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Synergy of Nanoparticles Photovoltaic Trap** and Manipulation from Suspension Layer on Ferroelectric Crystal Surface

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We experimentally demonstrated that dielectrophoretic (DEP) forces of alternating photovoltaic fields generated near the surface of a photorefractive Fe-doped lithium niobate crystal by an optical Bessel beam with concentric ring structure and 532 nm wavelength exert the structuring of pure glycerin layer on the crystal surface and formation of stationary fluid concentric ring pattern. Taking into account this effect, the manipulation and trap** of the Ag nanoparticles suspended in the thin glycerin layer on the crystal surface with Bessel beam-induced photovoltaic field pattern have been studied. The formation of the clusters of Ag nanoparticles is observed. The localization of the Ag particles on the extremes of fluid lattice rings is detected. The trap** process can be described by a two-stage scenario. In the early stage, the stratification of glycerin thin layer under positive DEP force and localization of the fluid in the maxima of the photovoltaic field take place, thus forming the concentric ring fluid channels on the crystal surface. The flow of viscose glycerin in the radial directions also carries along the Ag nanoparticles. In the advanced stage, the repulsive DEP forces lead to the trap** of Ag particles on the crystal surface at the borderlines of fluid lattice rings. The generated photovoltaic space charge fields are long-living and, as a consequence, the formed patterns remain stable for a long time due to the high resistance of the crystal. The photovoltaic tweezers operating in an autonomous regime and allowing the trap**, manipulation and separation of micro-/nanoparticles are promising for photonics, integrated optics, nanoelectronics and biotechnology.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to Dr. Edvard Kokanyan for providing the lithium niobate crystals in the framework of the International Science and Technology Center Grant, Project A-2130. The authors express their gratitude to Dr. Marina Derdzyan for spectral measurements and Dr. Ruben Hovsepyan for discussions.

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The work was supported by the International Science and Technology Center Grant, project no. A-2130.

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Lusine Tsarukyan, Badalyan, A. & Drampyan, R. Synergy of Nanoparticles Photovoltaic Trap** and Manipulation from Suspension Layer on Ferroelectric Crystal Surface. Opt. Mem. Neural Networks 32 (Suppl 3), S369–S383 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1060992X23070202

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