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ArticleSmall methods2026

Single-Nanoparticle Detection Using Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum Supported by Silicon Metasurfaces.

Keisuke Watanabe, Samuel Crowther, Masanobu Iwanaga, Frank Vollmer, Tadaaki Nagao

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Keisuke WatanabeInternational Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4285-2135
Samuel CrowtherDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-0348
Masanobu IwanagaResearch Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8930-6940
Frank VollmerDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-4671
Tadaaki NagaoInternational Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-2686

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Advanced Research Infrastructure for Materials and Nanotechnology in Japan (ARIM)Iketani Science and Technology Foundation 0361252-AJSPS KAKENHI JP22K20496JSPS KAKENHI JP24K17583Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology JPMXP1224NM5259Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology JPMXP1225NM5235
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Abstract

The detection of single particles or molecules represents a critical milestone in the development of biosensing technologies. Optical sensors based on quasi-bound states in the continuum (qBICs) have primarily focused on detecting global refractive index changes, whereas detection of local refractive index perturbations, such as the binding of a nanometer-sized molecule on a surface, remains elusive because of limited quality (Q) factors and relatively large mode volumes. Here, we demonstrate low-contrast BIC metasurfaces that can perform sensing with a virus-sized single-nanoparticle resolution. The qBIC resonance operating at the critical coupling condition exhibits an experimental Q factor of 4.5 × 10

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biosensorsbound states in the continuummetasurfacessiliconsingle‐molecule

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PMCPMC13555652

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