In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …

Plasmonic-driven photocatalysis is one of the most vibrant and promising field in
nanoscience. Out of the various mechanisms known to activate chemical reactions in …

Plasmonic-driven photocatalysis may lead to reaction selectivity that cannot be otherwise
achieved. A fundamental role is played by hot carriers, ie, electrons and holes generated …

To understand the decay mechanisms of plasmon resonances, we study the excited-state
dynamics in atomistic silver clusters─ Ag102+ (T d), Ag135+ (I h), Ag131–(O h), Ag191+ (D …

Plasmonics has aroused tremendous interest in photophysics, nanophotonics, and
metamaterials. The extreme field concentration of plasmonics offers the ultimate spatial and …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) between noble metal nanoparticles (NPs)
have been widely studied due to its efficient plasmonic enhancement. However, researches …

Tunable plasmonic properties of metallic nanostructures play a significant role in enhancing
various photo-optical phenomena including solar energy conversion, nonlinear optics …

Surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) are often regarded as the collective oscillations of
charge carriers localized at the dielectric–metal interface that display an ultrafast response …

Hot electron (HE) photocatalysis is one of the most intriguing fields of nanoscience, with a
clear potential for technological impact. Despite much effort, the mechanisms of HE …

A distant-neighbor quantum-mechanical method is used to study the nonlinear optical wave
mixing in graphene nanoflakes (GNFs), including sum-and difference-frequency generation …