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Using Cerenkov radiation for measuring the refractive index in thick samples by interferometric cathodoluminescence
(Elsevier, 2020-07-01)Cathodoluminescence (CL) has evolved into a standard analytical technique in (scanning) transmission electron microscopy. CL utilizes light excited due to the interactions between the electron-beam and the sample. In the ... -
Low-energy electron microscopy of graphene outside UHV: electron-induced removal of PMMA residues used for graphene transfer
(Elsevier, 2020-05-01)Two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, are usually prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on selected substrates, and their transfer is completed with a supporting layer, mostly polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). ... -
Calcium and fluorine signals in HS-LEIS for CaF2(111) and powder-Quantification of atomic surface concentrations using LiF(001), Ca, and Cu references
(AIP Publishing, 2020-12-01)The powder of CaF2 has been proposed as a practical reference for the quantitation of Ca and F in low energy ion scattering (LEIS) analysis. It is chemically inert, easy to clean, and inexpensive. LEIS is extremely surface ... -
High-Resolution Quantitative Phase Imaging of Plasmonic Metasurfaces with Sensitivity down to a Single Nanoantenna
(American Chemical Society, 2019-01-02)Optical metasurfaces have emerged as a new generation of building blocks for multifunctional optics. Design and realization of metasurface elements place everincreasing demands on accurate assessment of phase alterations ... -
Plasmonic Antennas with Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Hot Spots Based on Babinet's Principle
(American Physical Society, 2020-05-19)We theoretically study plasmonic antennas featuring areas of extremely concentrated electric or magnetic field, known as hot spots. We combine two types of electric-magnetic complementarity to increase the degree of freedom ... -
Imaging of Electric and Magnetic Near Field
(Wiley, 2020-07-10)Localized surface plasmon resonances are self-sustained collective oscillations of free electrons in metallic nanostructures. We have demonstrated the possibility to map their electric and magnetic near field by electron ... -
Structural and optical properties of monocrystalline and polycrystalline gold plasmonic nanorods
(The Optical Society, 2020-11-03)The quality of lithographically prepared structures is intimately related to the properties of the metal film from which they are fabricated. Here we compare two kinds of thin gold films on a silicon nitride membrane: a ... -
Surface Modification and Enhancement of Ferromagnetism in BiFeO3 Nanofilms Deposited on HOPG
(MDPI, 2020-10-09)BiFeO3 (BFO) films on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) substrate were obtained by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. The oxidation of HOPG leads to the formation of bubble regions creating defective regions ... -
Magnetization reversal and confinement effects across the metamagnetic phase transition in mesoscale FeRh structures
(IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2018-03-14)The effects of mesoscale confinement on the metamagnetic behavior of lithographically patterned FeRh structures are investigated via Kerr microscopy. Combining the temperatureand field-dependent magnetization reversal of ... -
Influence of experimental conditions on localized surface plasmon resonances measurement by electron energy loss spectroscopy
(Elsevier, 2020-09-01)Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) has become a standard technique to map localized surface plasmon resonances with a nanometer spatial and a sufficient ... -
Catalyst–substrate interaction and growth delay in vapor–liquid–solid nanowire growth
(IOP Publishing, 2018-03-26)Understanding of the initial stage of nanowire growth on a bulk substrate is crucial for the rational design of nanowire building blocks in future electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we provide in situ scanning ... -
Plasmonic Enhancement and Polarization Dependence of Nonlinear Upconversion Emissions from Single Gold Nanorod@SiO2@CaF2:Yb3+,Er3+ Hybrid Core-Shell-Satellite Nanostructures
(Springer Nature, 2017-05-19)Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals (UCNCs) have recently become an attractive nonlinear fluorescence material for use in bioimaging because of their tunable spectral characteristics and exceptional photostability. ... -
Research Update: Focused ion beam direct writing of magnetic patterns with controlled structural and magnetic properties
(AIP Publishing, 2018-06-01)Focused ion beam irradiation of metastable Fe78Ni22 thin films grown on Cu(100) substrates is used to create ferromagnetic, body-centered cubic patterns embedded into paramagnetic, face-centered-cubic surrounding. The ... -
Independent engineering of individual plasmon modes in plasmonic dimers with conductive and capacitive coupling
(WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2020-03-01)We revisit plasmon modes in nanoparticle dimers with conductive or insulating junction resulting in conductive or capacitive coupling. In our study, which combines electron energy loss spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, ... -
Limits of Babinet’s principle for solid and hollow plasmonic antennas
(Springer Nature, 2019-12-01)We present an experimental and theoretical study of Babinet’s principle of complementarity in plasmonics.We have used spatially-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence to investigate electromagnetic ... -
Invited Article: Direct phase mapping of broadband Laguerre-Gaussian metasurfaces
(AIP Publishing, 2018-11-01)We report on the fabrication of metasurface phase plates consisting of gold nanoantenna arrays that generate Laguerre-Gaussian modes from a circularly polarized Gaussian input beam. The corresponding helical phase profiles ... -
Fabrication of Magnetic Nanostructures on Silicon Nitride Membranes for Magnetic Vortex Studies Using Transmission Microscopy Techniques
(MyJove Corp., 2018-07-02)Electron and x-ray magnetic microscopies allow for high-resolution magnetic imaging down to tens of nanometers. However, the samples need to be prepared on transparent membranes which are very fragile and difficult to ... -
X-ray induced electrostatic graphene doping via defect charging in gate dielectric
(NPG, 2017-04-03)Graphene field effect transistors are becoming an integral part of advanced devices. Hence, the advanced strategies for both characterization and tuning of graphene properties are required. Here we show that the X-ray ... -
Vacuum Rabi splitting of a dark plasmonic cavity mode revealed by fast electrons
(Springer Nature, 2020-12-01)Recent years have seen a growing interest in strong coupling between plasmons and excitons, as a way to generate new quantum optical testbeds and influence chemical dynamics and reactivity. Strong coupling to bright plasmonic ... -
Immobilization of Platelet-Rich Plasma onto COOH Plasma-Coated PCL Nanofibers Boost Viability and Proliferation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
(MDPI, 2017-12-20)The scaffolds made of polycaprolactone (PCL) are actively employed in different areas of biology and medicine, especially in tissue engineering. However, the usage of unmodified PCL is significantly restricted by the ...