It’s now possible to make matter vibrate on a nanometric scale using a magnetic field! – Highlight CNRS Physics – 5/28/25
Researchers have shown the possibility to control the transfer of magnetic energy from light to matter by means of localised plasmons, waves of light on the surface of a metal that allow fine control of light-matter interactions and open up new prospects for nanometric optics.
References
Benoît Reynier, Eric Charron, Obren Markovic, Bruno Gallas, Alban Ferrier, Sébastien Bidault and Mathieu Mivelle, Nearfield control over magnetic light-matter interactions, Light: Science & Applications (2025) 14:127 – Publié le 19 mars 2025
Doi : 10.1038/s41377-025-01807-z
Caption: A nanoparticle is placed in contact with a plasmonic wave (a light wave confined to the surface of a metal). In this illustration, the wave is represented by undulations similar to those observed on the surface of a liquid. © Mivelle
