Esther Wertz

Esther Wertz

Associate Professor, Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy

Research Expertise
light-matter interactions, 2D materials, plasmonics
Research

I am interested in developing efficient and reliable sources of indistinguishable photons, by coupling defects in hexagonal boron nitride with plasmonic nanoparticles. I am also my department's leader in terms of developing an inclusive space.

Publications

Z. Hallenbeck and E. Wertz, “Super-Resolution Lifetime Imaging of Single Molecules Near Gold Bowtie Nanoparticles,” Adv. Optical Mater. 10, 2200480 (2022).
 

N. Kimmitt and E. Wertz, “Tracking the Coupling of Single Emitters to Plasmonic Nanoantennas with Single-Molecule Super-Resolution Imaging,” ACS Photonics 8, 1020–1026 (2021).
 

Y. Hu, F. Florio, Z. Chen, W.A. Phelan, M.A. Siegler, Z. Zhou, Y. Guo, R. Hawks, J. Jiang, J. Feng, L. Zhang, B. Wang, Y. Wang, D. Gall, E.F. Palermo, Z. Lu, X. Sun, T.-M. Lu, H. Zhou, Y. Ren, E. Wertz, R. Sundararaman, J. Shi, “A Chiral Switchable Photovoltaic Ferroelectric 1D Perovskite,” Science Advances 6, eaay4213 (2020).
 

Z. Chen, Y. Wang, X. Sun, Y. Xiang, Y. Hu, Y.-Y. Sun, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu, E. Wertz, J. Shi, “Merits and Challenges of Ruddlesden–Popper Soft Halide Perovskites in Electro‐Optics and Optoelectronics,” Advanced Materials, 1803514 (2019).
 

Z. Chen, Y. Wang, X. Sun, Y. Xiang, Y. Hu, J. Jiang, J. Feng, Y.-Y. Sun, X. Wang, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu, H. Gao, E. Wertz, J. Shi, “Remote Phononic Effects in Epitaxial Ruddlesden–Popper Halide Perovskites,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 6676-6682 (2018).

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