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 …

Coinage metals, such as Au, Ag, and Cu, have been important materials throughout
history.(1) Although in ancient cultures they were admired primarily for their ability to reflect …

Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

The past several decades have seen tremendous advances in metal nanoparticle research.
This field involves workers from many different areas, including materials scientists …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

In this perspective, we take a critical look at the research progress within the nanowire
community for the past decade. We discuss issues on the discovery of fundamentally new …

All-photonic integrated circuits are promising platforms for future systems beyond the
limitation of Moore's law. Over the last several decades, one-dimensional (1D) nanowires …

The size-dependence of surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) is poorly understood in the
small particle limit due to complex physical/chemical effects and uncertainties in …

Nanowires supporting propagating surface plasmons can function as nanowaveguides to
realize the light guiding with field confinement beyond the diffraction limit, providing …

The assembly of hybrid nanophotonic devices from different fundamental photonic entities—
such as single molecules, nanocrystals, semiconductor quantum dots, nanowires and metal …