TY - CHAP AU - Nikolaos Kalfagiannis AU - Demosthenes C. Koutsogeorgis AU - Elefterios Lidorikis AU - Panos Patsalas ED - Gregory Barbillon Y1 - 2017-06-21 PY - 2017 T1 - Laser Annealing as a Platform for Plasmonic Nanostructuring N2 - Nanoplasmonics is a young topic of research, which is part of nanophotonics and nano-optics. Nanoplasmonics concerns to the investigation of electron oscillations in metallic nanostructures and nanoparticles. Surface plasmons have optical properties, which are very interesting. For instance, surface plasmons have the unique capacity to confine light at the nanoscale. Moreover, surface plasmons are very sensitive to the surrounding medium and the properties of the materials on which they propagate. In addition to the above, the surface plasmon resonances can be controlled by adjusting the size, shape, periodicity, and materials' nature. All these optical properties can enable a great number of applications, such as biosensors, optical modulators, photodetectors, and photovoltaic devices. This book is intended for a broad audience and provides an overview of some of the fundamental knowledges and applications of nanoplasmonics. BT - Nanoplasmonics SP - Ch. 18 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/67670 DO - 10.5772/67670 SN - 978-953-51-3278-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-16 ER -