Recent advances in metals for plasmonics applications in the UV range

Plasmonics in the UV-range constitutes a new focus of research due to new challenges arising in fields such as biology, chemistry or spectroscopy. Very recent studies point out gallium and rhodium as good candidates for these purposes because of their low oxidation tendency and at the same time, having a good plasmonic response in the UV and excellent photocatalytic properties. Here we present an overview of the current state of UV-plasmonics with our latest findings in the plasmonic activity of materials like gallium and rhodium.

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