Molecular chirality is represented as broken mirror symmetry in the structural orientation of constituent atoms and plays a pivotal role at every scale of nature. Since the discovery of the chiroptic property of chiral molecules, the characterization of molecular chirality is important in the fields of biology, physics, and chemistry. Over the centuries, the field of optical chiral sensing was based on chiral light–matter interactions between chiral molecules and polarized light. Starting from simple optics-based sensing, the utilization of plasmonic materials that could control local chiral light–matter interactions by squeezing light into molecules successfully facilitated chiral sensing into noninvasive, ultrasensitive, and accurate detection. In this Review, the importance of plasmonic materials and their engineering in chiral sensing are discussed based on the principle of chiral light–matter interactions and the theory of optical chirality and chiral perturbation; thus, this Review can serve as a milestone for the proper design and utilization of plasmonic nanostructures for improved chiral sensing.
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14 February 2024
Review Article|
February 08 2024
Chiral plasmonic sensing: From the perspective of light–matter interaction
Special Collection:
Chirality of Plasmonic Structures and Materials
Ryeong Myeong Kim
;
Ryeong Myeong Kim
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Jeong Hyun Han
;
Jeong Hyun Han
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Soo Min Lee
;
Soo Min Lee
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Hyeohn Kim
;
Hyeohn Kim
(Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Yae-Chan Lim;
Yae-Chan Lim
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Hye-Eun Lee
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Hye-Eun Lee
(Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Hyo-Yong Ahn;
Hyo-Yong Ahn
(Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Yoon Ho Lee
;
Yoon Ho Lee
(Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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In Han Ha
;
In Han Ha
(Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Ki Tae Nam
Ki Tae Nam
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: nkitae@snu.ac.kr, Tel.: 82-2-880-7094
J. Chem. Phys. 160, 061001 (2024)
Article history
Received:
September 27 2023
Accepted:
January 07 2024
Citation
Ryeong Myeong Kim, Jeong Hyun Han, Soo Min Lee, Hyeohn Kim, Yae-Chan Lim, Hye-Eun Lee, Hyo-Yong Ahn, Yoon Ho Lee, In Han Ha, Ki Tae Nam; Chiral plasmonic sensing: From the perspective of light–matter interaction. J. Chem. Phys. 14 February 2024; 160 (6): 061001. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0178485
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