While the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this book demonstrates that there is much to be learned about the optics of nanomaterials. Through comparative analysis of the size-dependent optical response from nanomaterials, it is shown that although strides have been made in computational chemistry and physics, bridging length scales from nano to macro remains a major challenge. Organic, molecular, polymer, and biological systems are shown to be potentially useful models for assembly. Our progress in understanding the optical properties of biological nanomaterials is important driving force for a variety of applications.
Fabrication and Classification of Nanomaterials
A Brief Overview of Basic Fabrication Techniques
Nanomaterials Based on Pure Carbon
Metallic and Metal-Based Nanoparticles
Semiconductor Nanoparticles
Assembled Nanoparticles and Nanostructures
Nanocomposites
Nanostructured and Nanocomposite Polymers
Biological Nanomaterials
Basics of Nanomaterials Optics
Electrons in a Quantum Well
Electrons under One-Dimensional Confinement
Particle in Spherically Symmetric Potential
Description of the Electromagnetic Field in Media
Semiclassical Theory of Linear Optical Response
Semiclassical Theory of Nonlinear Optical Response
Optical Response from First Principles
Effect of the Local Field in Classical Optics
Optical Local Field Effect from First Principles
Nanoscale Optics
Plasma Excitations in Optics
Plasmon Resonance in Spherical Nanoparticles
Effective Medium Approximations in Optics of Nanomaterials
Electromagnetic Field Enhancement in Metallic Nanostructures
Plasmons in Hollow Nanoparticles
Negative-Index Materials
Near-Field Optics
Optical Absorption and Fluorescence of Nanomaterials
Metallic Nanoparticles
Nanostructures Based on Metallic Alloys
Metallic Nanowires
Semiconductor Nanowires
Semiconductor Nanoparticles
Excitons in Quantum Confined Systems
Excitons in Bulk Materials
Two-Dimensional Excitons on Surfaces and Interfaces
One-Dimensional Excitons in Quantum Wires
Analysis of Excitons in Quantum Dots within Effective Mass Approximation
Excitons in Quantum Dots beyond Effective Mass Approximation
Experimental Studies of Excitons in Quantum Dots
Multiexcitons in Quantum Dots
Raman Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials
Basics of the Raman Scattering
Light Scattering Mechanisms
Raman Scattering of Quantum Dots
Exciton Raman Scattering
Effects of Quantum Confinement on Raman Spectra
Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Nanostructures
Electromagnetic Mechanism of SERS
ChemicalMechanism of SERS
Toward Microscopic Understanding of SERS
Coherent Optical Spectroscopy of Quantum Dots
Interaction of Quantized Optical Field with Atomic System
Rabi Oscillations
Dressed Electronic States
Quantum Dots in a Coherent Optical Field: Strong and Weak Coupling Conditions
Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals
Optical Absorption of Quantum Dots in a Strong Coherent Field
Photoluminescence of Quantum Dots in a Strong Coherent Field
Nonlinear Optics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Nonlinear Optical Response from Nanocrystals
Second Harmonic Generation from Surfaces and Interfaces
Electro-Optical Modulation Spectroscopy of Nanostructures
Plasma Resonance Enhancement of Nonlinear Optical Response in Nanostructures
Nonlinear Optics of Nanostructured Metamaterials
Optics of Organic Nanomaterials
Organic Molecules and Molecular Aggregates
Molecular Nanocrystals
Inorganic-Organic Nanocomposites
Nanocomposite Conjugated Polymers
Polymer-Based Nanostructures
Optics of Biological Nanomaterials
Optical Labeling of Biological Nanomaterials
Fluorescent Nanocrystals for Optical Labeling
Single-Molecule Fluorescence as Biolabels
Raman-Active Labels for Tissue Analysis
Surface Plasmon Resonance for Biosensing
Appendix A: Thomas–Fermi Approximation and Basics of the Density Functional Theory
Appendix B: Evaluation of Optical Functions within the Perturbation Theory
Appendix C: Local Field Effect in Optics of Solids from the First Principles
Appendix D: Optical Field Hamiltonian in Second Quantization Representation
Appendix E: Surface Plasmons and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Biography
Vladimir I. Gavrilenko
"Vladimir Gavrilenko has developed an extremely useful book for scientists who are interested in the rapidly developing field of nanomaterials with emphasis on the optical properties of these materials. Of particular importance is that the book covers many different kinds of optical properties (linear and nonlinear, coherent and incoherent), and many different kinds of materials (carbon and silicon-based, metals, semiconductors, and biological nanomaterials). For each topic there is a careful discussion of fundamental theory as well as specific applications that have proven important to the development of the field. There are also extensive citations to recent papers."
—Prof. George C. Schatz, Northwestern University, USA
