Gold nanorods dispersed in homopolymer films: Optical properties controlled by self-assembly and percolation of nanorods

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1578-1588

  Jiang, Guoqian ^a   Hore, Michael J A ^a   Gam, Sangah ^a   Composto, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gold nanorods; Monte Carlo simulation; nanocomposite films; optical properties; percolation network; poly(2 vinyl pyridine); transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOROD; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PERCOLATION NETWORK; POLY(2-VINYL PYRIDINE); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DOPPLER EFFECT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS; POLYMERS; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANORODS;

EID: 84857763552     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn2045449     Document Type: Article

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