title: Analysis of the evolution of tannic Acid stabilized gold nanoparticles using mie theory.
abstract: Spherical gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been synthesized in aqueous solutions using sodium citrate (SC) and tannic acid (TA) as reducing and stabilizing agents. Upon addition of TA and compared to the GNP TA-free aqueous solutions, a reduction of the GNPs size and consequently a dramatic change of their optical properties have been observed and quantitatively analyzed using Mie theory. An increase in the concentration of TA reveals a modification of the colloidal solution refractive index that is evidenced by the shift in the peak position of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) band. The variations of the peak absorbance with the TA concentration are examined in the low and high concentration regimes.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
authors.forename: Assia Rachida
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0737-9549
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Senoudi
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
authors.forename: Sidi Mohammed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chabane Sari
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15243, USA.
authors.forename: Ilhem Faiza
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Hakem