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Our overall goals involve understanding the physical principles governing the interactions among plasmonic nanoparticles themselves and with their molecular environment, as well as determining emerging collective optical properties in the presence of defects.
We invite you to take a look at our science.
Coupled nanostructures
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Optical dichroism, nanoscale thermal control, and nanoparticle arrays.
Hybrid plasmonic interfaces
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Plasmon-coupled circular dichroism, single-particle spectro-electrochemistry, and plasmon-enhanced solvated electron generations.
Plasmon, hot carrier, and exciton decay dynamics
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Plasmon dephasing & electron dynamics, acoustic modes of single nanostructures, and light emission from nanoparticles.
Recent News
- Fall party at the
Fall party with the Landes group at their house on Sunday, 10/19/2025!
- Link Group gets featured in the chemistry news
The recently published Science Advances paper gets featured in the Chemistry newsletter. A joint collaboration with the Landes group demonstrates how resonance energy transfer from a gold nanorod to a molecule (Methylene Blue), can efficiently convert light energy into different forms until it becomes part of the final product of the reaction, in this case, a polymer hybrid.
Read the full article here: Study: Light-driven reaction leads to advanced hybrid nanomaterial.
- Tathagata Chatterjee passes his Preliminary Examination
Congratulations Tathagata Chatterjee for passing the prelims!
- Eric Gomez wins the best oral presentation
Congratulations Eric Gomez for winning the best oral presentation at the PK-IMAC 2025 conference.
- Dr. Ojasvi Verma defends her Ph. D. thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Ojasvi Verma for successfully defending her Ph. D. thesis.
- Dr. Katsuya Shiratori defends his Ph. D. thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Katsuya Shiratori for successfully defending his Ph. D. thesis.
- The Link Research Group publishes new paper
We are excited to announce that “Bottom-up Carbon Dots: Purification, Single-Particle Dynamics, and Electronic Structure” is published in Chemical Science.
- Eric Gomez passes his Original Research Proposal examination
Congratulations Eric Gomez for passing the ORP examination!
- Sukanya Dutta passes her Original Research Proposal examination
Congratulations Sukanya Dutta for passing the ORP examination!
- The Link Research Group publishes new paper
We are excited to announce that “Spatially Controlled Growth of Ultrathin MoO2 Polymorphs by Physical Vapor Deposition” is published in Nano Letters.
- Dr. Cameron Wright joins the Link Research Group
We are happy to welcome Cameron Wright! We look forward to your future successes in this group!
- Supergroup christmas party organized by first-year students
Potluck and white elephant gift exchange with the Landes group at their house on Sunday, 12/15/2024!
- Dr. Ramsha Khan wins the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grant
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation from Finland has awarded a grant to D.Sc. Ramsha Khan for her research on ‘Enhancing Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency through Direct Plasmonic Charge Transfer Mechanisms,’ to be conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The grant is for a period of 12 months, from January to December 2025. Congratulations to Dr. Ramsha Khan!
- Levi Dumpert joins the Link Research Group
We are happy to welcome Levi Dumpert! We look forward to your future successes in this group!
- Chang (Justine) You joins the Link Research Group
We are happy to welcome Chang (Justine) You! We look forward to your future successes in this group!