Synthesis and optical properties of silver nanoparticles and arrays

DD Evanoff Jr, G Chumanov - ChemPhysChem, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This Minireview systematically examines optical properties of silver nanoparticles as a
function of size. Extinction, scattering, and absorption cross‐sections and distance …

Size-controlled synthesis of nanoparticles. 2. Measurement of extinction, scattering, and absorption cross sections

DD Evanoff, G Chumanov - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004 - ACS Publications
Extinction, scattering, and absorption cross sections and efficiencies were experimentally
measured for chemically clean silver nanoparticles in water for 16 different sizes ranging …

Plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion in organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaics

AJ Morfa, KL Rowlen, TH Reilly, MJ Romero… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Plasmon-active silver nanoparticle layers were included in solution-processed bulk-
heterojunction solar cells. Nanoparticle layers were fabricated using vapor-phase deposition …

Au–Cu2O Core–Shell Nanoparticles: A Hybrid Metal-Semiconductor Heteronanostructure with Geometrically Tunable Optical Properties

L Zhang, DA Blom, H Wang - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
Metal-semiconductor hybrid heteronanostructures may exhibit not only a combination of
properties from the disparate components but also further enhanced property tunability and …

Facet‐Dependent Optical Properties Revealed through Investigation of Polyhedral Au–Cu2O and Bimetallic Core–Shell Nanocrystals

MH Huang, S Rej, CY Chiu - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to prepare Au–Cu2O core–shell nanocrystals with precise control over particle
size and shape has led to the discovery of facet‐dependent optical properties in cuprous …

Rational selection of gold nanorod geometry for label-free plasmonic biosensors

GJ Nusz, AC Curry, SM Marinakos, A Wax, A Chilkoti - ACS nano, 2009 - ACS Publications
We present the development of an analytical model that can be used for the rational design
of a biosensor based on shifts in the local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of individual …

Toward Plasmonic Solar Cells: Protection of Silver Nanoparticles via Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2

SD Standridge, GC Schatz, JT Hupp - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic silver nanoparticles have unique properties that lend themselves to unusual
optical applications, potentially including use as absorption amplifiers in dye-sensitized …

Quantitative Determination of the Size Dependence of Surface Plasmon Resonance Damping in Single Ag@SiO2 Nanoparticles

H Baida, P Billaud, S Marhaba, D Christofilos… - Nano …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The optical extinction spectra of single silver nanoparticles coated with a silica shell were
investigated in the size range 10− 50 nm. Measurements were performed using the spatial …

Quantifying the sensitivity of multipolar (dipolar, quadrupolar, and octapolar) surface plasmon resonances in silver nanoparticles: The effect of size, composition, and …

NG Bastús, J Piella, V Puntes - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The effect of composition, size, and surface coating on the sensitivity of localized multipolar
surface plasmon resonances has been spectroscopically investigated in high-quality silver …

Optimized plasmonic nanoparticle distributions for solar spectrum harvesting

JR Cole, NJ Halas - Applied physics letters, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The large optical cross sections of metallic nanoparticles at wavelengths corresponding to
their plasmon resonance make them highly attractive for harvesting solar energy for a variety …