ArticleNanoscale advances2024
High yield seedless synthesis of mini gold nanorods: partial silver decoupling allows effective nanorod elongation with tunable surface plasmon resonance beyond 1000 nm and CTAB-free functional coating for
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- Electron-Donating Benzenethiols Direct Rapid Formation of Plasmonic Gold Nanoflowers.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Green synthesis of bio-compatible carboxylate-functionalized carbon layers of 4 to 26 nm thickness on gold plasmonic nanoparticles.Nanoscale advances · 2026Article
- Plasmonic biosensors and actuators for integrated point-of-care diagnostics.Npj biosensing · 2025Review
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Abstract
Gold nanorods with small dimensions demonstrate better cellular uptake and absorption efficiency. The ability to synthesize gold nanorods while maintaining a tunable high aspect ratio is challenging as it requires careful control of reaction conditions, often employing additional steps such as pH modification or the use of polymeric additives. We demonstrate a seedless approach for the synthesis of mini (width < 10 nm) gold nanorods with tunable longitudinal surface plasmon resonance from ∼700 nm to >1000 nm and aspect ratios ranging from ∼3 to ∼7 without the use of any polymeric additives or pH modification. A single mild reducing agent, hydroquinone, allowed for up to ∼98% reaction yield from a gold precursor. A mechanism for elongation is proposed based on partial silver decoupling from the reaction. Finally, the particles were coated with various capping agents to allow functionalization and conjugation of
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