Near field imaging of complex metal nanostructures based on the use of azobenzene nanomotors

Renaud Bachelot (1) , Jérôme Plain (1)

1 LNIO - Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique

We present a review on the use of molecular nanomotors to probe the near field of metal nanoparticles. Both the experimental and theoretical point of view will be presented and discussed.

Keywords: Diffraction limit; Electron beam lithography; Electron microscopy; Green lasers; Near field scanning optical microscopy; Optical microscopy

Domains: Optics / Photonic; Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics

Renaud Bachelot, Jérôme Plain. Near field imaging of complex metal nanostructures based on the use of azobenzene nanomotors. CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, Jun 2013, San Jose, United States. pp.QM1B.6, ⟨10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QM1B.6⟩. ⟨hal-02435060⟩