Understanding Light-Matter Interactions in Plasmonic Aerosols

Plasmonics materials have revolutionized our ability to control the flow of light through materials. By resonantly coupling light onto the surface of plasmonic nanoparticles the ability to optically sense and signal at nanometer length scales has been realized, leading to unique materials. However, for all the exciting opportunities to-date, these plasmonic materials are constrained to only a few phases of matter, either as two-dimensional surfaces or dilute liquids, thereby limiting their full possibilities. Recently, we combine...