Department of Physics Faculty
Krzysztof Kempa
Professor of Physics
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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- E. M. Akinoglu, B. Han, M. Giersig, J. Gao, and K. Kempa, 鈥淧hysics of Transparent Conductors鈥� (accepted in Advances in Physics).
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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).
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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).
- 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.
- K. Kempa, 鈥淧lasmonic protection of the hot electron energy鈥�, Phys. Stat. Solidi RRL 7, 465 (2013).
- 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).
- 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 (), Boston College (2002)
- Co-founded a nanotechnology company (2000)