Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) performed in a scanning transmission electron
microscope (STEM) has demonstrated unprecedented power in the characterization of …

Nanostructured materials offer the possibility to tailor light–matter interaction at scales below
the wavelength. Metallic nanostructures benefit from the excitation of surface plasmons that …

Cathodoluminescence (CL) is a powerful tool for the investigation of optical properties of
materials. In recent years, its combination with scanning transmission electron microscopy …

We have measured the second order correlation function [g (2)(τ)] of the
cathodoluminescence intensity resulting from the excitation by fast electrons of defect …

Since their first realization, electron microscopes have demonstrated their unique ability to
map with highest spatial resolution (sub-atomic in most recent instruments) the position of …

Investigating the interaction of electron beams with materials and light has been a field of
research for more than a century. The field was advanced theoretically by the rise of …

Excitons and plasmons are the two most fundamental types of collective electronic
excitations occurring in solids. Traditionally, they have been studied separately using bulk …

The adiabatic approximation has formed the basis for much of our understandings of the
interaction of light and electrons. The classical nonrecoil approximation or quantum …

The unique optical properties of surface plasmon resonances in nanostructured materials
have attracted considerable attention, broadly impacting both fundamental research and …

Chemical processes driven by nonthermal energy (eg, visible light) are attractive for future
approaches to energy conversion, synthesis, photocatalysis, and so forth. The growth of …