Zinc oxide is an extensively studied semiconductor with a wide band gap in the near-UV. Its
many interesting properties have found use in optics, electronics, catalysis, sensing, as well …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

Degenerately doped semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are of recent interest to the NC
community due to their tunable localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in the near …

Introducing a few atoms of impurities or dopants in semiconductor nanocrystals can
drastically alter the existing properties or even introduce new properties. For example, mid …

Surface‐enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) has attracted increasing attention due to the
potential of infrared spectroscopy in applications such as molecular trace sensing of solids …

Metal oxides, when electronically doped with oxygen vacancies, aliovalent dopants, or
interstitial dopants, can exhibit metallic behavior due to the stabilization of a substantial …

Assembling plasmonic nanocrystals in regular superlattices can produce effective optical
properties not found in homogeneous materials. However, the range of these metamaterial …

Plasmonic biosensors based on noble metals generally suffer from low sensitivities if the
perturbation of refractive‐index in the ambient is not significant. By contrast, the features of …

The infrared quantum plasmon resonance (IR QPR) of nanocrystals (NCs) exhibits the
combined properties of classical and quantum mechanics, potentially overcoming the …

Coupling between plasmonic resonances and molecular vibrations in nanocrystals (NCs)
offers a promising approach for detecting molecules at low concentrations and discerning …