Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics and Plasmonics
We are a theoretical group conducting research in the exciting field of Nanophotonics and Plasmonics. Using electrodynamic calculations and a large variety of computational methods (such as FDTD, DDA, BEM, FEM, and Mie theory), we aim at investigating, designing, and understanding the optical properties of plasmonic-based, and nanophotonic systems. Our expertise goes from the modeling of electron energy-loss (EELS), cathodoluminescence (CL), optical, and surface-enhanced Raman (SERS) spectroscopies to the investigation of coupling mechanisms between elementary excitations (such as plasmon-exciton, plasmon-phonon, magneto-plasmon...) in hybrid nanostructures.
NEWS FEED
Stefanie Gräfe
Apr. 2 - Award
Dr. Large has just been awarded UTSA's Oustanding Graduate Mentor Award. This award honors Graduate Faculty recognized by their departments, their graduate students, and their college as excellent graduate mentors with demonstrated abilities to advise, support, sponsor and inspire graduate students in making progress toward completion of their degrees and becoming members of a larger professional community.
Nov. 10 - New Publication
Our recent work on The Role of Plasmonic Antenna in Hot-Carrier-Driven Reactions on Bimetallic Nanostructures has just been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. This work was a collaboration with the group of Dr. Dmitry Kurouski at Texas A&M, and Dr. Stefanie Gräfe at the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics in Jena, Germany.
Aug. 16 - Dr. Large's New Role
Dr. Large has been appointed as the new Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in the Colleges of Sciences, starting September 1. Dr. Large will act as academic administrative manager for master’s programs on behalf of the college and will work collaboratively with the department chairs and graduate studies committees on COS master’s studies programs.