MXenes, a family of 2D transition‐metal carbides and nitrides, have excellent electrical
conductivity and unique optical properties. However, MXenes oxidize in ambient conditions …

The integration of surface plasmons with catalysis has opened a new frontier in the field of
chemical energy conversion, offering unprecedented opportunities for enhancing reaction …

Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in metallic nanostructures result in
subwavelength optical confinement that enhances light–matter interactions, for example …

Metallic nanoparticles that support localized surface plasmons have emerged as
fundamental iconic building blocks for nanoscale photonics. Self-assembled clustering of …

Emergent from the discrete spatial periodicity of plasmonic arrays, surface lattice
resonances (SLRs) are characterized as dispersive, high-quality polaritonic modes that can …

Photothermal heating of nanoparticles has applications in nanomedicine, photocatalysis,
photoelectrochemistry, and data storage, but accurate measurements of temperature at the …

In photothermal heterodyne imaging (PHI) experiments a time-modulated pump beam heats
the sample, creating a thermal lens that is detected by a nonresonant probe. This technique …

The local temperatures of a metal nanostructure and its adsorbate carry essential
information about the energy dissipation dynamics, calling for nanoscale thermometry …

Creating next-generation devices capable of transducing waste heat into useful work will
require building blocks designed to direct low-grade thermal energy at length scales well …

Although photothermal imaging was originally designed to detect individual molecules that
do not emit or small nanoparticles that do not scatter, the technique is now being applied to …