title: Time-resolved and steady state spectroscopy of polydisperse colloidal silver nanoparticle samples.
abstract: A signal due to coherently excited vibrational motion has been observed in polydisperse silver nanoparticle samples. The particles were synthesized via a wet chemistry seed mediated method, which yields different particle shapes, including spheres, rods, and irregular triangular-shaped particles. The measured vibrational periods were compared to the results from continuum mechanics calculations. This analysis shows that the observed signal arises from the triangular-shaped particles, rather than the rods or spheres. The period of vibration increases as the dimensions of the triangular-shaped particles increase; specifically, we find that the period is given by 2h/c(l), where h is the bisector of the triangle and c(l) is the longitudinal speed of sound in silver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5670, USA.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hristina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gregory V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Hartland
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D012834:Silver