@article{Xu2018, 
author = {Chunxiang Xu and Feifei Qin and Qiuxiang Zhu and Junfeng Lu and Yueyue Wang and Jitao Li and Yi Lin and Qiannan Cui and Zengliang Shi and Arumugam Gowri Manohari},
title = {Plasmon-enhanced ZnO whispering-gallery mode lasing},
year = {2018},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {11},
number = {6},
pages = {3050-3064},
keywords = {ZnO microcavity, surface plasmon, whispering-gallery mode},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-018-2047-3},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-018-2047-3},
abstract = {Collaborative enhancements from surface plasmons (SPs) and whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) can induce intense near-field effects with high spatial localization around the surface of a semiconducting material. One can construct a highly efficient hybrid microcavity using semiconducting materials through resonant coupling between SPs and WGMs. Hexagonal ZnO micro-/nanostructures, which have been employed as natural WGM microcavities for ultraviolet (UV) lasing, can be used as ideal platforms to construct such hybrid microcavities. Here, we comprehensively review the recent efforts for improving lasing performance by resonant coupling between SPs and WGMs. Traditional SPs originating from various metals as well as novel SPs originating from atomic layers such as graphene are considered. Moreover, we discuss the mechanism of light-matter interactions beyond the improvements in lasing performance.}
}