Department of Physics Faculty

Krzysztof Kempa

Professor of Physics

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Krzysztof Kempa

Ph.D.

Contact

Higgins Hall 230E

Telephone: 617-552-3592

Email: kris.kempa@bc.edu

Education

  • M.S.,Technical University of Wroc艂aw
  • Ph.D., University of Wroc艂aw

Research Interests

Electronic and electromagnetic properties of nanostructures. Plasmonics. Metamaterials and coaxial media. Application of nanostructures and nanodevices in optoelectronics, photovoltaics and biotechnology. Computational physics.

Selected Publications

  1. X. Wu, J. Kong, N.H. Protik, D. Broido and K. Kempa, 鈥淭ailoring the electron-phonon interaction with metallic plasmonic structures鈥�, Materials Today Physics 8 (2019) 86-91
  2. A. Shvonski, J. Kong, and K. Kempa, 鈥淧lasmon-polaron of the topological metallic surface states鈥�, Physical Review 叠听99, (2019)125148
  3. B. Han, Q. Peng, R. Li, Q. Rong, Y. Ding, E. M. Akinoglu, X. Wu, X. Wang, X. Lu, G. Zhou, J.-M. Liu, Z.F. Ren, Q. Wang, M. Giersig, A. Herczynski, K. Kempa, and J. Gao, 鈥淥ptimization of hierarchical structure and nanoscale-enabled plasmonic refraction for window electrodes in photovoltaics鈥�, (accepted in Nature Communications, 2016)

  4. E. M. Akinoglu, B. Han, M. Giersig, J. Gao, and K. Kempa, 鈥淧hysics of Transparent Conductors鈥� (accepted in Advances in Physics).

  5. J. Kong, A.H. Rose, C. Yang, J. M. Merlo, M.J. Burns, M. Naughton, and K. Kempa, 鈥淗ot electron plasmon-protected solar cell鈥�, Opt. Express 23, A1087-A1095 (2015). DOI:10.1364/OE.23.0A1087

  6. N. T. Nesbitt, J. M. Merlo, A. H. Rose, Y. M. Calm, K. Kempa, M. J. Burns, and M. J. Naughton, 聽鈥淎luminum Nanowire Arrays via Directed Assembly鈥�, Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 7294鈭�7299| DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02408

  7. J. He, T. Hogan, T.R. Mion, H. Hafiz, Y. He, S.-K. Mo, C. Dhital, X. Chen, Q. Lin, Y. Zhang, M. Hashimoto, H. Pan, D. H. Lu, M. Arita, K. Shimada, R. S. Markiewicz, Z. Wang, K. Kempa, M. J. Naughton, A. Bansil, S. D. Wilson, R. He, 鈥淪pectroscopic evidence for negative electronic compressibility in a quasi-three-dimensional spin-orbit correlated metal鈥�, Nature Materials. Published online 27 April 2015|DOI: 10.1038/NMAT4273

  8. A. Teng, K. Kempa, M.M. O篓zer, S. M. Hus, P. C. Snijders, G. Lee, and H. H. Weitering, 鈥淨uantum oscillations in the surface excitations of ultrathin Mg(0001) films鈥�, Phys. Rev. B 90, 115416, (2014).

  9. B. Han, Y. Huang, R. Li, Q. Peng, J. Luo, K. Pei, A. Herczynski, K. Kempa, Z. Ren,聽and J. Gao, Bio-inspired networks for optoelectronic applications, Nature Comm., 5,聽Article number 5674, (2014)/DOI: 10.1038/ncomms 6674

  10. K. Kempa, 鈥�Equivalence of the plasmon energy and the surface energy barrier in simple metals鈥�, Plasmonics, October 2014/DOI: 10.1007/s11468-014-9796-y

  11. A. H. Rose, B. M. Wirth, R. E. Hatem, A. P. Rashed Ahmed, M. J. Burns,
    M. J. Naughton, and K. Kempa, 鈥淣anoscope based on nanowaveguides鈥�, Optics Express 22, 5228 (2014) DOI:10.1364/OE.22.005228

  12. E. M. Akinoglu, T. Sun, J. Gao, M. Giersig, Z.F. Ren, and K. Kempa, 鈥淓vidence for critical scaling of plasmonic modes at the percolation threshold in metallic nanostructures鈥�, Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 171106 (2013).

  13. B. Han, K. Pei, Y. Huang, X. Zhang, Q. Rong, Q. Li, Y. Guo, T. Sun, C. Guo, D. Carnahan, M. Giersig, Y. Wang, J. Gao, Z. F. Ren, and K. Kempa, 鈥淯niform Self-Forming Metallic Network as a High-Performance Transparent Conductive Electrode鈥�, Advanced Materials (2013); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302950.

  14. K. Kempa, 鈥淧lasmonic protection of the hot electron energy鈥�, Phys. Stat. Solidi RRL 7, 465 (2013).

  15. W.-C. Chen, N. I. Landy, K. Kempa, and W. J . Padilla, 鈥淓xtraordinary-optical-transmission Channel in Babinet Metamaterials鈥�, Advanced Optical Materials, 1, 177403 (2013).

  16. Y. Wang, E. W. Plummer, and K. Kempa, 鈥淔oundations of Plasmonics鈥�, in Advances in Physics, Vol. 60, No. 5, September鈥揙ctober 2011, 799鈥�898.

Selected Other Activity

  • Co-founded Solasta, a solar company (2007)
  • Organizer of the International Conference on Physics and Applications of Nanotubes (), 艾可直播 College (2002)
  • Co-founded a nanotechnology company (2000)
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