Free electron beams such as those employed in electron microscopes have evolved into
powerful tools to investigate photonic nanostructures with an unrivaled combination of …

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) performed in a scanning transmission electron
microscope (STEM) has demonstrated unprecedented power in the characterization of …

The vertical integration of distinct 2D materials in van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures
provides the opportunity for interface engineering and modulation of electronic as well as …

MXenes have recently shown impressive optical and plasmonic properties associated with
their ultrathin‐atomic‐layer structure. However, their potential use in photonic and plasmonic …

2D Ti3C2 T x MXenes were recently shown to exhibit intense surface plasmon (SP)
excitations; however, their spatial variation over individual Ti3C2 T x flakes remains …

The physical properties of metals change when their dimensions are reduced to the nano-
scale and new phenomena such as the localized surface-plasmon resonance (LSPR) …

Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology offers an overview of recent research
into gold nanoparticles, covering their discovery, usage and contemporary practical …

Abstract Bound-states-in-the-continuum (BIC) is an emerging concept in nanophotonics with
potential impact in applications, such as hyperspectral imaging, mirror-less lasing, and …

Probing optical excitations with nanometer resolution is important for understanding their
dynamics and interactions down to the atomic scale. Electron microscopes currently offer the …

Localized surface plasmon resonances have attracted much attention due to their ability to
enhance light–matter interactions and manipulate light at the subwavelength level. Recently …