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Theoretical Nanophotonics at Rice University
We are a theoretical group performing research in the field of nanophotonics and plasmonics. We use a wide range of numerical methods (FDTD, FEM, BEM, DDA, Mie, TDDFT) to investigate the optical properties of metallic, semiconductor, and graphene nanostructures, plasmonic, excitonic, and hybrid systems.
News:
Image: Peter Nordlander and Naomi Halas receive the prize medals from the president of the Italian republic, Sergio Mattarella.
Peter Nordlander and Naomi Halas win the Eni Energy Transition Award!
New Publications:
Mar.5 - PNAS, 2024 Mar. 5. "Tailoring the Aluminum Nanocrystal Surface Oxide for All-Aluminum-Based Antenna-Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalysts." Aaron Bayles, Catherine J. Fabiano, Chuqiao Shi, et al.
Feb.26 - Adv. Optical Mater, 2024 Feb. 26. "Golden Plasmophores with Tunable Photoluminescence and Outstanding Thermal and Photothermal Stability." Mustafa Gharib, A.J. Yates, Stephen Sanders, et al.
Dec.8 - ACS Nano, 2023 Dec. 8. "Combined Surface-Enhanced Raman and Infrared Absorption Spectroscopies for Streamlined Chemical Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Derived Compounds." Andrés B. Sánchez-Alvarado, Jingyi Zhou, Peixuan Jin, et al.
Nov.1 - ACS Nano, 2023 Nov. 1. "Identifying Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra with a Raman Library Using Machine Learning." Yilong Ju, Oara Neumann, Mary Bajomo, et al.
April.3 - Nano Lett., 2023 April 3. "Energy Transfer to Molecular Adsorbates by Transient Hot Electron Spillover." Mirko Vanzan, Gabriel Gil, Davide Castaldo, et al.