Plasmonic Nanostructures - Research
Development and fabrication of functional micro- and nanostructures;
fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures as optical antennas;
new fabrication techniques for three-dimensional plasmonic nanostructures
Optical investigation of plasmonic nanostructures with dark-field scattering spectroscopy and extinction, three-dimensional determination of the mode structure
(with UTT Troyes)
Numerical simulations of near-fields, optical spectra and radiation patterns using Finite Element Method and Finite-Difference Time Domain simulations
Plasmo-mechanical devices on flexible substrates - varying geometry and coupling strength by reversible strain
Second harmonic generation by tilted nanocones and oligomers
(with M. Kauranen group, Tampere, Finland)
Plasmonic structural colours
Cavity modes in metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures
(with P.-M. Adam group, UTT Troyes)
Nanostructuring for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
Photoluminescence of nanorings
(with A.J. Meixner/D. Zhang group)
Diblock copolymer templates for the self-assembly of nanoparticles;
Electroless deposition for variable size micelles;
Capillary force self-assembly of nanoparticles
Development of methods for the selective functionalization of optical antennas;
hybrid structures of individual antennas and single/few molecules/quantum dots,
single photon sources
Combination of optical antennas and GRIN lenses as sensor elements
(with M. Brecht, A.J. Meixner/D. Zhang, G. Gauglitz groups)
Mechanically controllable break junctions
(with K. Braun, A.J. Meixner group)
Plasmonic structures, optical grids and organic thin films:
energy transfer processes and organic photovoltaics
(with F. Schreiber group)
Integration of plasmonic structures with microfluidic channels;
concentration of nano-objects at optical antennas
Parallel structuring by nanosphere lithography
Development of plasmonic near-field scanning probes
(with Molecular Foundry Berkeley, NMI Reutlingen)
Plasmonic nanostructures and carbon nanomaterials / 2D materials
(with NMI Reutlingen)
Substrates for the manipulation of Bose Einstein Condensates by plasmonic surface potentials
(with S. Slama group)