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Integrating plasmonic metals & 2D transition metal dichalcogenides for enhanced nonlinear frequency conversion
G.T. Forcherio, L. Bonacina, J. Riporto, Y. Mugnier, R. Le Dantec, J.R. Dunklin, M. Benamara, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics+Photonics
San Diego, CA USA, Aug 23, 2018

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Plasmon-functionalized 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: nonlinear harmonic generation and ultrafast hot electron injection
Gregory T. Forcherio, Luigi Bonacina, Jérémy Riporto, Yannick Mugnier, R. Le Dantec, Jeremy Dunklin, C. Backes, Y. Vaynzof, M. Benamara, D. Keith Roper
2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Phoenix, AZ, April 4 (2018)
Electron transfer and nonlinear activity in 2D semiconductors enhanced by nanoantenna through modeling and spectroscopy
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, J.R. Dunklin
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Physical Chemistry of Semiconductor Materials and Interfaces XVI
San Diego, CA, Aug. 6-10 (2017). [Invited]
Optical and electronic functionality of 2D crystal-metal hybrids: computation and microscopy
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, J.R. Dunklin
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Nanostructured Thin Films X
San Diego, CA, Aug. 6-10 (2017).
Interactions between confined fields and carriers at interfaces between two dimensional materials and nanoscale metal architectures
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, D. DeJarnette
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices
San Diego, CA, Aug. 30 (2016). [Invited]
Proceeding
Compact simulation guides subnanometer, femtosecond measure of energy transfer between quasiparticles and hot carriers at interfaces between metals and two dimensional materials
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, D. DeJarnette
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials XV
San Diego, CA, Aug. 30 (2016).
Proceeding
Plasmon excitation and damping in noble metal nanoparticle-MoS2 nanocomposites
G.T. Forcherio, M. Benamara, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Nanophotonic Materials XIII
San Diego, CA, Aug. 31 (2016).
Proceeding
Interfacial reflection enhanced optical extinction and thermal dynamics in polymer nanocomposite films
J.R. Dunklin, G.T. Forcherio, K.R. Berry, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Nanophotonic Materials XIII
San Diego, CA, Aug. 31 (2016).
Proceeding
Surface Plasmon Interactions in Composite Metamaterials: from Polymers to Two-Dimensional Semiconductors
G.T. Forcherio
University of Geneva
Carouge, Switzerland, Apr. 7 (2016). [Invited]
In situ reduction of gold nanoparticles on liquid exfoliated tungsten disulfide
J.R. Dunklin, D. Hanlon, A. Harvey, Z. Gholamvand, G.T. Forcherio, D.K. Roper, J. Coleman, C. Backes
MRS Spring 2016 Meeting
Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 31 (2016).
Parallelization of DDSCAT on a Supercomputer to Accelerate Description of Nanoparticle Optics
M. Seeram, G.T. Forcherio, D.K. Roper
NSBE 42nd Annual Convention
Boston, MA, Mar. 23-27 (2016).
Preparing large NSF proposals
D.K. Roper
ASEE Engineering Research Council Annual Conference
Bethesda, MD, Mar. 7-9 (2016).
Creating tomorrow together, today: Mind the gap
D.K. Roper
NSF Workshop for Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
Arlington, VA, Feb. 25-26 (2016).
Complex dielectric and geometry influences on plasmon excitation and energy transfer in nanocomposite systems
G.T. Forcherio, P. Blake, M. Seeram, D. DeJarnette, D.K. Roper
Photonics West, Photonic & Phononic Properties of Engineering Nanostructures VI
San Francisco, CA, Feb. 17 (2016).
Proceeding
Structure-function relations for carrier interactions with confined field modes on two-dimensional materials
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, and D. DeJarnette
AIChE Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 9 (2015).
Proceeding
Engineered systems for entrepreneurs in academia and industry
D.K. Roper
AIChE Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 10 (2015).
Proceeding
Enhanced optical and thermal dynamics in polymer nanostructure films
D.K. Roper, J. Dunklin, K. Berry, G.T. Forcherio, and P. Blake
AIChE Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 10 (2015).
