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 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 …

On-chip photonic systems play crucial roles in nanoscience and nanoapplications, but
coupling external light to these subwavelength devices is challenging due to a large mode …

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

Recent years have seen a rapid expansion of research into nanophotonics based on
surface plasmon–polaritons. These electromagnetic waves propagate along metal …

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 …

Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are electromagnetic excitations existing at the interface
between a metal and a dielectric material. Remarkable progress has been made in the field …

Information is created, processed, transported, and detected using electrons, photons,
phonons, or plasmons. Of these basic components of information technology, utilization of …

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

This paper describes a facile method for generating Au@ Ag core− shell nanocubes with
edge lengths controllable in the range of 13.4− 50 nm. The synthesis involved the use of …