Localized plasmons formed in ultrathin metallic nanogaps can lead to robust absorption of
incident light. Plasmonic metasurfaces based on this effect can efficiently generate energetic …

Maximum absorption of light using plasmonic perfect absorbers (PPAs) is highly desired in
the field of energy harvesting, sensing, as well as photothermal light sources. We reveal how …

Resonant plasmonic and metamaterial absorbers are of particular interest for applications in
a wide variety of nanotechnologies including thermophotovoltaics, photothermal therapy, hot …

Metallic nanostructures exhibit localized surface plasmons (LSPs), which offer
unprecedented opportunities for advanced photonic materials and devices. Following …

The creation of energetic electrons through plasmon excitation of nanostructures before
thermalization has been proposed for a wide number of applications in optical energy …

While the nonradiative decay of surface plasmons was once thought to be only a parasitic
process that limits the performance of plasmonic devices, it has recently been shown that it …

Herein, we investigate the optical properties of quantum plasmonic metasurfaces composed
of metallic nano-objects with subnanometer gaps according to the time-dependent density …

Multispectral metamaterial absorbers based on metal-insulator-metal nano-square patch
resonators are studied here. For a geometry consisting of perfectly nano-square patches …

Surface plasmons provide a pathway to efficiently absorb and confine light in metallic
nanostructures, thereby bridging photonics to the nano scale. The decay of surface …

This review focuses on the generation of energetic (hot) electrons in plasmonic
metastructures and nanomaterials, and their characterization through time-resolved …