Direct observation of chemical reactions on single gold nanocrystals using surface plasmon spectroscopy

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 598-602

  Novo, Carolina ^a   Funston, Alison M ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; NANOCRYSTALS; REACTION RATES; REDOX REACTIONS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYST STRUCTURES; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; INDUSTRIAL REACTIONS; MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE; SINGLE NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE PLASMON SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

ASCORBIC ACID; GOLD; NANOCRYSTAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 53549090141     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.246     Document Type: Article

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