Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Post-transition liquid metals (LMs) offer new opportunities for accessing exciting dynamics
for nanomaterials. As entities with free electrons and ions as well as fluidity, LM-based …

The application scope of plasmonic nanostructures is rapidly expanding to keep pace with
the ongoing development of various scientific findings and emerging technologies …

The practical efficacy of technologically promising metals for use in ultraviolet plasmonics (3–
6 eV) is assessed by an exhaustive numerical analysis. This begins with estimates of the …

We discuss how the poor metals Al, Ga, In, Sn, Tl, Pb, and Bi can be used for plasmonics in
the near to far ultraviolet (UV) range, similar to the noble metals Ag and Au in the visible …

Reconfigurable plasmonics constitutes an exciting and challenging new horizon in
nanophotonics. This blooming field aims at providing plasmonic nanostructures that present …

In this article, spectroscopic ellipsometry studies of plasmon resonances at metal–dielectric
interfaces of thin films are reviewed. We show how ellipsometry provides valuable non …

Gallium (Ga), a group III metal, is of fundamental interest due to its polymorphism and
unusual phase transition behaviours. New solid phases have been observed when Ga is …

Although the optical and plasmonic properties of noble metal (Ag and Au) nanoparticles
(NPs) have been thoroughly studied and reported, less information is available concerning …

Gallium has recently been demonstrated as a phase-change plasmonic material offering UV
tunability, facile synthesis, and a remarkable stability due to its thin, self-terminating native …