Last 21st of February Cristiano defended his thesis entitled ‘Hybrid plasmonic-photonic nanostructures for enhanced spectroscopy’. Congratulations!!
Abstract
The possibility to play with light at the nanoscale, control its property, mold its flow and concentrate its electric filed in nanometric volumes has led to the arising of a new field of science: nanoplasmonics. This field is constantly growing at a high pace and, along with nanotechnology, is driving the development of next-generation optoelectronic devices. These new research fields have a broad impact from medicine to energy harvesting hence the interest in studying this filed seeking more affordable nanofabrication techniques which will allow the scale-up of plasmonic devices.
This work is dedicated to the nanofabrication, characterization, and application of complex plasmonic nanostructures with engineered optical properties. Large-area and homogeneous asymmetric plasmonic crystals were fabricated combining thermal nanoimprint lithography (top-down) with tilted thermal evaporation (bottom-up) while the merger of nanoimprint lithography and nanoparticle self-assembly have led to the fabrication of long-range homogeneous nanoparticles supercrystals. Both systems have been characterized in order to engineer their optical response and finally tested for surface-enhanced fluoresce and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
- Agustín Mihi, ICMAB-CSIC
PhD Committee:
- President: Serge Ravaine, Université Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal
- Secretary: Anna Roig, Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites Group, ICMAB-CSIC
- Vocal: Gabriel Lozano, Multifunctional Optical Materials Group, Institute of Materials Science of Sevilla, CSIC
