Biography
2015: PhD in Physics, University of Cambridge, UK
2011: Masters in Physics, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
2010: Visiting Scientist, University of Toronto, Canada
2009: Bachelor in Physics, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
Research
My research focuses on understanding the interaction of light with metallic nanostructures. In particular, I working on actively controlling resonances in plasmonic nanostructures. Such structures have the potential to confine light in extremely small volumes allowing the fabrication of ultra-compact and fast sensors that can potentially find use in diagnostic and technology applications.
Currently, I am working on a new design to use electronic biasing of individual nanostructures which will allow to manipulate and tune the optical and electronic resonances of plasmonic nanostructures.
LinkedIn, NanoPhotonics Centre
Publications
- Revealing Nanostructures through Plasmon Polarimetry
M.-E. Kleemann, J. Mertens, X. Zheng, S. Cormier, V. Turek, F. Benz, R. Chikkaraddy, W. Deacon, A. Lombardi, V.V. Moshchalkov, G.A.E. Vandenbosch, J.J. Baumberg
Nano Letters, (2016) - Tracking Optical Welding through Groove Modes in Plasmonic Nanocavities
J. Mertens, A. Demetriadou, R.W. Bowman, F. Benz, M.-E. Kleemann, C. Tserkezis, Y. Shi, H.Y. Yang, O. Hess, J. Aizpurua, J.J. Baumberg
Nano Letters, 16, 5065-5611 (2016) - SERS of Individual Nanoparticles on a Mirror: Size Does Matter, but so Does Shape
F. Benz, R. Chikkaraddy, A.R. Salmon, H. Ohadi, B. de Nijs, J. Mertens, C. Carnegie, R.W. Bowman, J.J. Baumberg
J. Phys. Chem. Letters, 7, 12 (2016) - Polarisation-selective hotspots in metallic ring stack arrays
L.J. Brooks, J. Mertens, R.W. Bowman, R. Chikkaraddy, A. Sanders, J.J. Baumberg
Opt. Express, 24, 4 (2016) - Hybridization of plasmonic antenna and cavity modes: Extreme optics of nanoparticle-on-mirror nanogaps
C. Tserkezis, R. Esteban, D.O. Sigle, J. Mertens, L.O. Herrmann, J.J. Baumberg, J. Aizpurua
Phys. Rev. A, 92, 053811 (2015) - Scalable Microaccordion Mesh for Deformable and Stretchable Metallic Films
J. Mertens, R.W. Bowman, J.C.W. Willis, A. Robinson, D. Cotton, R. White, K.A. Seffen, J.J. Baumberg
Phys. Rev. Applied, 4, 044006 (2015) - Capillary-Force-Assisted Optical Tuning of Coupled Plasmons
T. Ding, J. Mertens, D.O. Sigle, J.J. Baumberg
Adv. Mater., 27, 6457–6461 (2015) - Controllable Tuning Plasmonic Coupling with Nanoscale Oxidation
T. Ding, D.O. Sigle, L. Zhang, J. Mertens, B. de Nijs, J.J. Baumberg
ACS Nano, 9, 6110-6118 (2015) - Monitoring Morphological Changes in 2D Monolayer Semiconductors Using Atom-Thick Plasmonic Nanocavities
D.O. Sigle, J. Mertens, L.O. Herrmann, R.W. Bowman, S. Ithurria, B. Dubertret, Y. Shi, H.Y. Yang, C. Tserkezis, J. Aizpurua, J.J. Baumberg
ACS Nano, 9, 825–830 (2015) - Excitons in a mirror: Formation of "optical bilayers" using MoS2 monolayers on gold substrates
J. Mertens, Y. Shi, A. Molina-Sánchez, L. Wirtz, H.Y. Yang, J.J. Baumberg
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 191105 (2014) - Unfolding the contents of sub-nm plasmonic gaps using normalising plasmon resonance spectroscopy
B. de Nijs, R. Bowman, L.O. Herrmann, F. Benz, S.J. Barrow, J. Mertens, D.O. Sigle, A. Eiden, A.C. Ferrari, O. Scherman, J.J. Baumberg
Faraday Discussions, 107 (2014) - Nonlinear Superchiral Meta-Surfaces: Tuning Chirality and Disentangling Non-Reciprocity at the Nanoscale
V.K. Valev, J.J. Baumberg, B. De Clercq, N. Braz, X. Zheng, E.J. Osley, S. Vandendriessche, M. Hojeij, C. Blejean, J. Mertens, C.G. Biris, V. Volskiy, M. Ameloot, Y. Ekinci, G.A.E. Vandenbosch, P.A. Warburton, V.V. Moshchalkov, N.C. Panoiu, T. Verbiest
Adv. Mater, 26, 4074–4081 (2014) - Controlling Subnanometer Gaps in Plasmonic Dimers Using Graphene
J. Mertens, A. Eiden, D.O. Sigle, F. Huang, A. Lombardo, Z. Sun, R.S. Sundaram, A. Colli, C. Tserkezis, J. Aizpurua, S. Milana, A.C. Ferrari, J.J. Baumberg
Nano Letters, 13, 5033–5038 (2013) - Pulse-shaper-assisted coherent control of shift currents
K.K. Kapil, J. Mertens, M. Bieler, S. Chatterjee
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 28, 470-474 (2011)
