Plasmonic Nanomaterials from Physics and Chemistry Fundamentals to Societal Impacts
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 3716
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Interests: nano- and 2D-materials, including 2-D ferro-electrics and multiferroics; controlled functionalization of 2-D materials via ion-implantation; revelation of atomic constellations (down to the sub-atomic level) and highly localized band-structure studies of nano-materials via advanced transmission electron-microscopy and -spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
The area of nano-plasmonics, which is part of nano-photonics and nano-optics, constitutes a young topic of research, rich in phenomena that have inspired huge new practical uses in IT, energy harvesting, environmental monitoring, radar communication, biomedicine, and national security. Nano-plasmonics concerns the investigation of electron oscillations in conducting nano-structures and nano-particles. Surface plasmons have the unique capacity to confine light at the nanoscale, and moreover, they are very sensitive to the surrounding medium and the properties of the materials on which they propagate. They can be controlled by adjusting the size, shape, periodicity, and materials' nature. Due to the large local field enhancement, the most intense plasmonic fields usually appear within narrow gaps, so-called “hotspots”, between the adjacent nanostructures, especially when the separation goes down to the subnanometer scale, leading to the localisation of optical fields on scales with orders of magnitude smaller than the wavelength of light. However, experimentally probing, invetigating, and controlling the plasmonic fields in such tiny volumes still challenges nano-fabrication and detection techniques.
In terms of their application impact, plasmonic waveguides and optical circuits have made significant advances. Frequnecies can be tailored from UV down to microwave and radio frequencies. Plasmonic properties enable a great number of applications in devices with additionally increased efficiency, such as optical modulators, photodetectors, photovoltaic and photocatalitic devices, dielectric resonator antennae and biosensors for the ultrasensitive detection of protein molecules, and the design of new diagnostic strategies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to attract leading researchers in the area of nano-plasmonics to highlight the latest developments, and to illustrate and promote the newest and concrete applications. Accepted contributions will include presentations of fundamental physics and properties; the design and fabrication of nano-plasmonic materials; and their applications in photonics, optical communication, health monitoring, renewable energy technology, waste management, IT, and computing.
Prof. Dr. Ursel Bangert
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Keywords
- plasmons in nano-particles
- plasmons in 2D and 1D materials
- surface plasmons and polaritons
- plasmon confinement
- plasmon enhancement
- characterisation techniques and procedures
- structural and optical characterisation
- materials design and fabrication
- processes activated by enhanced light emission and absorption
- plasmon applications in IT, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, diagnostic strategies, energy production and harvesting, optical communication, and computing
- organic and polymer photonics, and molecular nano-photonics
- waveguides
- lasers and LEDs
- photodetectors
- lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors. lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors. lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors. lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors.sensors, including bio-sensors for protein molecule detection
- nano-antennae
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