Electromagnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing and Medical Diagnostic Applications (2018)
Journal Article
La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2018). Electromagnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing and Medical Diagnostic Applications. Materials, 11(4), 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11040603

A modeling and design approach is proposed for nanoparticle-based electromagnetic devices. First, the structure properties were analytically studied using Maxwell’s equations. The method provides us a robust link between nanoparticles electromagnetic... Read More about Electromagnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing and Medical Diagnostic Applications.

Epsilon-Near-Zero Nanoantennas (2014)
Conference Proceeding
La Spada, L. (2014). Epsilon-Near-Zero Nanoantennas. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks. https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.bodynets.2014.257015

In this paper the design of Epsilon Near Zero (ENZ) antennas, working in the infrared and optical regime, is presented. Two different structures are considered: the classical PEC antenna and the dielectric dipole covered by ENZ material antenna. The... Read More about Epsilon-Near-Zero Nanoantennas.

Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing (2014)
Journal Article
Iovine, R., Spada, L. L., & Vegni, L. (2014). Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(2), 169-172. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2013.2284552

In this paper, an analytical and numerical investigation for modified gold nanorod particles, operating in the visible and in the infrared regime is proposed. The modified particles consist in a core/shell structure (dielectric core/metallic shell) e... Read More about Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing.

Nanoparticle device for biomedical and optoelectronics applications (2013)
Journal Article
Iovine, R., La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2013). Nanoparticle device for biomedical and optoelectronics applications. COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 32(5), 1596-1608. https://doi.org/10.1108/compel-03-2013-0105

In this contribution, the aim is to present a nanoparticle device, operating in the visible regime based on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) phenomenon. The nanoparticle electromagnetic properties are evaluated by a new analytical mod... Read More about Nanoparticle device for biomedical and optoelectronics applications.

Electromagnetic modeling of ellipsoidal nanoparticles for sensing applications (2013)
Journal Article
Spada, L. L., Iovine, R., & Vegni, L. (2013). Electromagnetic modeling of ellipsoidal nanoparticles for sensing applications. Optical Engineering, 52(5), 051205. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.oe.52.5.051205

We present a new analytical study of metallic nanoparticles, working in the infrared and visible frequency range. The structure consists of triaxial ellipsoidal resonating inclusions embedded in a dielectric environment. Our aim is to develop a new a... Read More about Electromagnetic modeling of ellipsoidal nanoparticles for sensing applications.

Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime (2013)
Journal Article
Iovine, R., Spada, L. L., & Vegni, L. (2013). Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime. Advances in nanoparticles, 02(01), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.4236/anp.2013.21005

In this contribution electromagnetic properties of traditional and modified bow-tie nanoparticles are investigated. The modified bow-tie particles consist of a pair of opposing metallic truncated triangles, embedded in a dielectric environment, with... Read More about Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime.