The development of diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles for biomedical applications is
of broad current interest in science, engineering, and medicine. The fundamental basis is …

Plasmonic effects have been proposed as a solution to overcome the limited light absorption
in thin-film photovoltaic devices, and various types of plasmonic solar cells have been …

The dielectric function of silver is a fundamental quantity related to its electronic structure
and describes its optical properties. However, results published over the past six decades …

In metal optics gold assumes a special status because of its practical importance in
optoelectronic and nano-optical devices, and its role as a model system for the study of the …

The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

The past several decades have seen tremendous advances in metal nanoparticle research.
This field involves workers from many different areas, including materials scientists …

Metallic nanoparticles show extraordinary strong light absorption near their plasmon
resonance, orders of magnitude larger compared to nonmetallic nanoparticles. This …

Nanoparticles of noble metals belong to the most extensively studied colloidal systems in
the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Due to continuing progress in the synthesis of …

This article provides a review of our recent Rayleigh scattering measurements on single
metal nanoparticles. Two different systems will be discussed in detail: gold nanorods with …

A rapid and readily reproducible seed‐based method for the production of high quality silver
nanoprisms in high yield is presented. The edge‐length and the position of the main …