Optical processing of single plasmonic nanoparticles reinvents the way of high-density information storage, high-performance sensing, and high-definition displays. However, such laser-fabricated nanoplasmonics with well-defined hot spots remain elusive due to the diffraction limit of light. Here we show Au nanoparticle (NP) decorated nanopores can be facilely generated with photothermal splitting of single Au NPs embedded in a silica matrix. The extremely high local temperature induced by plasmonic heating renders gradients of the temperature and surface tension around the Au NP, which drives the nanoscale thermophoretic and Marangoni flow of molten Au/silica. As a result, a nanopore decorated with fragmented Au NPs is formed in the silica film, which presents much stronger surface-enhanced Raman scattering as compared to a single Au NP due to the emergence of hot spots. This strategy can be used to generate plasmonic nanopores of various sizes in the silicon nitride (SiN) films, which further transforms into nanonets at ambient conditions via light-induced reconstruction of silicon nitride membrane. These nanonets can serve as a robust platform for single particle trapping and analysis.
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