Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of noble metal nanoparticles (aka plasmonic
nanoparticles) opens up a new horizon for advanced biomolecule sensing. However, an …

Substrate development in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) continues to
attract research interest. In order to determine performance metrics, researchers in …

This article provides a review of our recent studies of single metal nanoparticles and single
nanoparticle clusters aimed at correlating the structural and plasmonic properties of the …

We provide conclusive proof of single molecule (SM) detection by surface-enhanced Raman
spectroscopy (SERS) for discrete Ag triangular nanopyramids prepared via nanosphere …

Here, an investigation into the optical response of truncated and nontruncated Ag triangular
nanoprisms is presented. Single particle darkfield microspectroscopy and transmission …

Light in the dark: Metal nanoparticles (M= Ag 0, Au 0, or Cu 0) were electrodeposited onto
ion‐channel pores of a stable protein 1 membrane (see picture). The metal nanoparticles …

Polarization-resolved optical studies of individual plasmonic nanoparticles are valuable for
providing orientation information about anisotropic plasmonic nanostructures, such as …

We theoretically investigate the electromagnetic enhancement on a metallic surface
patterned with periodic subwavelength structures. Fully-vectorial calculations show a large …

Plasmonic nanostructures with dual surface plasmon resonances capable of simultaneously
realizing strong light confinement and efficient light radiation are attractive for light-matter …

Nanoparticles (nPs) demonstrate significant advantages over other sensor and marker
technologies. The most useful optical nanosensor and label platform for biological samples …