Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is an optical phenomena generated by light
when it interacts with conductive nanoparticles (NPs) that are smaller than the incident …

Subwavelength metal nanoislands thermally dewetted from a thin film emerge as a powerful
and cost-effective photonic material, due to the formation of substantially strong nano-gap …

Solid-state thermal dewetting of just-percolated gold films of nominal thicknesses in the
range 10–16 nm, prepared by evaporation on glass slides and annealing, was …

Gold island films displaying localized plasmon properties were prepared by evaporation of
just-percolated Au films onto glass substrates followed by annealing at≥ 550° C. Annealing …

We experimentally demonstrate a large area, optically opaque plasmonic absorber which
can absorb 95% of visible light with an effective thickness of less than 150 nm. The absorber …

Recent years have witnessed an increasing interest in highly-efficient absorbers of visible
light for the conversion of solar energy into electrochemical energy. This study presents a …

A novel method of integration of a silver-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) nanocomposite in a
microfluidic channel for the realization of a lab-on-a-chip is reported in this work. By using a …

Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) are synthesized using various techniques on diverse substrates
that significantly impact their properties. However, among the substrate materials …

The assemblies of cross-linked gold nanoparticles (AuNP) attract lot of scientific attention
due to feasible perspectives of their use for development of scaled contact electrodes. Here …

Ultra-thin Au films with thickness (h) ranging from 0.5 to 6.0 nm were deposited at room
temperature (RT) by means of e-beam evaporation on SiO 2 and HfO 2. Due to the natural …