Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid publications, Vol 1 (2006)

Plasmonic Marangoni forces

A. Lereu, A. Passian, R. H. Farahi, S. Zahrai, T. Thundat

Abstract


Localized surface-tension-driven forces (microscale Marangoni effect) caused by a temperature inhomogeneity from the decay of optically excited surface plasmons into phonons have been engaged to the actuation of adsorbed and applied liquid on a thin metal film. Microfluidic operations of transport, separation, mixing and sorting have been experimentally and theoretically demonstrated using this all-optical modulation scheme.

© The Authors. All rights reserved. [DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2006.06030]

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R. H. Farahi, A. Passian, A. L. Lereu, and T. Thundat, To be submitted, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2006)