Theory of Nanophotonics (ACRONYM)
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| PI: Nerea Zabala | Co-PI: Javier Aizpurua (CFM) | |
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Members Mattin Urbieta, Eduardo Ogando, Luca Bergamini, Bruno Candelas, Jose Luis Priede, Alberto Rivacoba, Rubén Esteban, Rainer Hillenbrand, Nerea Zabala, Javier Aizpurua |
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Keywords Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Quantum effects in plasmonics, Optoelectronics, Electron Microscopy, Optical spectroscopies |
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Description We investigate theoretically, and in collaboration with experimental groups, effects emerging in the interaction of light (and electron beams) and matter at the nanoscale. We focus on metal nanostructures, which boost light-matter interaction by converting Visible–Near-Infrared light into collective excitations of conduction electrons (plasmons), enhancing and localizing the electromagnetic field around their surface. We use electrodynamics and solid-state-physics (ab-initio TDDFT) theory and computational tools to adress the control and flow of light in the nanometer scale and to design new plasmonic devices. Our research has impact in field-enhanced spectroscopies, molecular and biological sensors, optoelectronics and active plasmonics. |
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nerea.zabala@ehu.eus aizpurua@ehu.eus |
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