The emerging field of plasmonics has yielded methods for guiding and localizing light at the
nanoscale, well below the scale of the wavelength of light in free space. Now plasmonics …

Coinage metals, such as Au, Ag, and Cu, have been important materials throughout
history.(1) Although in ancient cultures they were admired primarily for their ability to reflect …

Resonant plasmonic and metamaterial structures allow for control of fundamental optical
processes such as absorption, emission and refraction at the nanoscale. Considerable …

Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

When light interacts with a metal nanoparticle (NP), its conduction electrons can be driven
by the incident electric field in collective oscillations known as localized surface plasmon …

Plasmonic metal nanostructures have been incorporated into semiconductors to enhance
the solar-light harvesting and the energy-conversion efficiency. So far the mechanism of …

The detection of photons underpins imaging, spectroscopy, fibre-optic communications and
time-gated distance measurements. Nanostructured materials are attractive for detection …

Nanoantennas for visible and infrared radiation can strongly enhance the interaction of light
with nanoscale matter by their ability to efficiently link propagating and spatially localized …

Enhanced near-field at noble metal nanoparticle surfaces due to localized surface plasmon
resonance (LSPR) has been researched in fields ranging from biomedical to photoelectrical …

The study of the optoelectronic effects of plasmonic metal nanoparticles on semiconductors
has led to compelling evidence for plasmon-enhanced water splitting. We review the …