title: Molecular plasmonics: light meets molecules at the nanoscale.
abstract: Certain metal nanoparticles exhibit the effect of localized surface plasmon resonance when interacting with light, based on collective oscillations of their conduction electrons. The interaction of this effect with molecules is of great interest for a variety of research disciplines, both in optics and in the life sciences. This paper attempts to describe and structure this emerging field of molecular plasmonics, situated between the molecular world and plasmonic effects in metal nanostructures, and demonstrates the potential of these developments for a variety of applications.
authors.affiliation: Nano Biophotonics Department, Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), PO Box 100239, 07702 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csaki
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jahr
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinbrück
authors.forename: Ondrej
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stranik
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garwe
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fritzsche
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006046:Gold