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Active control of excitonic strong coupling and electrolumines-cence in electrically driven plasmonic nanocavities


J. S. Zheng et al., Sci. Adv. 11, eadt9808 (2025).
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Nanophotonics group is in the College of Optical Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation at Zhejiang University. Our group explores the science, technology and art of light on the nanoscale. Our research interests include calculation, fabri-cation, manipulation, characterization and functionalization of low-dimensional photonic structures for both scientific research and technological applications.

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     Research Highlights
Small-molecule organic ice microfibers
Small organic molecules are essential building blocks of our universe, from cosmic dust to planetary surfaces to life… Read more»
B. W. Cui et al., Sci. Adv. 11, eads2538 (2025).
Suppressed spectral diffusion in cube-shaped CdSe/CdS core/shell nano-crystals with exceedingly stable PL
Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are promising candidates for quantum light sources… Read more»
Y. Z. Ye et al., Nano Lett. 24, 2712-2718 (2024).
Optical microfiber or nanofiber: a miniature fiber-optic platform for nanophotonics
As the fiber diameter decreases to the subwavelength scale, optical micro/nanofiber (MNF) exhibits fascinating optical… Read more»
J. B. Zhang et al., Photon. Insights 3, R02 (2024).
Optical nanofiber-enabled self-detection picobalance
Highly sensitive and compact microforce sensors with piconewton-level resolution are essential in various fields… Read more»
W. Yu et al., ACS Photonics 11, 2316-2323 (2024).
Large area single crystal gold of single nanometer thickness for nanophotonics
Two-dimensional single crystal metals, in which the behavior of highly confined optical modes is intertwined with… Read more»
C. X. Y. Pan et al., Nature Commun. 15, 2840 (2024).
Elastic Ice Microfibers
Ice is known to be a rigid and brittle crystal that fractures when deformed. We demonstrate that ice grown as single-crystal…Read more»
P. Z. Xu et al., Science 373, 187-192 (2021).
Research Interests
Low-dimensional materials/structures
Quantum dots, Nanoparticles, Atoms/Molecules
Micro/nanofibers, Nanowires, Nanotubes, Microchannels
Nano interfaces, 2D materials, Micro/nano cavities
Nanophotonics
Guide wave optics, Near field optics, Fiber optics
Nanoplasmonics, Nonlinear optics, Quantum optics
Optoelectronics, Optomechanics, Silicon photonics
Nanodevices
Passive nanophotonic components
Lasers, Light-emitting devices, Quantum light sources
Modulators, Detectors, Sensors
Beyond Light