title: High-purity separation of gold nanoparticle dimers and trimers.
abstract: An effective method was developed for separating gold-nanoparticle clusters in high resolution; dimer and trimer samples were obtained with 95% and 81% purity, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li Huey
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Miaoxin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lee Siew
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002498:Centrifugation; D002586:Cesium / Q000737:chemistry; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D019281:Dimerization; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D003102:Colloids; D008024:Ligands; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D002586:Cesium; D006046:Gold; C028019:cesium chloride