Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Bimetallic nanoparticles of noble metals are of high interest in imaging, biomedical devices,
including nanomedicine, and heterogeneous catalysis. Synthesis, properties …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …

The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

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 …

The physics of electrons, photons and their plasmonic interactions changes greatly when
one or more dimensions are reduced down to the nanometre scale. For example, graphene …

Photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) are protected eigenstates in optical systems
with infinite lifetimes. This unique property, which translates in infinite Q-factor resonances …

Conspectus Localized surface plasmon resonance is a unique property appearing in certain
metal nanostructures, which can generate hot carriers (electrons and holes) and bring about …

Picocavities are sub-nanometer-scale optical cavities recently found to trap light, which are
formed by single-atom defects on metallic facets. Here, we develop simple picocavity …

Nanozymes, a type of nanomaterials that function similarly to natural enzymes, receive
extensive attention in biomedical fields. However, the widespread applications of …