Issue 45, 2023

A complete explanation of the plasmonic colours of gold nanoparticles and of the bichromatic effect

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPS) are known for their ruby-red colour related to their localized plasmon resonance and could be used for creating a new type of colour pigment. Moreover, the colour varies if the nanoparticle suspension is observed in transmission or diffuse reflectance spectra. We have systematically studied this two-colour effect, called the bichromatic effect, for twelve samples of nanoparticles in water with increasing diameters from 16 to 108 nm. The transmission and diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded and compared to an analytical model based on the scattering cross sections calculated using the Mie theory. We have also calculated and represented the colours within the CIE colour diagram. This approach provides a very efficient way for predicting the colouring power of plasmonic pigments when AuNPs are embedded in a material. It stresses that spherical gold nanoparticles may exhibit a good bichromatic effect when their diameter is between 70 and 90 nm.

Graphical abstract: A complete explanation of the plasmonic colours of gold nanoparticles and of the bichromatic effect

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 jul 2023
Accepted
29 set 2023
First published
11 out 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 15824-15832

A complete explanation of the plasmonic colours of gold nanoparticles and of the bichromatic effect

O. Pluchery, Y. Prado and W. Watkins, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 15824 DOI: 10.1039/D3TC02669H

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