Detection and characterization of single nanoparticles by interferometric phase modulated ellipsometry

We introduce a new measurement system called Nanopolar interferometer devoted to monitor and characterize single nanoparticles which is based on the interferometric phase modulated ellipsometry technique. The system collects the backscattered light by the particles in the solid angle subtended by a...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Barroso, F., Bosch i Puig, Salvador, Tort Escribà, Núria, Arteaga Barriel, Oriol, Sancho i Parramon, Jordi, Jover, Eric, Bertrán Serra, Enric, Canillas i Biosca, Adolf
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/98142
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/98142
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:El·lipsometria
Nanoestructures
Interferometria
Ellipsometry
Nanostructures
Interferometry
Descrição
Resumo:We introduce a new measurement system called Nanopolar interferometer devoted to monitor and characterize single nanoparticles which is based on the interferometric phase modulated ellipsometry technique. The system collects the backscattered light by the particles in the solid angle subtended by a microscope objective and then analyses its frequency components. The results for the detection of 2 μm and 50 nm particles are explained in terms of a cross polarization effect of the polarization vectors when the beam converts from divergent to parallel in the microscope objective. This explanation is supported with the results of the optical modelling using the exact Mie theory for the light scattered by the particles.