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

Plasmonic gap nanostructures (PGNs) have been extensively investigated mainly because
of their strongly enhanced optical responses, which stem from the high intensity of the …

Metallic nanostructures with nanometer gaps support hybrid plasmonic modes with an
extremely small mode volume and strong local field intensity, which constitutes an attractive …

Nanoparticle superlattices produced with controllable interparticle gap distances down to
the subnanometer range are of superior significance for applications in electronic and …

A metallic nanoparticle positioned over a metal film offers great advantages as a highly
controllable system relevant for probing field-enhancement and other plasmonic effects …

The mechanism by which light is emitted from plasmonic metals such as gold and silver has
been contentious, particularly at photon energies below direct interband transitions. Using …

We present the optical response of two interacting metallic nanowires calculated for
separation distances down to angstrom range. State-of-the-art local and nonlocal …

The assembly of noble metal nanoparticles is an appealing means to control the plasmonic
properties of nanostructures. Dimers are particularly interesting because they are a model …

Decrypting the dynamics of receptor dimerization on cell membranes bears great
importance in identifying the mechanisms regulating diverse cellular activities. In this regard …

The unique optical properties of plasmon resonant nanostructures enable exploration of
nanoscale environments using relatively simple optical characterization techniques. For this …