2017/04/06 by Johann Toudert, Toudert, Johann, R. Serna +1 · 2 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Fullerene Chemistry and Applications #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Optics (physics.optics) #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1704.02039
openalex publication_date 2017/04/06 · openalex created_date 2022/08/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Plasmonic and Mie resonances in subwavelength nanostructures provide an\nefficient way to manipulate light below the diffraction limit that has fostered\nthe growth of plasmonics and nanophotonics. Plasmonic resonances have been\nmainly related with the excitation of free charge carriers, initially in\nmetals, and Mie resonances have been identified in Si nanostructures.\nRemarkably, although much less studied, semi-metals, semiconductors and\ntopological insulators of the p-block enable plasmonic resonances without free\ncharge carriers and Mie resonances with enhanced properties compared with Si.\nIn this review, we explain how interband transitions in these materials show a\nmajor role in this duality. We evaluate the plasmonic and Mie performance of\nnanostructures made of relevant p-block elements and compounds, especially Bi,\nand discuss their promising potential for applications ranging from switchable\nplasmonics and nanophotonics to energy conversion, especially photocatalysis.\n