Improved size-tunable synthesis of monodisperse gold nanorods through the use of aromatic additives

X Ye, L **, H Caglayan, J Chen, G **ng, C Zheng… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report an improved synthesis of colloidal gold nanorods (NRs) by using aromatic
additives that reduce the concentration of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant …

Gold nanostars: surfactant-free synthesis, 3D modelling, and two-photon photoluminescence imaging

H Yuan, CG Khoury, H Hwang, CM Wilson… - …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding the control of the optical and plasmonic properties of unique nanosystems—
gold nanostars—both experimentally and theoretically permits superior design and …

Defining rules for the shape evolution of gold nanoparticles

MR Langille, ML Personick, J Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The roles of silver ions and halides (chloride, bromide, and iodide) in the seed-mediated
synthesis of gold nanostructures have been investigated, and their influence on the growth …