The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

Molecular plasmonics, the area which deals with the interactions between surface plasmons
and molecules, has received enormous interest in fundamental research and found …

Quantum plasmonics is a rapidly growing field of research that involves the study of the
quantum properties of light and its interaction with matter at the nanoscale. Here, surface …

The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

Electromagnetic coupling between plasmonic resonances in metallic nanoparticles allows
for engineering of the optical response and generation of strong localized near-fields …

A fully quantum mechanical investigation using time-dependent density functional theory
reveals that the field enhancement in a coupled nanoparticle dimer can be strongly affected …

Noble metal nanostructures are able to concentrate light into small volumes, which
enhances greatly the local electromagnetic (EM) field near the metal nanostructures. The …

The extraordinary optical properties of surface plasmons in metal nanostructures provide the
possibilities to enhance and accelerate the spontaneous emission, and manipulate the …

Metal nanostructures act as powerful optical antennas, because collective modes of the
electron fluid in the metal are excited when light strikes the surface of the nanostructure …

The plasmon resonances in metallic nanorods are investigated using fully quantum
mechanical time-dependent density functional theory. The computed optical absorption …