Unconventional Optical Matter of Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Nanoparticles at Interfaces.

ABSTRACT: Optical matter, a transient arrangement formed by the interaction of light with micro/nanoscale objects, provides responsive and highly tunable materials that allow for controlling and manipulating light and/or matter. A combined experimental and theoretical exploration of optical matter is essential to advance our understanding of the phenomenon and potentially design applications. Most studies have focused on nanoparticles composed of a single material (either metallic or dielectric), representing two extreme regimes, one where the gradient force (dielectric) and one where the scattering force (metallic) dominates. To understand their role, it is important to investigate hybrid materials with different metallic-to-dielectric ratios. Here, we combine numerical calculations and experiments

SUBMITTER: Louis B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature