Frontiers in plasmonic science and applications

Plasmonics has been an active field of research for several decades now, but continues to evolve rapidly, both conceptually and technologically. This progress is reflected in a wide range of applications and in ongoing innovation across fields, including enhanced spectroscopy, subwavelength optics, biomedical sensing, energy harvesting, and plasmon-enhanced catalysis. In parallel, new directions such as quantum plasmonics, ultrafast and nonlinear plasmonic phenomena, and plasmonic metasurfaces are pushing the boundaries of nanoscale light–matter interactions. As plasmonic materials and architectures become increasingly sophisticated, the field continues to expand its impact on both fundamental science and practical technologies 

This special issue aims to capture the latest advances in the multidisciplinary field of plasmonics, encompassing both foundational research and emerging applications. We invite contributions that explore the broad scientific and technological implications of plasmonic phenomena across diverse domains. The issue will focus on, but is not limited to, the following key areas: 

Novel synthesis and fabrication methods for plasmonic and hybrid plasmonic-based nanostructures

1. Plasmonic effects in emerging materials
2. Fundamental processes in plasmonic materials
3. Advances in instrumental techniques for probing plasmons at the subparticle level
4. Theoretical modeling and simulation of plasmonic systems
5. Application of plasmonic materials in catalysis
6. Plasmonic materials in sensing, diagnostics and imaging

About this call

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in the context of a material and should fit within the scope of Nanoscale. Please see the journal’s page for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. 

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission system for Nanoscale. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Frontiers in plasmonic science and applications in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call.