Subwavelength confinement of light with plasmonics is promising for nanophotonics and
optoelectronics. However, it is nontrivial to obtain narrow plasmonic resonances due to the …

Noble metal nanoparticles have been extensively studied to understand and apply their
plasmonic responses, upon coupling with electromagnetic radiation, to research areas such …

Dielectric optical nanoantennas are promising as fundamental building blocks in next
generation color displays, metasurface holograms, and wavefront shaping optical devices …

Quantum tunneling between two plasmonic resonators links non-linear quantum optics with
terahertz nanoelectronics. Direct observation of and control over quantum plasmon …

Gold, silver, platinum and palladium typically crystallize with the face-centred cubic structure.
Here we report the high-yield solution synthesis of gold nanoribbons in the 4H hexagonal …

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) performed in a scanning transmission electron
microscope (STEM) has demonstrated unprecedented power in the characterization of …

Photonic applications of up-conversion luminescence (UCL) suffer from poor external
quantum yield owing to a low absorption cross-section of UCL nanoparticles (UCNPs) …

During the past decade, significant progress has been made in the field of resonant optics
ranging from fundamental aspects to concrete applications. While several techniques have …

Photoinduced light emission from plasmonic nanoparticles has attracted considerable
interest within the scientific community because of its potential applications in sensing …

Chiral structures possessing differential optical responses to light circular polarization are
very common in biological and organic compounds. Attaining chiroptical effects is of great …