PART I INTRODUCTION OF PLASMONICS<br> <br>1 INTRODUCTION FOR THIS BOOK<br>1.1 Human beings never stop exploring light<br>1.2 Charming metal color<br>1.3 Natural development of plasmonics<br>1.4 About this book<br> <br>PART II FUNDAMENTAL AND LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN THE PLASMONICS<br> <br>2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDS OF PLASMONICS<br>2.1 Introduction<br>2.2 Drude model for free electron gas<br>2.3 Dielectric function of the free electron gas<br>2.4 Surface plasmon polaritons<br>2.5 Plasmon at metal-vacuum interface<br>2.6 Excitation and detection of SPP<br>2.7 Surface plasmon effects<br>2.8 Summary of this chapter<br> <br>3 FUNDAMENTAL AND DIELECTRONIC MODIFICATION OF PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES<br>3.1 Introduction<br>3.2 Drude-Lorentz model of metal nanoparticles<br>3.3 Dielectric properties of complex nanostructures<br>3.4 Optical property analysis of isolated nanoparticles<br>3.5 Numerical simulation of optical properties<br>3.6 Coupling nanostructure assembly with high sensitivity<br>3.7 Conclusion<br> <br>4 ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATIONS FOR PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES<br>4.1 Introduction<br>4.2 Optical property characterization technology<br>4.3 Electron microscopy<br>4.4 Conclusion<br> <br>PART III PRECISE PREPARATION OF PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES<br> <br>5 CORE-SHELL AND POROUS NANORODS WITH HOT SPOTS<br>5.1 Introduction<br>5.2 One-dimensional Au nanostructures<br>5.3 Core-shell nanostructures<br>5.4 Alloy Au/Ag nanorods<br>5.5 Porous nanorods<br>5.6 Yolk-shell nanostructures<br>5.7 Concluding remarks<br> <br>6 NANOWIRES FOR CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING<br>6.1 Introduction<br>6.2 One-dimensional metal nanowires<br>6.3 Conductive films<br>6.4 Conclusion<br> <br>7 NORMAL AND NOVEL NANOPLATES FOR UNDERSTANDING GROWTH MECHANISM<br>7.1 Introduction<br>7.2 General considerations for fcc nanoplates<br>7.3 Au nanoplates with novel and well-defined shapes<br>7.4 Summary of this chapter<br> <br>8 HOLLOW AND OPEN NANOSTRUCTURES WITH ENHANCED ACTIVITY<br>8.1 Introduction<br>8.2 Hollow nanostructures<br>8.3 Open nanostructures<br>8.4 Optical property of Au NBP-embedded nanostructures<br>8.5 Conclusion and outlook<br> <br>9 METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOSITE NANOSTRUCTURES<br>9.1 Introduction<br>9.2 Metal decorated semiconductor<br>9.3 Core-shell structure and properties modulation<br>9.4 Conclusion<br> <br>PART IV APPLICATION EXPLORATION OF PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES<br> <br>10 HOT ELECTRON EFFECT ON OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE<br>10.1 Introduction<br>10.2 Light-emitting device and modulation<br>10.3 Hot-electron photodetection<br>10.4 Conclusion<br> <br>11 APPLICATIONS IN CATALYSIS AND ENERGY<br>11.1 Introduction<br>11.2 Electrocatalysis<br>11.3 Photocatalysis<br>11.4 Solar vapor generation<br>11.5 Conclusions and outlook<br> <br>12 APPLICATIONS IN SERS AND SENSOR<br>12.1 Introduction<br>12.2 Typical SERS substrates<br>12.3 SERS for detection and sensor<br>12.4 Conclusion and outlook<br> <br><br> <br>