title: Observation of a quadrupole plasmon mode for a colloidal solution of gold nanoprisms.
abstract: The synthesis and optical properties of single crystalline gold nanoprisms have been investigated. A three-step mediated seed growth process in an aqueous solution generated gold nanoprisms with a relatively homogeneous size distribution. The purity of these nanostructures has allowed us to observe a weak quadrupole resonance in addition to a strong dipole resonance associated with these novel structures. The experimental optical spectra agree with discrete dipole approximation calculations that have been modeled from the dimensions of gold nanoprisms produced in this synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA.
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Millstone
authors.forename: Sungho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Shuford
authors.forename: Lidong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mirkin