Metal nanostructures are, nowadays, extensively used in applications such as catalysis,
electronics, sensing, optoelectronics and others. These applications require the possibility to …

While infrared spectroscopy is a powerful technique that provides molecular information
such as chemical constituents and chemical structures of analytes, it suffers from low …

In order to advance the development of quantum emitter‐based devices, it is essential to
enhance light‐matter interactions through coupling between semiconductor quantum dots …

Chemically synthesized near-infrared to mid-infrared (IR) colloidal quantum dots (QDs) offer
a promising platform for the realization of devices including emitters, detectors, security, and …

A simplified two-temperature model coupling molecular dynamics (TTM-MD) method is
proposed to study the femtosecond laser ablation of metal, which can simulate a micron …

Differently shaped periodic gold nanostructures on the surface of a thin metal film are
fabricated utilizing the direct laser writing technique. The variations in the energy of single …

Optical metamaterials have attracted intensive attention in recent years for their broad
applications in superlenses, electromagnetic cloaking, and bio-sensing. Negative refractive …

Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) based light–matter interactions play a major role in
photonic sensor applications. In order to implement such sensors in microchip devices or …

Security labels combining facile structural color readout and physically unclonable one-way
function (PUF) approach provide promising strategy for fighting against forgery of …

Laser ablation (ie, the removal of target material upon irradiation) is under consideration; it is
widely applied in some technologies. Physical models needed for an understanding of …