Proceeding
Brain research through advancing innovative neurotechnologies
D.K. Roper
Mayo Clinic BRAIN Initiative Symposium
Rochester, MN. Oct. 9-10 (2015).
Probing morphological alteration of carrier interaction with confined field modes on two-dimensional materials
D.K. Roper, G.T. Forcherio, D. DeJarnette, M. Benamara
Surface Plasmon Photonics 7th International Conference
Jerusalem, Israel, May 31-Jun 5 (2015).
Design suite to optimize user interface of the discrete dipole approximation
M. Seeram, G.T. Forcherio, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
nanoHUB User Conference
West Lafayette, IN, Aug. 31 (2015).
Plasmon optics and thermal dissipation in nanocomposite thin films
J.R. Dunklin, G.T. Forcherio, K.R. Berry, D.K. Roper
MRS Spring 2015 Meeting
San Francisco, CA, Apr. 8 (2015).
Proceeding
Accelerating optical efficiency calculations of nanoparticles with software
M. Seeram, G.T. Forcherio, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
AIChE Mid-America Regional Conference
Lawrence, KS, Apr. 4 (2015).
Challenges in additive biomanufacturing and tumor engineering
D.K. Roper
NSF-NIH Workshop for Integrative Additive Biomanufacturing and Tumor Engineering
Bethesda, MD. Apr. 1-2, (2015).
Infrared plasmonics in functional nanomaterials, sensors, & photonic devices
G.T. Forcherio
United States Army Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Jan. 15 (2015). [Invited]
Electron optics of nanoplasmonic metamaterials in bio/opto theranostics
D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Biosensing-Nanomedicine
San Diego, CA, Aug. 17-21 (2014). [Invited]
Proceeding
Polarizability extraction for rapid computation of Fano resonance in nanoring lattices
G.T. Forcherio, D. DeJarnette, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties
San Diego, CA, Aug. 17-21 (2014).
Proceeding
*won 3rd place at 2014 microEP Industrial Advisory Committee Poster Session (11/17/2014)
Optical attenuation of plasmonic Au-PDMS nanocomposite thin-film devices
G.T. Forcherio, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Nanophotonic Materials
San Diego, CA, Aug. 17-21 (2014).
Proceeding
Asymmetric reduction of gold nanoparticles into thermoplasmonic polydimethylsiloxane thin films
J.R. Dunklin, G.T. Forcherio, D.K. Roper, K.R. Berry
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties
San Diego, CA, Aug. 17-21 (2014).
Proceeding
Geometric optics of gold nanoparticle-polydimethylsiloxane thin film systems
J.R. Dunklin, G.T. Forcherio, K.R. Berry, D.K. Roper
SPIE Optics + Photonics, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties
San Diego, CA, Aug. 17-21 (2014).
Proceeding
Nanooptics for refractive index sensors in fuel cycle application
D. DeJarnette, J. Norman, D.K. Roper
Fuel Cycle Technologies Annual Meeting
Argonne, IL, Nov. 5-6 (2013). [Invited]
Fano resonance from constructive interference of scattered light in square plasmonic nanoparticle arrays tunable for wavelength specific application
D. DeJarnette, J. Norman, D.K. Roper
6th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics
Ottawa, Canada, May 26-31 (2013).
Electromagnetically Active Nanocomposite Metamaterial Biosensors
D.K. Roper, D. DeJarnette, G.-G. Jang, A. Russell, P. Blake, K. Berry
AlChE Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 28-Nov. 2 (2012).
Electron Optics of Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Metamaterials
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, D. DeJarnette
AlChE Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 28-Nov. 2 (2012).
Nanotechnology in bio/chemical engineering for a sustainable future
D.K. Roper
VI National Symposium: Chemistry in your world
Universidad de Baja California
Tijuana, Mexico, Oct. 8-11 (2012).
EM active nanocomposite metamaterial sensors
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, D. DeJarnette
ANCRISST 2012. 7th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials
Bangladore, India, Jul. 27-28 (2012).
Refractive index chemical sensing with ordered nano particle arrays
P. Blake, D.K. Roper
NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference
Boston, MA, Jul. 9-11 (2012).
Seperation Process Principles: Bio/Chemical Operations
D.K. Roper
IX International Symposium of Chemical Engineering of ESIQIE
Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico, May 22-24 (2012).
