Conspectus Hot carriers are highly energetic species that can perform a large spectrum of
chemical reactions. They are generated on the surfaces of nanostructures via direct …

The development of efficient nanoscale photon absorbers, such as plasmonic or high-index
dielectric nanostructures, allows the remotely controlled release of heat on the nanoscale …

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

Whereas heating nanoparticles with light is straightforward, measuring the resulting
nanoscale temperature increase is intricate and still a matter of active research in …

Accessing the terahertz (THz) spectral domain through surface-enhanced Raman
spectroscopy (SERS) is challenging and opens up the study of low-frequency molecular and …

Understanding the nature of hot carrier pathways following surface plasmon excitation of
heterometallic nanostructures and their mechanistic prevalence during …

Photoinduced light emission from plasmonic nanoparticles has attracted considerable
interest within the scientific community because of its potential applications in sensing …

Transient bonds between molecules and metal surfaces underpin catalysis, bio/molecular
sensing, molecular electronics, and electrochemistry. Techniques aiming to characterize …

Photoluminescence from metal nanostructures following intense ultrashort illumination is a
fundamental aspect of light–matter interactions. Surprisingly, many of its basic …

Several fields of applications require a reliable characterization of the photothermal
response and heat dissipation of nanoscopic systems, which remains a challenging task for …