Plasmon-assisted chemistry is the result of a complex interplay between electromagnetic
near fields, heat and charge transfer on the nanoscale. The disentanglement of their roles is …

Desalination stands as a pivotal solution amid global water scarcity, increasingly relying on
nanocomposites for transformative advancements. Desalination solves water scarcity, but …

Whereas heating nanoparticles with light is straightforward, measuring the resulting
nanoscale temperature increase is intricate and still a matter of active research in …

A hybrid photothermal catalytic system, which combines both the photochemical (light) and
thermal (heat) activation pathways over a bifunctional catalyst, has demonstrated …

Several fields of applications require a reliable characterization of the photothermal
response and heat dissipation of nanoscopic systems, which remains a challenging task for …

Photoluminescence from metal nanostructures following intense ultrashort illumination is a
fundamental aspect of light–matter interactions. Surprisingly, many of its basic …

The performance of photocatalysts and photovoltaic devices can be enhanced by energetic
charge carriers produced from plasmon decay, and the lifetime of these energetic carriers …

Luminescence constitutes a unique source of insight into hot carrier processes in metals,
including those in plasmonic nanostructures used for sensing and energy applications …

Promising applications in photonics are driven by the ability to fabricate crystal-quality metal
thin films of controlled thickness down to a few nanometers. In particular, these materials …

We provide a complete quantitative theory for light emission from Drude metals under
continuous wave illumination, based on our recently derived steady-state nonequilibrium …