Two-step synthesis of high aspect ratio gold nanorods

Central European Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 160-165

  Mortier, Tom ^a   Persoons, André ^a   Verbiest, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Gold; Nanorods; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750908731     PISSN: 18951066     EISSN: 16443624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11532-005-0012-y     Document Type: Article

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