Nano-islands are entities (droplets or other shapes) that are formed by spontaneous
dewetting (agglomeration, in the early literature) of thin and very thin metallic (especially …

Subwavelength metal nanoislands thermally dewetted from a thin film emerge as a powerful
and cost-effective photonic material, due to the formation of substantially strong nano-gap …

Photoacoustic micro-fluidic pumps (PMPs) based on localized surface plasmon resonance
(LSPR) of nanoparticles (NPs) can convert photo energy into kinetic energy of fluidic jetting …

Multi-metallic alloy nanoparticles (NPs) can enable the advanced applications in the energy,
biology, electronics, optics and catalysis due to their multi-functionality, wide tunable range …

Very small metallic nanostructures, ie, plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs), can demonstrate the
localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect, a characteristic of the strong light …

Nanostructured plasmonic materials can lead to the extremely compact pixels and color
filters needed for next-generation displays by interacting with light at fundamentally small …

Plasmonic nanomaterials could improve various optical performance including fluorescence
emission, Raman scattering, infrared absorption, etc. Among them, plasmon-enhanced …

We construct a multiplex surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform based on a
plasmonic paper substrate and a double-labeled probe for the detection of multiple …

The improvement of comprehensive properties including hardness, toughness, wear, and
corrosion resistance in the transition-metal carbides/nitrides (TMC (N)) films, especially …

Noble metal nanostructures have been widely explored as an effective method to increase
photon absorption and charge separation in plasmonic photocatalysis. In this study, we …