Special Issue "Plasmon Drag Effect and Plasmogalvanic Phenomena in Nanostructured Materials"

Dear Colleagues,

Plasmon drag effect (PLDE) and plasmogalvanic effect (PLGE) greatly enhance the photoinduced electric currents in nanostructured materials in the conditions of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and in structured electromagnetic fields. The study of PLDE and PLGE reveals the fundamental nature of structured optical fields, the electronic response of nanomaterials and light–matter interactions. These phenomena attract considerable attention due to their comprehensive nature, encompassing the topics of optical force and torque distribution in matter, ultrafast optics, quantum plasmonics and hot electron kinetics and providing information on plasmon-assisted transfer of conserved quantities (energy, momentum, spin angular momentum) in light–matter interactions. PLDE is a promising and very important method for various applications ranging from plasmonic based electronics to sensing and optoelectronics.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to the forthcoming Special Issue “Plasmon Drag Effect and Plasmogalvanic Phenomena in Nanostructured Materials” in Materials (Impact Factor 2.467). Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Maxim Durach
Guest Editor

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