ABSTRACT
This book presents generalized research results of its authors using the Surface plasmon resonance and localized surface plasmon resonance methods related to the studies of a variety of molecules and molecular complexes, as well as their interaction with external factors and objects of influence. This new direction of plasmonics refers to the molecular plasmonics. Due to the small size of single molecules, to achieve effective interaction between the molecule and the surface plasmon, the molecular plasmonics requires precise control of the plasmons' spatial profile and the molecules' position within the limits of the metallic nanoparticles near field. One of the promising applications of molecular plasmonics is the non-destructive study of the properties of thin organic and inorganic films. Molecular plasmonics that investigates the interactions between molecules and surface plasmons of metallic nanostructures offers great opportunities for the detection, visualization, control, delivery, and heating of biological molecules, and provides a number of powerful tools for biological and medical research.
