Title：Chemistry, Optics and Biomedical Applications of Plasmonic Nanogap Structures

Invited Speaker：Prof. Jwa-Min Nam

                             Department of Chemistry

                              Seoul National University， South Korea

Room：Chemistry Building Room A717 

Time：4:00 pm, Apr. 13th, 2016

Abstracts:

Designing, synthesizing and controlling plasmonic nanostructures with high precision and high yield are of paramount importance in optics, nanoscience, chemistry, materials science, energy and nanobiotechnology. In particular, synthesizing and utilizing plasmonic nanostructures with ultra strong, controllable and quantifiable signals is key to nanoantenna, plasmonics-driven chemical reaction, various chemical and biological detection and biological imaging applications. Here, I will introduce newly emerging DNA-engineered plasmonically coupled and enhanced nanoprobes with strong, controllable and quantifiable signals including nanogap-enhanced Raman scattering, show their potentials in addressing some of important challenges in science, and discuss how these new materials can lead us to new breakthroughs in various technologies including biomedical technologies.