Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) describes a family of techniques first discovered and
developed in the 1960s. Whereas the nascent history of the technique is parallel to that of …

Coherent interconversion of signals between optical and mechanical domains is enabled by
optomechanical interactions. Extreme light-matter coupling produced by confining light to …

One of the most exciting new developments in the plasmonic nanomaterials field is the
discovery of their ability to mediate a number of photocatalytic reactions. Since the initial …

Plasmonics is a rapidly develo** field at the boundary of physical optics and condensed
matter physics. It studies phenomena induced by and associated with surface plasmons …

Small numbers of surface-bound molecules are shown to behave as would be expected for
optomechanical oscillators placed inside plasmonic nanocavities that support extreme …

Molecular vibrations couple to visible light only weakly, have small mutual interactions, and
hence are often ignored for non-linear optics. Here we show the extreme confinement …

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) combines the ability of scanning probe
microscopy (SPM) to resolve atomic-scale surface features with the single-molecule …

The tip is key to the successful execution of tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS)
measurements in the single molecule limit. We show that nanoscopically smooth silver tips …

Electron transport and optical properties of a single molecule in contact with conductive
materials have attracted considerable attention because of their scientific importance and …

We clarify mechanistic questions regarding plasmon-driven chemistry and nanoscale
photocatalysis within optically confined near-field plasmonic systems. Using surface …