Controlled assembly of inorganic nanoparticles with different compositions, sizes and
shapes into higher-order structures of collective functionalities is a central pursued objective …

Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

Nanoscopic chiroptics studies the spin-dependent asymmetric light–matter interactions at
the nanoscale, where the asymmetry can stem from the intrinsic properties of materials …

Chirality describes the geometric property of an object that is not superimposable on its
mirror image and has been a pivotal concept in chemistry and biology since the 19th …

This Perspective concerns the latest developments in the field of chiral nanocrystals (NCs)
and metastructures, focusing primarily on plasmonic nanostructures. Such nanomaterials …

The use of nanoplasmonics to control light and heat close to the thermodynamic limit
enables exciting opportunities in the field of plasmonic catalysis. The decay of plasmonic …

Mastering the manipulation of chirality at the nanoscale has long been a priority for
chemists, physicists, and materials scientists, given its importance in the biochemical …

Nonradiative decay of surface plasmons (SPs) is usually considered an unwanted process.
However, recent studies have proven that hot carriers generated from nonradiative SP …

Gold nanoparticles with shape-determined chirality enable the attainment of plasmon-
associated optical activities exceeding those exhibited by all previously known natural …

Circular dichroism (CD) effects have broad applications in fields including biophysical
analysis, analytical chemistry, nanoscale imaging, and nanosensor design. Herein, a novel …