Plasmons are the collective oscillations of loosely-bound electrons that occur in noble metal nanoparticles upon resonant illumination.  Michael Faraday was the first chemist we know of that reacted a metal salt with a reducing agent in solution to obtain colloidal gold nanospheres, which exhibit a plasmon band at ~520 nm. The position of the plasmon bands are tunable with nanoparticle shape.  Here I will describe the synthesis of gold nanorods of absolutely different dimensions, their properties, and what we have inferred about the synthetic mechanism.<br/>

Looking for inspiration in colloidal solutions from the ages: Synthesis of plasmonic nanomaterials

2019 Spring National Meeting

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