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 …

When light interacts with a metal nanoparticle (NP), its conduction electrons can be driven
by the incident electric field in collective oscillations known as localized surface plasmon …

Solar steam generation has been achieved by surface plasmon heating with metallic
nanoshells or nanoparticles, which have inherently narrow absorption bandwidth. For …

Metals support surface plasmons at optical wavelengths and have the ability to localize light
to subwavelength regions. The field enhancements that occur in these regions set the …

Nanofocusing of electromagnetic radiation, that is, reducing the cross sections of
propagating optical modes far beyond the diffraction limit in dielectric media, can be …

Our intuitive understanding of light has its foundation in the ray approximation and is
intimately connected with our vision. As far as our eyes are concerned, light behaves like a …

Excitation of localized and delocalized surface plasmon resonances can be used for turning
excellent reflectors of visible light, such as gold and silver, into efficient absorbers, whose …

In this concept, we present the basic assumptions and techniques underlying the
hydrodynamic model of electron response in metals and demonstrate that the model can be …

Multiscale plasmonic systems (eg, extended metallic nanostructures with subnanometer
inter-distances) play a key role in the development of next-generation nanophotonic …

Tapered metallic grooves have been shown to support plasmons–electromagnetically
coupled oscillations of free electrons at metal–dielectric interfaces–across a variety of …