Nanoscale Optical Sensing
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2019) | Viewed by 21480
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical sensing based on the unique properties of nanoscale materials has recently emerged as a highly rewarding research topic both on the fundamental and practical level. The optical response of nanoscale objects is strongly dependent on their environment, which makes them highly efficient in detecting and monitoring nearby events. Specifically, by analyzing scattered, transmitted/reflected, or diffracted light using thin films, isolated nanoparticles, oligomers or arrays of nanoparticles, or 2D/3D-patterned films, one can sense molecular adsorption/interactions, changes of refractive index, temperature, pressure, humidity, or pH. Sensing based on surface plasmon resonances in metal nanostructures is one particularly hot research area, which was boosted by recent scientific breakthroughs in the field of plasmonics, and strongly backed-up by the technical advancement of nanotechnology in general.
In this Special Issue we aim to assemble a collection of up-to-date scientific findings pertaining to optical sensing based on nanoscale materials. As many challenges are still to be surpassed before the practical implementation of nanoscale optical sensors in every-day applications, a wide range of related topics may be covered, including computer simulations/theoretical investigations of plasmonic nanoscale systems for designing efficient sensors, synthesis/fabrication of colloidal nanoparticles or nanostructured films as materials for sensing, new/advanced optical sensing strategies/approaches or involved analytical aspects as a means of sensing.
By submitting original research, or review-type articles, you can contribute to helping researchers worldwide obtain an overview of the latest trends and progress in the field of “Nanoscale Optical Sensing”.
Dr. Cosmin Farcau
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- resonators
- nanofabrication
- synthesis
- surface
- plasmons
- nanophotonics
- sensing
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