title: One-pot synthesis of gold nanorods using binary surfactant systems with improved monodispersity, dimensional tunability and plasmon resonance scattering properties.
abstract: A facile seedless growth method for high-yield synthesis of monodisperse gold nanorods using binary surfactant mixtures is reported for the first time. In comparison with other seedless methods, the present method enables the preparation of gold nanorods with much better monodispersity. Moreover, the present seedless growth method enables the preparation of not only thin gold nanorods but also thick gold nanorods which cannot be prepared by other reported seedless methods. Dark-field microscopy measurements of a single gold nanorod indicate that the thicker gold nanorod shows enhanced scattering properties.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, People's Republic of China. University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhongyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guobao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu