Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Resonant dielectric nanoparticles made of materials with large positive dielectric permittivity,
such as Si, GaP, GaAs, have become a powerful platform for modern light science, enabling …

Nanoparticles made of coinage metals are well known to display unique optical properties
stemming from the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) phenomenon, allowing …

The dependence of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of noble-metal
nanomaterials on refractive index makes LSPR a useful, label-free signal transduction …

The self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals remains of robust interest due to its potential in
creating hierarchical nanomaterials that have advanced function. For gold nanocrystals …

The optimization of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-decaying channels of
hot-electrons is essential for efficient optical and photochemical processes. Understanding …

Chiral molecules are ubiquitous in nature; many important synthetic chemicals and drugs
are chiral. Detecting chiral molecules and separating the enantiomers is difficult because …

Plasmon–exciton coupling is of great importance to many optical devices and applications.
One of the coupling manifestations is plasmon-enhanced fluorescence. Although this effect …

Single-molecule measurements are crucial for studying the interactions between G-
quadruplex (GQ) DNA and ligands, as they provide higher resolution and sensitivity …

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging has revolutionized modern materials
science, nanotechnology, and structural biology. Its ability to provide information about …