Plasmonic gold nanoparticles have been used increasingly in solid-state systems because
of their applicability in fabricating novel sensors, heterogeneous catalysts, metamaterials …

The vast development of nanofabrication has spurred recent progress for the manipulation
of light down to a region much smaller than the wavelength. Metallic plasmonic array …

Metallic nanostructures possess plasmonic resonances that spatially confine light on the
nanometre scale. In the ultimate limit of a single nanostructure, the electromagnetic field can …

Nanotechnology, with its broad impact on societally relevant applications, relies heavily on
the availability of accessible nanofabrication methods. Even though a host of such …

The evolution from the metallic (or plasmonic) to molecular state in metal nanoparticles
constitutes a central question in nanoscience research because of its importance in …

The interaction of light and matter in metallic nanosystems is mediated by the collective
oscillation of surface electrons, called plasmons. After excitation, plasmons are absorbed by …

Interaction of light pulses of various durations and intensities with nanoscale photonic
structures plays an important role in many applications of nanophotonics for high‐density …

The field of optical nanoantennas, a rapidly develo** area of optics, is reviewed. The
basic concept of an optical antenna is formulated and major characteristics relevant to this …

Localized surface plasmon resonances, which arise from the collective oscillations of the
near-Fermi-level electrons in noble metal nanostructures, have received intense attention in …

Ultrafast surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has the potential to study
molecular dynamics near plasmonic surfaces to better understand plasmon-mediated …