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A Plasmon‐Assisted Optofluidic (PAOF) System for Measuring the Photothermal Conversion Efficiencies of Gold Nanostructures and Controlling an Electrical Switch

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: “Photothermometer”: A PAOF system was constructed using a diode laser as the energy source, an aqueous suspension of plasmonic nanostructures as the photothermal transducer, and a glass capillary for measuring the volumetric expansion of the suspension (see picture). The suspension could be driven to move up the capillary by more than 30 mm and be used to control the operation of an electrical switch.

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201210359

Authors: Jie Zeng, David Goldfeld, Younan Xia

Institutions: University of Science and Technology of China, Washington University in St. Louis, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

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: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Awards: NIH Director's Pioneer Award, GOLD NANOCAGES AS A NEW CLASS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR PHOTOTHERMAL CANCER TREAT