ERC Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
D.K. Roper
Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA, Apr. 10 (2012).
Plasmonic Nanocomposites: New materials, probes, and processes
D.K. Roper
Department of Chemical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, Mar. 8 (2012).
Plasmonic Nanocomposites: Materials, Probes, and Manufacturing
D.K. Roper
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
The Ohio State University
Coloumbus, OH, Feb. 16 (2012).
Plasmon enhanced nanoscale metamaterial sensors
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, G.-G. Jang, B. Harbin
AlChE Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16-21 (2011).
Geometric effects on far-field coupling between multidipoles of nanoparticle in square arrays
D. DeJarnette, D.K. Roper
AlChE Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16-21 (2011).
Enhanced spectral sensing by electromagnetic coupling with localized surface plasmons on subwavelength structures
D.K. Roper
2011 CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop
Whistler, BC, Jun. 15-17 (2011).
Enhanced nanoparticle response based on dipole coupling in plasmonic sensors
P. Blake, B. Harbin, J. Obermann, D.K. Roper
ACS National Meeting
Anaheim, CA, Mar. 27-31 (2011).
Scalable prediction of plasmon heating in open, gold nanoparticle plated silica capillaries filled with aqueous and organic fluids
A. Russell, M. McKnight, J. Hestekin, D.K. Roper
ACS National Meeting
Anaheim, CA, Mar. 27-31 (2011).
Balancing redox activity allows spectrophotometric detection of Au(I) using tetramethylbenzidine dihydrochloride
G.-G. Jang and D.K. Roper
ACS National Meeting
Anaheim, CA, Mar. 27-31 (2011).
Ordered nanoarchitectures improve plasmon enhancement near semiconductor bandgaps in the near-IR
D.K. Roper, W. Ahn, P. Blake, B. Harben, A. Russell, G. Yang
AIChE Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 7-12 (2010).
Tuning plasmon-coupled radiation in nanolattices to semiconductor bandgaps in the near-IR
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, W. Ahn, B. Harben
Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meeting
San Fransisco, CA, March 22-26 (2010), PHYS-168.
Enhanced uniformity of electroless plated arrays of spherical Au nanoparticles using tin pre-sensitization
P. Blake, W. Ahn, D.K. Roper
Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meeting
San Fransisco, CA, March 22-26 (2010), INOR-1083.
Fabrication of regular arrays of gold nanospheres by thermal transformation of EL-plated films
W. Ahn, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meeting
San Fransisco, CA, March 22-26 (2010), INOR-1342
Thermopto-plasmonic gold nanostructures enhance fuel cell catalysis
A. Russell, G. Jang, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meeting
San Fransisco, CA, March 22-26 (2010), INOR-573
Radiative photon-plasmon coupling for enhanced energy conversion
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A. Russell, G. Jang
Abstracts of Papers, 238th ACS National Meeting
Washington, DC, August 16-20 (2009), PHYS-170.
Subwavelength nanoparticle ordered structures for biological microscopic and spectral analysis
D.K. Roper, P. Blake, W. Ahn, B. Harbin, G. Jang, B. Taylor
Abstracts of Papers, 238th ACS National Meeting
Washington, DC, August 16-20 (2009), ANYL-346.
Photothermal photon-plasmon excitation to enhance energy conversion
D.K. Roper, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A. Russell
Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26 (2009), PHYS-150.
Subwavelength nanoparticle ordered structures for enhanced sensing, optoelectronics and DNA analysis
D.K. Roper, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, P. Blake
Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26 (2009), INOR-365.
Fabrication of periodic gold nanoparticle assemblies on silica using selective electroless gold plating combined with nanosphere lithography
W. Ahn, P. Blake, D.K. Roper
Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26 (2009), COLL-107.
Extraordinary plasmon coupling in gold nanoparticle arrays for enhanced second harmonic generation
D.K. Roper, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A.G. Dall’Asen
Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26 (2009), ANYL-175.
Transformed gold island film improves light-to-heat transduction of nanoparticles on silica capillaries
W. Ahn, D.K. Roper
Abstracts of Papers, 236th ACS National Meeting
Philadelphia, PA, August 17-21 (2008), ANYL-025.