Journal ArticleDOI
Controlled Assembly of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: From Static to Dynamic Nanostructures.
TLDR
In this paper, a review of recent advances in bottom-up chemical strategies toward the well-controlled assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles, including multicomponent and multifunctional systems, is presented.Abstract:
The spatial arrangement of plasmonic nanoparticles can dramatically affect their interaction with electromagnetic waves, which offers an effective approach to systematically control their optical properties and manifest new phenomena. To this end, significant efforts were made to develop methodologies by which the assembly structure of metal nanoparticles can be controlled with high precision. Herein, recent advances in bottom-up chemical strategies toward the well-controlled assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles, including multicomponent and multifunctional systems are reviewed. Further, it is discussed how the progress in this area has paved the way toward the construction of smart dynamic nanostructures capable of on-demand, reversible structural changes that alter their properties in a predictable and reproducible manner. Finally, this review provides insight into the challenges, future directions, and perspectives in the field of controlled plasmonic assemblies.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art advances in liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials can be found in this article , where the fundamental design principles and bottom-up synthesis strategies are discussed.
Journal ArticleDOI
Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art advances in liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials can be found in this paper , where the fundamental design principles and bottom-up synthesis strategies are discussed.
Journal ArticleDOI
Chiral plasmonic nanostructures: recent advances in their synthesis and applications
Wen Tao Wu,Matthias Pauly +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the main techniques employed to construct chiral plasmonic materials and metasurfaces, in particular using soft-chemistry approaches, are presented, and some applications of these nanostructures are discussed.
Journal ArticleDOI
Progress in thermoplasmonics for solar energy applications
TL;DR: A critical review of current research in thermoplasmonics with focus on its physic mechanisms, structure tuning strategies and solar energy applications is provided in this paper , where the authors provide their views on future challenges and a few suggestions for further developments of this technology.
Journal ArticleDOI
A Multilayered Mesoporous Gold Nanoarchitecture for Ultraeffective Near-Infrared Light-Controlled Chemo/Photothermal Therapy for Cancer Guided by SERS Imaging.
Bohan Yin,Willis Kwun Hei Ho,Xin Xia,Cecilia Ka Wing Chan,Qian Zhang,Yip Ming Ng,Ching Ying Katherine Lam,James Chung Wai Cheung,Jianfang Wang,Mo-Hsiung Yang,Siu Hong Dexter Wong +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a multifunctional theragnostic nanoplatform consisting of mesoporous silica-coated gold nanostar with a cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-covered gold nanocluster shell (named RGD-pAS@AuNC) is reported that exhibits multiple hot spots for pronouncedly enhanced SERS signals and improved near-infrared (NIR)-induced photothermal conversion efficiency (85.5%), with a large capacity for high doxorubicin (DOX) loading efficiency (34.1%), and effective NIR-triggered DOX release.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe recent progress in the theory of nanoparticle optical properties, particularly methods for solving Maxwell's equations for light scattering from particles of arbitrary shape in a complex environment.
Journal ArticleDOI
Experimental Verification of a Negative Index of Refraction
TL;DR: These experiments directly confirm the predictions of Maxwell's equations that n is given by the negative square root ofɛ·μ for the frequencies where both the permittivity and the permeability are negative.
Journal ArticleDOI
Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices
Harry A. Atwater,Albert Polman +1 more
TL;DR: Recent advances at the intersection of plasmonics and photovoltaics are surveyed and an outlook on the future of solar cells based on these principles is offered.
Journal ArticleDOI
Metamaterial Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies
David Schurig,Jack J. Mock,B.J. Justice,Steven A. Cummer,John B. Pendry,Anthony F. Starr,David R. Smith +6 more
TL;DR: This work describes here the first practical realization of a cloak of invisibility, constructed with the use of artificially structured metamaterials, designed for operation over a band of microwave frequencies.
Journal ArticleDOI
Biosensing with plasmonic nanosensors
TL;DR: This paper introduces the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensor and describes how its exquisite sensitivity to size, shape and environment can be harnessed to detect molecular binding events and changes in molecular conformation.