publications
peer-reviewed journal articles
22. W. Ahn, J. F. Triana, F. Recabal, F. Herrera, B. S. Simpkins, “Modification of Ground-State Chemical Reactivity via Light-Matter Coherence in Infrared Cavities”, Science, 380, 1165 – 1168 (2023)
21. W. Ahn, B. S. Simpkins, “Raman Scattering Under Strong Vibration-Cavity Coupling”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125, 830 – 835 (2021)
20. W. Ahn, B. S. Simpkins, “Spectroelectrochemical Measurement and Modulation of Exciton-Polaritons”, APL Photonics, 5, 076107 (2020)
19. W. Ahn, I. Vurgaftman, J. J. Pietron, P. E. Pehrsson, B. S. Simpkins, “Energy-Tunable Photocatalysis by Hot Carriers Generated by Surface Plasmon Polaritons”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7, 7015 – 7024 (2019)
18. A. D. Dunkelberger, R. B. Davison, W. Ahn, B. S. Simpkins, J. C. Owrutsky, “Ultrafast Transmission Modulation and Recovery via Vibrational Strong Coupling”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 122, 965 – 971 (2018)
17. W. Ahn, I. Vurgaftman, A. D. Dunkelberger, J. C. Owrutsky, B. S. Simpkins, “Vibrational Strong Coupling Controlled by Spatial Distribution of Molecules within the Optical Cavity”, ACS Photonics 5, 158 – 166 (2018)
16. W. Ahn, D. C. Ratchford, P. E. Pehrsson, B. S. Simpkins, “Surface Plasmon Polariton-Induced Hot Carrier Generation for Photocatalysis”, Nanoscale, 9, 3010 – 3022 (2017)
15. W. Ahn, X. Zhao, Y. Hong, B. M. Reinhard, “Low-Power Light Guiding and Localization in Optoplasmonic Chains Obtained by Directed Self-Assembly”, Scientific Reports, 6, 22621 (2016)
14. W. Ahn, X. Zhao, Y. Hong, B. M. Reinhard, “Optoplasmonic Networks with Morphology Dependent Near- and Far-Field Responses”, Invited Paper, MRS Communications, 5, 579 – 586 (2015)
13. W. Ahn, Y. Hong, S. V. Boriskina, X. Zhao, B. M. Reinhard, “Template Guided Self-Assembly of Discrete Optoplasmonic Molecules and Extended Optoplasmonic Arrays”, Nanophotonics, 4, 250 – 260 (2015)
12. Y. Hong†, W. Ahn†(†equal contribution), S. V. Boriskina, X. Zhao, B. M. Reinhard, “Directed Assembly of Optoplasmonic Hybrid Materials with Tunable Photonic-Plasmonic Properties”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6, 2056 – 2064 (2015)
11. W. Ahn, Y. Hong, S. V. Boriskina, B. M. Reinhard, “Demonstration of Efficient On-Chip Photon Transfer in Self-Assembled Optoplasmonic Networks”, ACS Nano, 7, 4470 – 4478 (2013)
10. W. Ahn, Y. Qiu, B. M. Reinhard, “Generation of Scalable Quasi-3D Metallo-Dielectric SERS Substrates through Orthogonal Reactive Ion Etching”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1, 3110 – 3118 (2013)
9. W. Ahn, S. V. Boriskina, Y. Hong, B. M. Reinhard, “Photonic-Plasmonic Mode Coupling in On-Chip Integrated Optoplasmonic Molecules”, ACS Nano, 6, 951 – 960 (2012)
8. W. Ahn, S. V. Boriskina, Y. Hong, B. M. Reinhard, “Electromagnetic Field Enhancement and Spectrum Shaping through Plasmonically Integrated Optical Vortices”, Nano Letters, 12, 219 – 227 (2012)
7. W. Ahn, D. K. Roper, “Periodic Nano-Templating by Selective Deposition of Electroless Gold Island Films on Particle-Lithographed Dimethyldichlorosilane Layers”, ACS Nano, 4, 4181 – 4189 (2010)
6. W. Ahn, P. Blake, J. Shultz, M. Ware, D. K. Roper, “Fabrication of Regular Arrays of Gold Nanospheres by Thermal Transformation of Electroless-Plated Films”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 28, 638 – 642 (2010)
5. D. K. Roper, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A. G. Dall’Asén, “Enhanced Spectral Sensing by Electromagnetic Coupling with Localized Surface Plasmons on Subwavelength Structures”, IEEE Sensors, 10, 531 – 540 (2010)
4. P. Blake, W. Ahn, D. K. Roper, “Enhanced Uniformity in Arrays of Electroless Plated Spherical Gold Nanoparticles using Tin Presensitization”, Langmuir, 26, 1533 – 1538 (2010)
3. W. Ahn, D. K. Roper, “Transformed Gold Island Film Improves Light-to-Heat Transduction of Nanoparticles on Silica Capillaries”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 12214 – 12218 (2008)
2. W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A. G. Dall’Asén, D. K. Roper, “Electroless Gold Island Thin Films: Photoluminescence and Thermal Transformation to Nanoparticle Ensembles”, Langmuir, 24, 4174 – 4184 (2008)
1. D. K. Roper, W. Ahn, M. Hoepfner, “Microscale Heat Transfer Transduced by Surface Plasmon Resonant Gold Nanoparticles”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111, 3636 – 3641 (2007)
patents
1. D. K. Roper, W. Ahn, B. Taylor, A. G. Dall’Asén, “Method of Making Nanoparticles by Electroless Plating”, U.S. Patent. 8,097,295. Jan. 17, 2012
Book chapters
1. Y. Hong, W. Ahn, S. V. Boriskina, X. Zhao, B. M. Reinhard, “Template Guided Self-Assembly of Discrete Optoplasmonic Molecules and Extended Optoplasmonic Arrays”, Integrated Nanophotonics Resonators: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications, Pan Stanford Publishing (2015) pp 71 – 92