3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Liquid-Phase Near-Field Infrared Nanoscopy of Ion-Exchange Reactions
Wassie M. Takele, Teferi Sitotaw Yallew, Mason Caron +1
In situ monitoring of reactions with chemical specificity and nanometer-scale spatial resolution under aqueous conditions remains a long-standing experimental challenge. Here, we u…
cond-mat.mes-hall2026
Distinguishing Hot-Electron and Optomechanical Pathways at Metal-Molecule Interfaces
Bing Gao, Jameel Damoah, Wassie M. Takele +1
Energy and charge transfer between molecules and metal surfaces underpin heterogeneous catalysis, surface-enhanced spectroscopies and plasmon-driven chemistry, yet the microscopic…
physics.optics2020
Multimode Vibrational Strong Coupling of Methyl Salicylate to a Fabry-Perot Microcavity
Wassie Mersha Takele, Frank Wackenhut, Lukasz Piatkowski +2
The strong coupling of an IR-active molecular transition with an optical mode of the cavity results in vibrational polaritons, which opens a new way to control chemical reactivity…