The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

The spatial arrangement of plasmonic nanoparticles can dramatically affect their interaction
with electromagnetic waves, which offers an effective approach to systematically control their …

Local enhancement of electromagnetic (EM) fields near dielectric and metallic surfaces is
usually associated with the existence of a confined EM wave at least in one direction. This …

The scaling down of meta‐atoms or metamolecules (collectively denoted as metaunits) is a
long‐lasting issue from the time when the concept of metamaterials was first suggested …

Achieving ordered arrays of nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled packing symmetry and
interparticle spacing is of great importance to design complex metamaterials. Herein, we …

A colloidal solution of nanophotonic structures exhibiting optical magnetism is dubbed a
liquid-phase metamaterial or an optical metafluid. Over the decades, plasmonic …

Van der Waals (vdW) are probably one of the most important interaction potentials or forces
between nanoparticles and interfaces found in many applications of powder technology …

Enhanced interaction between light and molecules adsorbed on metallic nanoparticles is a
cornerstone of plasmonics and surface-enhanced spectroscopies. Recent experimental …

The generation in artificial composites of a magnetic response to light, comparable in
magnitude with the natural electric response, may offer an invaluable control parameter for a …

Plasmonic nanostructures with hollow interiors have emerged as a class of multifunctional
materials for many applications owing to their superior plasmonic activities relative to their …