Nano-optics, Nano-photonics and Nano-plasmonics

Theoretical study of light and matter interaction at the nanoscale and the optical response of advanced nanostructured materials

N3 Nano-Optics

This research line deals with the theoretical study of the interaction between light and matter at the nanoscale and in mesoscopic systems, including as targets low-dimensional systems, nanostructures and disordered systems.

Specific topics

  • Complex dynamics of nanoparticles under non-conservative optical forces.
  • Topological photonics in low-dimensional systems.
  • Photonic properties of graphene and novel van der Waals materials.
  • Theoretical quantum and classical methods for plasmon-molecule systems.
  • Quantum and classical properties of plasmonic nanoantennas for field enhanced spectroscopy, microscopy, and other applications.

Related publications

  1. Scientific article 1 Uncovering low-frequency vibrations in surface-enhanced Raman of organic molecules
    A. Boehmke Amoruso, R. A. Boto, E. Elliot, B. de Nijs, R. Esteban, T. Foldes, F. Aguilar-Galindo, E. Rosta, J. Aizpurua, and J. J. Baumberg
    Nat. Commun. 15, 1 (2024).
  2. Scientific article 2 Water-wave vortices and skyrmions
    D. A. Smirnova, F. Nori, and K. Y. Bliokh
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 5 (2024).
  3. Scientific article 3 Quantum plasmonics in sub-atom-thick optical slots
    J. J. Baumberg, R. Esteban, S. Hu, U. Muniain, I. V. Silkin, J. Aizpurua, and V. M. Silkin
    Nano Lett. 23, 10696 (2023).
  4. Scientific article 4 Giant optomechanical spring effect in plasmonic nano- and picocavities probed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering
    L. A. Jakob, W. M. Deacon, Y. Zhang, B. de Nijs, E. Pavlenko, S. Hu, C. Carnegie, T. Neuman, R. Esteban, J. Aizpurua, and J. J. Baumberg
    Nat. Commun. 14, 1 (2023).
  5. Scientific article 5 Robust rules for optimal colorimetric sensing based on gold nanoparticle aggregation
    J. L. Montano-Priede, M. Sanroman-Iglesias, N. Zabala, M. Grzelczak, and J. Aizpurua
    ACS Sens. 8, 1827 (2023).
  6. Scientific article 6 Multiple and spectrally robust photonic magic angles in reconfigurable α-MoO3 trilayers
    J. Duan, G. Alvarez-Perez, C. Lanza, K. Voronin, A. I. F. Tresguerres-Mata, N. Capote-Robayna, J. Alvarez-Cuervo, A. Tarazaga Martin-Luengo, J. Martin-Sanchez, V. S. Volkov, A. Y. Nikitin, and P. Alonso-Gonzalez
    Nat. Mater. 22, 867 (2023).
  7. Scientific article 7 Real-space observation of ultraconfined in-plane anisotropic acoustic terahertz plasmon polaritons
    S. Chen, P. L. Leng, A. Konecna, E. Modin, M. Gutierrez-Amigo, E. Vicentini, B. Martin-Garcia, M. Barra-Burillo, I. Niehues, C. M. Escudero, X. Y. Xie, L. E. Hueso, E. Artacho, J. Aizpurua, I. Errea, M. G. Vergniory, A. Chuvilin, F. X. Xiu, and R. Hillenbrand
    Nat. Mater. 22, 860 (2023).
  8. Scientific article 8 Light-driven self-oscillation of thermoplasmonic nanocolloids
    S. A. Mezzasalma, J. Kruse, S. Merkens, E. Lopez, A. Seifert, R. Morandotti, and M. Grzelczak
    Adv. Mater. 35, (2023).
  9. Scientific article 9 Vectorial bulk-boundary correspondence for 3D photonic Chern insulators
    C. Devescovi, M. Garcia-Diez, B. Bradlyn, J. L. Manes, M. G. Vergniory, and A. Garcia-Etxarri
    Adv. Opt. Mater. 10, (2022).
  10. Scientific article 10 Active tuning of highly anisotropic phonon polaritons in Van der Waals crystal slabs by gated graphene
    G. Alvarez-Perez, A. Gonzalez-Moran, N. Capote-Robayna, K. V. Voronin, J. Duan, V. S. Volkov, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, and A. Y. Nikitin
    ACS Photonics 9, 383 (2022).