Structure and microstructure of near infrared-absorbing Au-Au2S nanoparticles

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2531-2538

  Tan, Mei Chee ^a   Ying, Jackie Y ^a,b,c   Chow, Gan Moog ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GOLD; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIELECTRIC CONFINEMENT; NEAR INFRARED ABSORBING NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34748830346     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0314     Document Type: Article

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