Present technological demands in disparate areas, such as microfluidics and nanofluidics,
microelectronics and nanoelectronics, photonics and biomedicine, among others, have …

The absorption of light by plasmonic nanostructures and their associated temperature
increase are exquisitely sensitive to the shape and composition of the structure and to the …

Localized surface plasmons are lossy and generate heat. However, accurate measurement
of the temperature of metallic nanoparticles under illumination remains an open challenge …

Luminescent ratiometric thermometers combining high spatial and temporal resolution at the
micro-and nanoscale, where the conventional methods are ineffective, have emerged over …

The current status of luminescence nanothermometry is reviewed in detail. Based on the
main parameters of luminescence including intensity, bandwidth, bandshape, polarization …

A compelling vision in nanomedicine is the use of self directed nanoparticles that can
accumulate in areas of disease to perform designed functions, such as molecular delivery or …

Photothermal processes in plasmonic nanoparticles have been at the basis of a decade of
burgeoning activities that set the field of thermoplasmonics. Here, we present an overview of …

Physical mechanisms unique to plasmonic materials, which can be exploited for the existing
and emerging applications of plasmonics for renewable energy technologies, are reviewed …

Ratiometric luminescence thermometry based on trivalent erbium ions is a noninvasive
remote sensing technique with high spatial and temporal resolution. The thermal coupling …

Light-induced thermal heating of noble metal nanostructures has found many applications in
biological detection,[1, 2] remote release of encapsulated material,[3] photothermal …