Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

Spherical silicon nanoparticles with sizes of a few hundreds of nanometers represent a
unique optical system. According to theoretical predictions based on Mie theory they can …

Symmetry-breaking introduced by an adjacent semi-infinite dielectric can introduce coupling
and hybridization of the plasmon modes of a metallic nanostructure. This effect is particularly …

Single molecule surface enhanced Raman scattering (SM-SERS) is a highly local effect
occurring at sharp edges, interparticle junctions and crevices or other geometries with a …

The performance of bio-chemical sensing devices has been greatly improved by the
development of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based sensors. Advancements in micro …

Developments of optical detection and spectroscopy methods for single nano-objects are
key advances for applications and fundamental understanding of the novel properties …

While studies of surface plasmons on metals have been pursued for decades, the more
recent appearance of nanoscience has created a revolution in this field with “Plasmonics” …

Aluminum nanocrystals and fabricated nanostructures are emerging as highly promising
building blocks for plasmonics in the visible region of the spectrum. Even at the individual …

The optical properties of periodic arrays of plasmonic nanoantennas are strongly affected by
coherent multiple scattering in the plane of the array, which leads to sharp spectral …