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

Theoretical and time-domain experimental investigations of the vibrational acoustic
response of nano-objects are described focusing on metallic ones. Acoustic vibrations are …

Converted into mechanical nanoresonators after optical pulsed excitation and electron
decay into coherent acoustic phonons, plasmonic nanoantennas produce a periodic …

Acoustic vibrations of small nanoparticles are still ruled by continuum mechanics laws down
to diameters of a few nanometers. The elastic behavior at lower sizes (< 1–2 nm), where …

Syntactic foams, which can be synthesized by mechanical mixing of hollow microspheres
with a matrix material, are a special class of lightweight composite materials. Developing of …

Over the past decade, there have been a number of transient absorption studies of the
acoustic vibrational modes of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles. This Perspective …

The lifetimes of the acoustic vibrations of metal nanostructures depend sensitively on the
properties of the environment, such as the acoustic impedance and viscosity. In order to …

Lithographically prepared plasmonic nanoparticles are ideal mechanical probes, as their
vibrational behavior can be precisely tuned through particle size and shape. But these …

InAs nanowires are emerging as go-to materials in a variety of applications ranging from
optoelectronics to nanoelectronics, yet a consensus on their mechanical properties is still …

The mechanical vibrations of individual gold nanodisks nanopatterned on a sapphire
substrate are investigated using ultrafast time-resolved optical spectroscopy. The number …