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Optical nanoantennas are structures designed to manipulate light-matter interactions at the nanoscale by interfacing propagating light with localized optical fields. In recent years, a plethora of devices have been realized that are able to…
Biocompatible nanoscale probes for sensitive detection of paramagnetic species and molecules associated with their (bio)chemical transformations would provide a desirable tool for a better understanding of cellular redox processes. Here, we…
Photolyases are proteins capable of harvesting the sunlight to repair DNA damages caused by UV light. In this work we focus on the first step in the repair process of the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photoproduct (CPD) lesion, which is an…
We investigate the impact of dielectric boundary forces on the translocation process of charged rigid DNA segments through solid neutral nanopores. We assess the electrostatic contribution to the translocation free energy barrier of a model…
Measurements of electron transfer rates as well as of charge transport characteristics in DNA produced a number of seemingly contradictory results, ranging from insulating behaviour to the suggestion that DNA is an efficient medium for…
Nanoscale molecular systems such as DNA require an atomistic quantum treatment to accurately capture their electrical properties, owing to their small dimensions. A central challenge in modeling transport through these systems is the…
The development of novel strategies for self-assembly in the field of nanotechnology has witnessed remarkable progress in recent years. Here, we present a DNA-driven programmable self-assembly to fabricate the targeted nanophotonic…
The quest for an integrated light source that promises high energy efficiency and fast modulation for high-performance photonic circuits has led to the development of room-temperature telecom-wavelength nanoscale laser with high spontaneous…
This paper introduces Spectral Incoherent Diffractive Imaging (SIDI) as a novel method for achieving dark-field imaging of nanostructures with heterogeneous oxidation states. With SIDI, shifts in photoemission profiles can be spatially…
With the increasing energy crisis and the prevalent concept of green sustainability, quantum dot materials have become a hot spot in the academic and industrial fields of chemistry. Due to unique, tailor-made photovoltaic properties based…
Nanochannels provide means for detailed experiments on the effect of confinement on biomacromolecules, such as DNA. We here introduce a model for the complete unfolding of DNA from the circular to linear configuration. Two main ingredients…
Many fundamental processes of structural changes at surfaces occur on a pico- or femtosecond time scale. In order to study such ultra-fast processes, we have combined modern surface science techniques with fs-laser pulses in a pump-probe…
Modeling charge transport in DNA is essential to understand and control the electrical properties and develop DNA-based nanoelectronics. DNA is a fluctuating molecule that exists in a solvent environment, which makes the electron…
Nonradiating sources of energy have traditionally been studied in quantum mechanics and astrophysics, while receiving a very little attention in the photonics community. This situation has changed recently due to a number of pioneering…
Concomitant amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and F\"orster resonance energy transfer (FRET) are investigated in electrospun light-emitting fibers. Upon dye-doping with a proper FRET couple system, free-standing fibrous mats exhibit…
The high density of evanescent modes in the vicinity of a metal leads to enhancement of the near-field F\"{o}rster resonant energy transfer (FRET) rate. We present a classical approach to calculate the FRET rate based on the dyadic Green's…
Fluorescence microscopy is rapidly turning into nanoscopy. Among the various nanoscopy methods, the STED/RESOLFT super-resolution family has recently been expanded to image even large fields of view within a few seconds. This advance relies…
The effects of ionic ordering in DNA water solutions are studied by conductivity experiments. The conductivity measurements are performed for the solutions of DNA with KCl salt in the temperature range from 28 to 70 C. Salt concentration…
Optical biosensors are often used to measure kinetic rate constants associated with chemical reactions. Such instruments operate in the \textit{surface-volume} configuration, in which ligand molecules are convected through a fluid-filled…