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Research interests
Research group website: www.valev.org.
Prof Valev' research focuses on the interaction between powerful laser light and nanostructured materials. In January 2019, the team "made history" by demonstrating a new physical effect, that had eluded scientists for 40 years. The effect had been referred to as the impossible theory.
Valev's main expertise is in building laser experiments for studying novel materials, such as plasmonic nanostructures, metamaterials, 2D materials and quantum optical materials. He aims to discover new properties and to test theoretical predictions. His focus is on the physics of photons, electrons and magnetism confined to tiny volumes of space – nanoparticles or 2D sheets. He seeks out new and useful intersections between classical electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. His investigations are both fundamental and applied, with potential benefits for the pharmaceutical, food, perfume, and agrochemical industries.
Teaching interests
In both research and teaching projects, Prof Valev's work often takes a distinct science fiction aspect, as his team builds laser-powered nano-photonic steam engines (Steampunk Science) or program humanoid robots to teach physics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Chirality
- Chiral nanostructures
- Chiral metamaterials
- Nanophotonics
- Plasmonics
- Metamaterials
- Second Harmonic Generation
- Chiroptical effects
- Nonlinear chiroptical effects
- Nano Metalworking
- Nanowelding
- Magnetism
- Multiphoton microscopy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PERSEUS: molecular Polarizability Established by Rayleigh Scattering Enhancement and Ultra-Spectral analysis
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: UK charity
Research output
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Automatic Identification of Individual Nanoplastics by Raman Spectroscopy Based on Machine Learning
Xie, L., Luo, S., Liu, Y., Ruan, X., Gong, K., Ge, Q., Li, K., Valev, V. K., Liu, G. & Zhang, L., 3 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science and Technology. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (SciVal) -
Dense arrays of nanohelices: raman scattering from achiral molecules reveals the near-field enhancements at chiral metasurfaces
Jones, R. R., Miksch, C., Kwon, H., Pothoven, C., Rusimova, K. R., Kamp, M., Gong, K., Zhang, L., Batten, T., Smith, B., Silhanek, A. V., Fischer, P., Wolverson, D. & Valev, V. K., 7 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Materials. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (SciVal) -
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CHIRAL OPTICAL PROPERTIES FROM THIRD HARMONIC MIE SCATTERING OF SEMICONDUCTOR NANOHELICES
Kotov, N. A., Valev, V., Ohnoutek, L. & Kim, J-Y., 8 Jun 2023, IPC No. G01N 21/ 84 A I, Patent No. WO2023102112, Priority date 1 Dec 2021, Priority No. US202163284813PResearch output: Patent
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Second harmonic Rayleigh scattering optical activity of single Ag nanohelices in a liquid
Ohnoutek, L., Olohan, B., Jones, R., Zheng, X., Jeong, H-H. & Valev, V., 14 Mar 2022, In: Nanoscale. 14, 10, p. 3888-3898 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Third-harmonic Mie scattering from semiconductor nanohelices
Ohnoutek, L., Kim, J-Y., Lu, J., Olohan, B., Rasadean, D., Pantos, D., Kotov, N. & Valev, V., 1 Feb 2022, In: Nature Photonics. 16, p. 126–133Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Citations (SciVal)25 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Dataset for "Atomic dispensers for thermoplasmonic control of alkali vapor pressure in quantum optical applications"
Rusimova, K. (Creator), Slavov, D. (Creator), Pradaux-Caggiano, F. (Creator), Collins, J. (Creator), Gordeev, S. (Creator), Carbery, D. (Creator), Mosley, P. (Creator), Wadsworth, W. (Creator) & Valev, V. (Creator), University of Bath, 24 May 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00529
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Dataset for "Circular dichroism in higher-order diffraction beams from chiral quasi-planar nanostructures"
Kuppe, C. (Creator), Williams, C. (Project Member), You, J. (Creator), Collins, J. (Project Member), Gordeev, S. (Creator), Wilkinson, T. (Project Member), Panoiu, N. (Creator) & Valev, V. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 27 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00479
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Dataset for "Enantiomorphing chiral plasmonic nanostructures: a counter-intuitive sign reversal of the nonlinear circular dichroism"
Collins, J. (Creator), Valev, V. (Creator), Zheng, X. (Creator), Braz, N. (Project Member), Slenders, E. (Creator), Zu, S. (Creator), Vandenbosch, G. (Creator), Moshchalkov, V. (Project Member), Fang, Z. (Creator), Ameloot, M. (Creator), Warburton, P. (Project Member) & Valev, V. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 3 May 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00483
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Strong Rotational Anisotropies Affect Nonlinear Chiral Metamaterials
Valev, V. (Creator), Hooper, D. (Creator) & Collins, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00327
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Dataset for "Third-harmonic Mie scattering from semiconductor nanohelices"
Ohnoutek, L. (Creator), Kim, J. (Creator), Lu, J. (Creator), Olohan, B. (Creator), Rasadean, D. (Creator), Pantos, D. (Creator), Kotov, N. (Creator) & Valev, V. (Creator), University of Bath, 13 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01005
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