The recent rise of metamaterials opens new opportunities for absorbers due to their
designed electrodynamic properties and effects, allowing the creation of materials with …

Recent advances in nanofabrication technologies have spurred many breakthroughs in the
field of photonic metamaterials that provide efficient ways of manipulating light–matter …

Harnessing photoexcited “hot” carriers in metallic nanostructures could define a new phase
of non-equilibrium optoelectronics for photodetection and photocatalysis. Surface plasmons …

Chiral photochemistry remains a challenge because of the very small asymmetry in the chiro-
optical absorption of molecular species. However, we think that the rapidly develo** fields …

Thermal detectors, such as bolometric, pyroelectric and thermoelectric devices, are uniquely
capable of sensing incident radiation for any electromagnetic frequency; however, the …

This Review discusses the electronic structure of plasmonic resonances in metal
nanostructures, clarifying existing misconceptions on the topic. Here we underscore the key …

The generation of hot electrons is an intrinsic property of all plasmonic nanocrystals under
illumination. However, the number of such excited electrons will strongly depend on the …

Surface plasmons (SPs) of metals enable the tight focusing and strong absorption of light to
realize an efficient utilization of photons at nanoscale. In particular, the SP-generated hot …

The use of biomaterials, with techniques such as DNA-directed assembly or biodirected
synthesis, can surpass top-down fabrication techniques in creating plasmonic …

Plasmonic nanoparticles are ideal candidates for hot-electron-assisted applications, but
their narrow resonance region and limited hotspot number hindered the energy utilization of …