Progress in electron-beam spectroscopies has recently enabled the study of optical
excitations with combined space, energy and time resolution in the nanometre …

The present status and development of strong-field nano-optics, an emerging field of
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …

2D Ti3C2 T x MXenes were recently shown to exhibit intense surface plasmon (SP)
excitations; however, their spatial variation over individual Ti3C2 T x flakes remains …

Free electron beams such as those employed in electron microscopes have evolved into
powerful tools to investigate photonic nanostructures with an unrivaled combination of …

When light interacts with a metal nanoparticle (NP), its conduction electrons can be driven
by the incident electric field in collective oscillations known as localized surface plasmon …

This review discusses how low-energy valence excitations created by swift electrons can
render information on the optical response of structured materials with unmatched spatial …

Owing to its excellent electrical, mechanical, thermal and optical properties, graphene has
attracted great interests since it was successfully exfoliated in 2004. Its two dimensional …

Metallic nanostructures now play an important role in many applications. In particular, for the
emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the ability to engineer metals on …

This tutorial review presents an overview of theoretical methods for predicting and
understanding the optical response of gold nanoparticles. A critical comparison is provided …

We provide an overview of the way in which different approaches to nanostructuring metals
can lead to a wealth of interesting optical properties and functionality through manipulation …