This review focuses on the generation of energetic (hot) electrons in plasmonic
metastructures and nanomaterials, and their characterization through time-resolved …

Porous liquids (PLs), an emerging type of flowing liquid materials that combine the merits of
porous solids and flowing liquids, have garnered immense attention since the concept of …

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

Ultrafast surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has the potential to study
molecular dynamics near plasmonic surfaces to better understand plasmon-mediated …

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

We combine ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopy with optical trapping to study
homogeneous damping of the acoustic vibrations of single gold nanospheres (80 nm …

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

Transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy has been extensively used in the study of excited
state dynamics of various materials and molecules. The transition from TA spectroscopy to …

The ability to study single particles has revolutionized nanoscience. The advantage of single
particle spectroscopy measurements compared to conventional ensemble studies is that …

We present measurements of the acoustic vibrations of single gold nanorods deposited on a
glass substrate immersed in air and water by ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopy. The …