Correlated Optical Spectroscopy and Electron Microscopy Studies of the Slow Ostwald-Ripening Growth of Silver Nanoparticles under Controlled Reducing Conditions

Plasmonics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-120

  Dennis, Nathan W ^a   Muhoberac, Barry B ^a   Newton, John C ^a   Kumbhar, Amar ^b   Sardar, Rajesh ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance; Ostwald Ripening Growth; Real Time Investigation; Silver Nanoparticles; Stabilizing Agent; Temperature Effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895061860     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-013-9603-1     Document Type: Article

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