The absorption of light by plasmonic nanostructures and their associated temperature
increase are exquisitely sensitive to the shape and composition of the structure and to the …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Nanofabrication has been utilized to manufacture one-, two-, and three-dimensional
functional nanostructures for applications such as electronics, sensors, and photonic …

Optical tweezers are devices that use a single, strongly focused laser beam for the remote,
noncontact trapping and manipulation of microscopic objects. Since the first demonstration …

Optical trapping and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre …

Optical manipulation of plasmonic nanoparticles provides opportunities for fundamental and
technical innovation in nanophotonics. Optical heating arising from the photon-to-phonon …

Nanoparticles of noble metals belong to the most extensively studied colloidal systems in
the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Due to continuing progress in the synthesis of …

We experimentally demonstrate the optical trapping of a single bovine serum albumin (BSA)
molecule that has a hydrodynamic radius of 3.4 nm, using a double-nanohole in an Au film …

The biomolecule is among the most important building blocks of biological systems, and a
full understanding of its function forms the scaffold for describing the mechanisms of higher …

Current lithography techniques, which employ photon, electron, or ion beams to induce
chemical or physical reactions for micro/nano-fabrication, have remained challenging in …