Surface Plasmon Engineering in Nanostructures
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 June 2026) | Viewed by 555
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Interests: plasmonics; mirco-nano photonics; metamaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) light field modulation based on nanostructures is a core research direction in nanophotonics. By allowing precise design and control of the geometric parameters, material composition, and spatial arrangement of metal nanostructures, it enables customized manipulation of surface plasmon resonance characteristics to achieve the desired optical response. Surface plasmon engineering provides a powerful platform for developing novel optoelectronic devices and functional materials through "bottom-up" synthesis methods or "top-down" nanofabrication techniques.
This Special Issue, titled “Surface Plasmon Engineering in Nanostructures”, seeks to highlight cutting-edge advances and research at the intersection of optical science and nanotechnology. Plasmonics can break through the diffraction limit and manipulate light on the subwavelength scale. By integrating novel plasmonic materials, superstructure optimization design, and expanded applications, precise control over surface plasmon polariton optical fields can be achieved, covering the spectral bands from ultraviolet to visible, near-infrared, and far-infrared. This Special Issue will serve as a platform to drive future research on nano-optical systems.
We invite authors to submit experimental and theoretical studies, as well as review articles, on topics such as novel designs of nanophotonics; metamaterials and metasurfaces; and nanowaveguide devices based on micro- or nano-structured materials, integrated optics, sensors, or photodetection techniques. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Zhao Chen
Dr. Kun Liang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface plasmon
- metamaterials
- photonic nanostructures
- light–matter interactions at the nanoscale
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