title: Solution-phase, triangular ag nanotriangles fabricated by nanosphere lithography.
abstract: A novel method to produce solution-phase triangular silver nanoparticles is presented. Ag nanoparticles are prepared by nanosphere lithography and are subsequently released into solution. The resulting nanoparticles are asymmetrically functionalized to produce either single isolated nanoparticles or dimer pairs. The structural and optical properties of Ag nanoparticles have been characterized. Mie theory and the Discrete Dipole Approximation method (DDA) have been used to model and interpret the optical properties of the released Ag nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Haes
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Own
authors.forename: Laurence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Van Duyne