The sensing of any type of molecules and registration of interactions between them in the vicinity of excited by light plasmonic (Au, Ag etc.) materials represents an novel interdisciplinary research field, based on photonics, chemistry and biology (i.e. molecular plasmonics). Rapidly growing interest in molecular plasmonics lies in its potential applications for highly miniaturized and sensitive photonic devices by controlling, manipulating and amplifying light on the nanoscale materials / bionanostructures. Furthermore, our rapidly improving understanding of the interactions between adsorbed molecules and plasmonic nanostructures is having a significant impact on a broad spectrum of other applications such as materials study, metamaterials, surface enhanced spectroscopies (SEIRA, SEF, SERS). The developed theoretical approaches allow the calculation the local electromagnetic field in vicinity of the high-conductive metal nanostructures and, respectively, the value of sensor’s signals, emission enhancement of fluorophores etc. 

In current presentation will be highlighted the own research findings using Surface Plasmon Polariton Resonance and Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance methods that relate to study of different type of molecules, their interactions and response on external factors of influence. The present state of manufacturing of plasmonic nanomaterials and nanochips as well as plasmonic based devices will be discussed.

Professor Volodymyr Chegel is a head of plasmonic group at the V.E.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and Professor at Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine. He received his M.Sc. degree in Physical Engineering from Lugansk East-Ukrainian University, M.Sc in Integral and Functional Microelectronics from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Ph.D. and Doctor of Sci. in Physics and Mathematics from Kyiv V.E.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics. Research interests are focused on plasmonics, nanotechnology, including design and fabrication of micro/nano structures, electrochemistry of thin films, biological and chemical sensors, nanomedicine, design of optoelectronic devices. He is cofounder of NanoSPR Company (USA). Surface Plasmon Resonance devices, designed  also under his regulation, works in 22 countries of world. He has experience of work in scientific laboratories of 16 countries of world, including Germany, United Kingdom, France, USA, Israel, Spain, Finland, Canada and Japan, authored and co-authored over 200 research papers, patents of Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA.