title: Gold nanoparticle growth monitored in situ using a novel fast optical single-particle spectroscopy method.
abstract: Size- and shape-dependent optical properties of gold nanorods allow monitoring their growth using a novel fast single-particle spectroscopy (fastSPS) method. FastSPS uses a spatially addressable electronic shutter based on a liquid crystal device to investigate particles randomly deposited on a substrate, orders of magnitude faster than other techniques. We use fastSPS to observe nanoparticle growth in situ on a single-particle level and extract quantitative data on nanoparticle growth.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Jakob-Welderweg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sönnichsen
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010316:Particle Size; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D006046:Gold