A novel material platform based on metallic thin films with ultra-low losses in the visible and
near-IR range is crucial for rapid development of a wide range of new generation plasmonic …

Metasurfaces, the two-dimensional equivalent of metamaterials, are periodic arrays of sub-
wavelength engineered inclusions that can locally manipulate and enhance wave–matter …

Plasmonics offers an enticing platform to manipulate light at the subwavelength scale.
Currently, loss represents the most serious challenge impeding its progress and broad …

Ultra-thin films with low surface roughness that support surface plasmon-polaritons in the
infra-red and visible ranges are needed in order to improve the performance of devices …

Hyperbolic metamaterial composed of SiO2/Al films are explored to squeeze out bulk
plasmon polaritons (BPPs) to produce large area and uniform deep subwavelength …

Epitaxially grown silver (Ag) film on silicon (Si) is an optimal plasmonic device platform, but
its technological utility has been limited by its tendency to dewet rapidly under ambient …

Accurate monitoring of small molecules and precise characterization of the secretory ability
of neurons are essential for effective diagnosis of neurological diseases. However, existing …

Ultrasmooth single-crystalline metallic thin films provide several key advantages for the
fabrication of well-defined and high-resolution plasmonic nanostructures, particularly …

Extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) based on metallic nanohole array has great
potential for optical filtering, owing to its spectral selectivity and structure-dependent …

We have studied the solid state dewetting of ten monolayers thick Ag film deposited on
periodically patterned Si (557) surface. The annealing of the system in the ultra-high vacuum …