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Different sized luminescent gold nanoparticles

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: After a decade's efforts, a large amount of highly luminescent metal nanoparticles with different sizes and surface chemistries have been developed. While the luminescence is often attributed to particle size effects, other structural parameters such as surface ligands, valence states of metal atoms and crystallinity of nanoparticles also have a significant influence on emission properties and mechanisms. In this review, we summarized the strategies used to create luminescent gold nanoparticles with sizes from few to millions of atoms and discussed how these structural factors affect their photoluminescence.

Source: Nanoscale

DOI: 10.1039/c2nr31192e

Authors: Jie Zheng, Chen Zhou, Mengxiao Yu, Jinbin Liu

Institution: The University of Texas at Dallas

Language: English

Topic: Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Texas at Dallas, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Awards: Develop a Dual Functional Nanoprobe for Integration of Fluorescence microscopy wi, Cell-and Nucleus-Permeable Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles