Plasmonically modulated gold nanostructures for photothermal ablation of bacteria

G Guan, KY Win, X Yao, W Yang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the wide utilization of antibiotics, antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have been often
developed more frequently to cause potential global catastrophic consequences. Emerging …

Coupling to octahedral tilts in halide perovskite nanocrystals induces phonon-mediated attractive interactions between excitons

N Yazdani, MI Bodnarchuk, F Bertolotti, N Masciocchi… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the origin of electron–phonon coupling in lead halide perovskites is key to
interpreting and leveraging their optical and electronic properties. Here we show that …

Understanding and controlling photothermal responses in MXenes

B Guzelturk, V Kamysbayev, D Wang, H Hu, R Li… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
MXenes have the potential for efficient light-to-heat conversion in photothermal applications.
To effectively utilize MXenes in such applications, it is important to understand the …

Nonlinear propagation of laser light in plasmonic nanocomposites

L Agiotis, M Meunier - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic nanocomposites have been extensively studied for over 3 decades. According to
early theoretical studies, a large enhancement of nonlinear response has been predicted …

In situ investigation of ultrafast dynamics of hot electron-driven photocatalysis in plasmon-resonant grating structures

Y Wang, Y Wang, I Aravind, Z Cai, L Shen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the relaxation and injection dynamics of hot electrons is crucial to utilizing
them in photocatalytic applications. While most studies have focused on hot carrier …

Dark-exciton driven energy funneling into dielectric inhomogeneities in two-dimensional semiconductors

H Su, D Xu, SW Cheng, B Li, S Liu, K Watanabe… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The optoelectronic and transport properties of two-dimensional transition metal
dichalcogenide semiconductors (2D TMDs) are highly susceptible to external perturbation …

Time-resolved single-particle x-ray scattering reveals electron-density gradients as coherent plasmonic-nanoparticle-oscillation source

D Hoeing, R Salzwedel, L Worbs, Y Zhuang… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamics of optically excited plasmonic nanoparticles are presently understood as a series
of scattering events involving the initiation of nanoparticle breathing oscillations. According …

Dynamic lattice distortions driven by surface trapping in semiconductor nanocrystals

B Guzelturk, BL Cotts, D Jasrasaria, JP Philbin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nonradiative processes limit optoelectronic functionality of nanocrystals and curb their
device performance. Nevertheless, the dynamic structural origins of nonradiative relaxations …

Atomic-level description of thermal fluctuations in inorganic lead halide perovskites

O Cannelli, J Wiktor, N Colonna, L Leroy… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive microscopic description of thermally induced distortions in lead halide
perovskites is crucial for their realistic applications, yet still unclear. Here, we quantify the …

Physical Regimes and Mechanisms of Picosecond Laser Fragmentation of Gold Nanoparticles in Water from X-ray Probing and Atomistic Simulations

A Plech, M Tack, H Huang, M Arefev, AR Ziefuss… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Laser fragmentation in liquids has emerged as a promising green chemistry technique for
changing the size, shape, structure, and phase composition of colloidal nanoparticles, thus …