Accurate geometric characterization of gold nanorod ensemble by an inverse extinction/scattering spectroscopic method

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 21639-21650

  Xu, Ninghan ^a   Bai, Benfeng ^a   Tan, Qiaofeng ^a   Jin, Guofan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION; GOLD NANOROD; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; METALLIC NANORODS; OPTICAL EXTINCTION; SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD;

ASPECT RATIO; GEOMETRY; NANORODS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD;

EID: 84884566516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.021639     Document Type: Article

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