Engineering topics

Guan, Jun

Publications and source records attributed to Guan, Jun.

4 records

DOE OSTI2023

Quasi-Random Multimetallic Nanoparticle Arrays

Here, this paper describes a nanofabrication procedure that can generate multiscale substrates with quasi-random microregions of nanoparticle arrays having different periodicities and metals. We combine cycles of large-area nanoparticle array fabrication with solvent-assisted wrinkle lithography to mask and etch quasi-random areas of prefabricated nanoparticles to control the fill factors of the arrays. The approach is highly flexible, and parameters, including nanoparticle size and material, array geometry, and fill factor, can be tailored independently. Multimetallic nanoparticle arrays can support surface lattice resonances at fill factors as low as 20% and can function as nanoscale cavities for lasing action with as few as 10% of the nanoparticles in an array. We demonstrated that multimetallic nanoparticle substrates that combine two or three arrays with different periodicities can exhibit lasing responses over visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Our work showcases the robust optical responses of multimetallic and periodic devices for broadband light manipulation.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗

DOE OSTI2022

Polariton Formation from Soret Band Excitons in Metal–Organic Frameworks and Plasmonic Lattices

This Letter describes strong coupling between a plasmonic nanoparticle (NP) lattice cavity and Soret excitons in a metal–organic framework (MOF) film. In optical transmission measurements, we observed a lower polariton mode that can be spectrally tuned by infiltrating MOF pores with solvents of different refractive index. Using transient absorption spectroscopy, both the lower and upper polariton modes can be resolved, with an estimated Rabi splitting of ~300 meV, nearly twice that of other plasmonic cavity–organic emitter systems. The polariton modes decay more rapidly than that of the uncoupled exciton. Furthermore, this hybrid system highlights the advantages of open plasmonic cavities for tunable coupling and the use of transient absorption spectroscopy to identify polariton modes.

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DOE OSTI2022

Interfacial engineering of plasmonic nanoparticle metasurfaces

This paper reports how the interfacial engineering of plasmonic nanoparticle (NP) lattices with desired surface characteristics can control plasmon-molecule interactions for tunable nanolasing thresholds. Compared to bare Cu NP lattices, graphene-coated Cu NPs surrounded by aromatic dye molecules gain support lasing with lower thresholds and at lower dye concentrations. This lasing enhancement is attributed to favorable molecular arrangements in electromagnetic hotspots through π–π interactions between graphene and IR-140 (5,5'-dichloro-11-diphenylamine-3,3'-diethyl-10,12-ethylene-thiatricarbocyanine-perchlorate) and 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) dyes. Besides the chemical interactions mediated by few-layer graphene, nanoscale dielectric layers such as fluoropolymer and alumina can also tailor the thresholds by modifying the spatial overlap of the dye near the NP surface. Our work lays the foundation for interfacial engineering of the surface of resonator units in plasmonic metasurfaces for exquisite control of light-matter interactions.

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY↗

NASA NTRS2002

An ATM-independent S-phase checkpoint response involves CHK1 pathway

After exposure to genotoxic stress, proliferating cells actively slow down the DNA replication through a S-phase checkpoint to provide time for repair. We report that in addition to the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM)-dependent pathway that controls the fast response, there is an ATM-independent pathway that controls the slow response to regulate the S-phase checkpoint after ionizing radiation in mammalian cells. The slow response of S-phase checkpoint, which is resistant to wortmannin, sensitive to caffeine and UCN-01, and related to cyclin-dependent kinase phosphorylation, is much stronger in CHK1 overexpressed cells, and it could be abolished by Chk1 antisense oligonucleotides. These results provide evidence that the ATM-independent slow response of S-phase checkpoint involves CHK1 pathway.

Non-NASA Center↗