Issue 21, 2020

Single-particle study: effects of oxygen plasma treatment on structural and spectral changes of anisotropic gold nanorods

Abstract

Oxygen plasma treatment is a common method for removing the surfactant capping material from gold nanoparticles, improving their functionalization and lowering their cytotoxicity for biological studies. This single-particle study investigates the effects of oxygen plasma treatment on the structural and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectral variations of anisotropic gold nanorods (AuNRs). Single AuNRs subjected to different plasma treatment times were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and dark-field microscopy. The AuNR length was a gradually decreasing function of plasma treatment time. After 120 s of plasma treatment, the aspect ratio of the AuNRs was reduced by a major structural deformation. Furthermore, increasing the plasma treatment time gradually broadened the LSPR linewidth of the single AuNRs. This trend was attributed to the decreased aspect ratio and the increased plasmon damping. These results provide vital and fundamental information on the relationship among plasma treatment time, structural change, and LSPR damping at the single-particle level.

Graphical abstract: Single-particle study: effects of oxygen plasma treatment on structural and spectral changes of anisotropic gold nanorods

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Feb 2020
Accepted
06 May 2020
First published
06 May 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 11767-11770

Single-particle study: effects of oxygen plasma treatment on structural and spectral changes of anisotropic gold nanorods

G. W. Kim and J. W. Ha, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 11767 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00996B

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