TY - JOUR
T1 - Colloidal dispersions of gold rods
T2 - Synthesis and optical properties
AU - Van Der Zande, Bianca M.I.
AU - Böhmer, Marcel R.
AU - Fokkink, Lambertus G.J.
AU - Schönenberger, Christian
PY - 2000/1/25
Y1 - 2000/1/25
N2 - Colloidal dispersions of rod-shaped gold particles are obtained by electrodeposition of gold in the nanopores of anodized alumina attached to a conductive support followed by dissolution of the alumina and release of the rods from the support. Coagulation is prevented by steric repulsion due to adsorption of poly-(vinylpyrrolidone) on the gold surface. The synthesis method presented is suitable for the preparation of dispersions of nearly monodisperse colloidal gold rods with adjustable aspect ratio L/d in the range 1.8<L/d<49. The length, L, is tuned between 39 and 729 nm, and the diameter, d, is between 12 and 22 nm. The absorbance spectra of randomly oriented colloidal gold rods display a transverse and a longitudinal resonance contribution. With increasing aspect ratio, the transverse resonance shows a small shift to shorter wavelengths, while the longitudinal resonance shifts into the near-infrared regime. The positions of the absorbance maxima agree with the predictions of the Gans theory.
AB - Colloidal dispersions of rod-shaped gold particles are obtained by electrodeposition of gold in the nanopores of anodized alumina attached to a conductive support followed by dissolution of the alumina and release of the rods from the support. Coagulation is prevented by steric repulsion due to adsorption of poly-(vinylpyrrolidone) on the gold surface. The synthesis method presented is suitable for the preparation of dispersions of nearly monodisperse colloidal gold rods with adjustable aspect ratio L/d in the range 1.8<L/d<49. The length, L, is tuned between 39 and 729 nm, and the diameter, d, is between 12 and 22 nm. The absorbance spectra of randomly oriented colloidal gold rods display a transverse and a longitudinal resonance contribution. With increasing aspect ratio, the transverse resonance shows a small shift to shorter wavelengths, while the longitudinal resonance shifts into the near-infrared regime. The positions of the absorbance maxima agree with the predictions of the Gans theory.
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U2 - 10.1021/la9900425
DO - 10.1021/la9900425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033640163
VL - 16
SP - 451
EP - 458
JO - Langmuir
JF - Langmuir
SN - 0743-7463
IS - 2
ER -