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ArticleNature photonics2025

Plasmonic biosensor enabled by resonant quantum tunnelling.

Jihye Lee, Yina Wu, Ivan Sinev, Mikhail Masharin, Sotirios Papadopoulos, Eduardo J C Dias, Lujun Wang, Ming Lun Tseng, Seunghwan Moon, Jong-Souk Yeo and 3 more

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Article in Nature photonics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jihye Lee *Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4970-9881
Yina Wu *ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8895-4156
Ivan Sinev *Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4246-7747
Mikhail MasharinInstitute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0687-8706
Sotirios PapadopoulosPhotonics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3225-8239
Eduardo J C DiasICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6347-5631
Lujun WangPhotonics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5447-0484
Ming Lun TsengInstitute of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0418-8162
Seunghwan MoonSchool of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1964-0177
Jong-Souk YeoSchool of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6452-2404
Lukas NovotnyPhotonics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
F Javier García de AbajoICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4970-4565
Hatice AltugInstitute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5522-1343

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metasurfaces provide an ideal platform for optical sensing because they produce strong light-field confinement and enhancement over extended regions that allow us to identify deep-subwavelength layers of organic and inorganic molecules. However, the requirement of using external light sources involves bulky equipment that hinders point-of-care applications. Here we introduce a plasmonic sensor with an embedded source of light provided by quantum tunnel junctions. An optically resonant, doubly periodic nanowire metasurface serves as a top contact for the junction and provides extremely uniform emission over large areas, amplified by plasmonic nanoantenna modes that simultaneously enhance the spectral and refractive index sensitivity. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate spatially resolved refractometric sensing of nanometre-thick polymer and biomolecule coatings. Our results open exciting prospects based on a disruptive platform for integrated electro-optical biosensors.

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MetamaterialsNanophotonics and plasmonicsSensors and probes

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