2009

• M. Placinta, M.-C. Shen, M. Achermann, R. O. Karlstrom
  A laser pointer driven microheater for precise local heating and conditional gene regulation in vivo
  BMC Biology (2009).
  

• B. Yang, P. Feng, A. Kumar, R. Katiyar, M. Achermann
  Structural and optical properties of N-doped ZnO nanorod arrays
  Journal of Physics D 42, 195402 (2009).
  

• Y. Wang, T. Yang, M. T. Tuominen, M. Achermann
  Radiative rate enhancements in hybrid metal-semiconductor nanostructures
  Physical Review Letters 102, 163001 (2009).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 19 (18).
  

2008

• S. E. Yalcin, Y. Wang, M. Achermann
  Spectral bandwidth and phase effects of resonantly excited ultrafast surface plasmon pulses
  Applied Physics Letters 93, 101103 (2008).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, 7 (10).

2007

• J. Nanda, S. A. Ivanov, M. Achermann, I. Bezel, A. Piryatinski, V. I. Klimov
  Light amplification in the single-exciton regime using exciton-exciton repulsion in Type-II nanocrystal quantum dots
  Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111, 15382 (2007).


• M. Achermann, K. L. Shuford, G. C. Schatz, D. H. Dahanayaka, L. A. Bumm, V. I. Klimov
  Near-field spectroscopy of surface plasmons in flat gold nanoparticles
  Optics Letters 32, 2254 (2007).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 19 (16).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, 6 (9).
   
• V. I. Klimov, S. A. Ivanov, J. Nanda, M. Achermann, I. Bezel, J. A. McGuire, A. Piryatinski
  Single-exciton optical gain in semiconductor nanocrystals
  Nature 447, 441 (2007).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 15 (22).

2006

• M. Achermann, A. P. Bartko, J. A. Hollingsworth, V. I. Klimov
  The effect of Auger heating on intraband carrier relaxation in semiconductor quantum rods
  Nature Physics 2, 557 (2006). [cond-mat/0608396]
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 14 (8).
   
• M. Achermann, M. A. Petruska, D. D. Koleske, M. H. Crawford, V. I. Klimov
  Nanocrystal-Based Light-Emitting Diodes Utilizing High-Efficiency Nonradiative Energy Transfer for Color Conversion
  Nano Letters 6, 1396 (2006).

2005

• S. Jeong, M. Achermann, J. Nanda, S. Ivanov, V. I. Klimov, J. A. Hollingsworth,
  Effect of the thiol-thiolate equilibrium on the photophysical properties of aqueous CdSe/ZnS nanocrystal quantum dots
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 10126 (2005).
   
• A. H. Mueller, M. A. Petruska, M. Achermann, D. J. Werder, E. A. Akhadov, D. D. Koleske, M. A. Hoffbauer, and V. I. Klimov
  Multicolor Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Semiconductor Nanocrystals Encapsulated in GaN Charge Injection Layers
  Nano Letters 5, 1039 (2005).
   
• S. Kos, M. Achermann, V. I. Klimov, and D. L. Smith
  Different regimes of Forster-type energy transfer between an epitaxial quantum well and a proximal monolayer of semiconductor nanocrystals
  Phys. Rev. B 71, 205309 (2005).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 11 (21).
   
• H. Kim, M. Achermann, L. Balet, J. A. Hollingsworth, and V. I. Klimov
  Synthesis and Characterization of Co/CdSe Core/Shell Nanocomposites: Bi-functional Magnetic-Optical Nanocrystals
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 544 (2005).

2004

• L. P. Balet, S. A. Ivanov, A. Piryatinski, M. Achermann, V. I. Klimov
  Inverted core/shell nanocrystals continuously tunable between Type-I and Type-II localization regimes
  Nanoletters 4, 1485 (2004).
   
• S. A. Ivanov, J. Nanda, A. Piryatinski, M. Achermann, L. P. Balet, I. V. Bezel, P. O. Anikeeva, S. Tretiak, V. I. Klimov
  Light Amplification Using Inverted Core/Shell Nanocrystals: Towards Lasing in the Single-Exciton Regime
  J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 10625 (2004).
   
