. Attaching NPs to a virus causes the enhancement and modification of CD peaks in both the UV and VIS regions. Our results open a new avenue for the preparation of three dimensional chiral metamaterials at optical frequencies.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23187252 DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.024856
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Opt Express ISSN: 1094-4087 Impact factor: 3.894