Magnetoplamonics Material and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Magneto-plasmonic functionalities using dielectric, ferromagnetic/ferrimagnetic, and the semiconductor material is a rapidly growing field with great potential for practical applications. It involves the interaction of magneto-optic materials such as nanoparticles, magnetic metamaterial, photonic crystals and grating structures on magnetic media, and ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic multilayer structures with the optical radiation and external magnetic fields at various wavelengths ranging from visible to infra-red. Depending on the dimension of the structure and interaction with the optical radiation, the field is classified as localized surface plasmon (LSP) or propagating surface plasmon (PSP). The LSP structures include varying sizes (holes, patterns, nanoparticles) each ranging from 1 to 100 nm, structures smaller than the wavelength of the optical radiation.

On the other hand, PSP structures include more extended sizes of LSP structures where the dimension of the structure is larger than the wavelength of the optical radiation. When tuned, both types of nanostructures demonstrate unique optical, electrical, and magnetic/magneto-optic properties that are in direct relationship to their size, shape, and surface chemistry. Because of these properties, magneto-optical materials are being extensively investigated for a possible application in medicine for sensing/diagnosing and treating diseases and with a potential to expand to other areas such as environmental monitoring, surveying, imaging, and many more to come.

The purpose of this special issue is to highlight the recent advances in the field of magnetoplasmonics. Topics covered include but not limited to:

• Theory and principle of magnetoplasmonics
• Theory and principle of magneto-optic surface plasmon resonance
• Synthesis of magnetoplasmonic core-shell nano-structured materials
• Theoretical modelling of magnetoplasmonics material
• Characterization of magnetoplasmonic materials
• Oxide and inverse spinel material-based magnetoplasmonics hybrid nanostructures
• Magnetoplasmonic nanocomposites, nanoparticles and nanocrystalline materials
• Si-based materials and magnetoplasmonics
• Magnetoplasmonic material-based biosensors, nanofluidic and nanofabrication
• Magnetoplasmonics and nanobiotechnology/nanobiomaterials and nanomedicine
• Magneto-optic surface plasmon resonance biosensors and potential applications
• Magnetoplasmonics materials for environmental monitoring, surveying, and imaging
• Photonic crystal based magnetoplasmonic devices
• Graphene-based magnetoplasmonic materials and devices

Dr. Conrad Rizal
Guest Editor

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