• M. Achermann, M. A. Petruska, S. Kos, D. L. Smith, D. D. Koleske, V. I. Klimov
  Energy- transfer pumping of semiconductor nanocrystals using an epitaxial quantum well
  Nature 429, 642 (2004).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 9 (24).
   
• I. A. Larkin, M. I. Stockman, M. Achermann, V. I. Klimov
  Dipolar emitters at nanoscale proximity of metal surfaces: Giant enhancement of relaxation in microscopic theory
  Phys. Rev. B 69, 121403(R) (2004).

2003

• M. Achermann, M. A. Petruska, S. A. Crooker, V. I Klimov
  Picosecond energy transfer in quantum dot Langmuir-Blodgett nanoassemblies
  J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 13782 (2003).
   
• M. Achermann, J.A. Hollingsworth, V.I. Klimov
  Multiexcitons confined within a sub-excitonic volume: Spectroscopic and dynamical signatures of neutral and charged biexcitons in ultrasmall semiconductor quantum dots
  Phys. Rev. B 68, 245302 (2003).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 8 (24).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, 3 (1).

2002

• M. Achermann, U. Siegner, U. Keller
  Ultrafast goes local
  Materials Science Forum 384, 233-240 (2002).
   
• M. Achermann, U. Siegner, L.-E. Wernersson, U. Keller
  Nano-scale Schottky contacts: Ultrafast drift-diffusion dynamics studied in the optical near-field
  Phisica E 13, 819-822 (2002).
   
• M. Achermann, U. Siegner, L.-E. Wernersson, U. Keller
  Carrier dynamics around nano-scale Schottky contacts: A femtosecond near-field study
  Appl. Surf. Sci. 190, 513-516 (2002).
   
• M. Achermann, F. Morier-Genoud, W. Seifert, L.-E. Wernersson, U. Siegner, U. Keller
  Carrier and field dynamics around nano-scale Schottky contacts investigated by ultrafast near-field optics
  Phys. Rev. B 65, 045322 (2002).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 5 (3).

2001

• U. Siegner, M. Achermann, U. Keller
  Spatially resolved femtosecond spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit
  Invited Paper, Meas. Sci. Tech. 12, 1847-1857 (2001).

2000

• M. Achermann, U. Siegner, L.-E. Wernersson, U. Keller
  Ultrafast carrier dynamics around nanoscale Schottky contacts studied by femtosecond far- and near-field optics
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 3370-3372 (2000).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 2 (22).
   
• N. Del Fatti, C. Voisin, M. Achermann, S. Tzortzakis, D. Christofilos, F. Vallee
  Nonequilibrium electron dynamics in noble metals
  Phys. Rev. B 61, 16956-16966 (2000).
   
• S. Schon, M. Haiml, M. Achermann, U. Keller
  Growth and nonlinear optical properties of GaAs absorber layers for AlGaAs/CaF2 semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors
  J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 18, 1701-1705 (2000).
   
• M. Achermann, B.A. Nechay, U. Siegner, A. Hartmann, D. Oberli, E. Kapon, U. Keller
  Quantization energy mapping of single V-groove GaAs quantum wires by femtosecond near-field optics
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 2695-2697 (2000).
  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 1 (18).

1999

• M. Achermann, B. A. Nechay, F. Morier-Genoud, A. Schertel, U. Siegner, U. Keller
  Direct experimental observation of different diffusive transport regimes in semiconductor nanostructures
  Phys. Rev. B 60, 2101-2105 (1999).
   
• B.A. Nechay, U. Siegner, M. Achermann, H. Bielefeldt, U. Keller
  Femtosecond Pump-Probe Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  Review of Scientific Instruments 70, 2758-2764 (1999).
   
• B.A. Nechay, U. Siegner, M. Achermann, F. Morier-Genoud, A. Schertel, U. Keller
  Femtosecond Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
  Journal of Microscopy 194, 329-334 (1999).