Creation of large, periodic temperature gradient via plasmonic heating from mesoscopic planar lattice of metal domains
Creation of large, periodic temperature gradient via plasmonic heating from mesoscopic planar lattice of metal domains
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通过金属域介观平面晶格的等离子体加热产生大的周期性温度梯度
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2017.04.022
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Watanabe Hiroshi
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作者:
Shimada Ryoko;Sakai Hitomi;Yamamoto Jun;Watanabe Hiroshi
A large temperature gradient is useful for concentrating temperature-sensitive molecules having non-zero Soret coefficients. Aiming at such molecular manipulation as a final goal, this study analyzed the heat transfer equation for two types heat sources, two-dimensional lattice of metal domains and a single-spot metal domain, both being able to undergo plasmon resonance and generate heat. It turned out that the plasmonic heating from the single-spot domain can generate only a monotonic temperature profile with a single maximum associated by a gradual decay of radial gradient of temperature. In contrast, with an adequate choice of the boundary conditions, the lattice of the metal domains was found to give a profile with a large, periodic temperature gradient that is useful for the manipulation of temperature-sensitive molecules, in particular those favoring low temperatures. A preliminary experiment utilizing a lattice of silver domains confirmed creation of a large, roughly periodic temperature gradient of the order of 103K/mm (being in harmony with the heat transfer analysis), which encourages a further study of temperature gradient controlled by the plasmonic heating and of the molecular manipulation utilizing this gradient.