| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 1, 2006
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 06030 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2006.06030 | |
| Published online | 14 December 2006 | |
Regular papers
Plasmonic Marangoni forces
1
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
2
Present address: ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
3
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1200, USA
4
Department of Mechanics, The Royal institute of technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Received:
31
October
2006
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 in 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.
Key words: Surface plasmon / Marangoni convective flow / microfluidics / sensing
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