Ultrafast spectroscopy techniques use sequences of ultrashort light pulses (with femto-to
attosecond durations) to study photoinduced dynamical processes in atoms, molecules …

Optical metasurfaces, ie arrays of nanoantennas with sub-wavelength size and separation,
enable the manipulation of light-matter interactions in miniaturized optical components with …

When light interacts with metal nanostructures, it can couple to free-electron excitations near
the metal surface. The electromagnetic resonances associated with these surface plasmons …

Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

Generation of energetic (hot) electrons is an intrinsic property of any plasmonic
nanostructure under illumination. Simultaneously, a striking advantage of metal nanocrystals …

Nanomaterials with remarkable optical, mechanical, and electrical properties have shed
new light on various fields including optoelectronics, sensors, biomedicine, and ultrafast …

The evolution from the metallic (or plasmonic) to molecular state in metal nanoparticles
constitutes a central question in nanoscience research because of its importance in …

The interaction of light and matter in metallic nanosystems is mediated by the collective
oscillation of surface electrons, called plasmons. After excitation, plasmons are absorbed by …

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

Interaction of light pulses of various durations and intensities with nanoscale photonic
structures plays an important role in many applications of nanophotonics for high‐density …