How gold nanoparticles have stayed in the light: The 3M's principle

Teri W. Odom; Colleen L. Nehl

doi:10.1021/nn800178z

How gold nanoparticles have stayed in the light: The 3M's principle

Teri W. Odom, Colleen L. Nehl

Northwestern University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

50 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Simultaneous advances in making, measuring, and modeling noble metal (plasmonic) particles - designated as the 3M's principle - have led to a perfect storm in discoveries and applications of gold nanoparticles. Three articles in this issue of ACS Nano illustrate this concept. First, exquisite control over gold nanorod length and diameter and testing of fundamental ideas are presented. Second, gold nanorods as localized surface plasmon resonance sensors to monitor the kinetics of antibody - antigen binding are reported. Third, strategies to prepare gold nanoshell substrates to enhance Raman scattering and infrared absorption are proposed. In this Perspective, we discuss how these reports fit into current challenges in plasmonics and how the prospects of localized surface plasmons will continue to shine when the right applications are revealed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	612-616
Number of pages	5
Journal	ACS nano
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nn800178z
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2008

Fingerprint

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Engineering(all)
Physics and Astronomy(all)

Cite this

Odom, T. W., & Nehl, C. L. (2008). How gold nanoparticles have stayed in the light: The 3M's principle. ACS nano, 2(4), 612-616. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn800178z

@article{71dc892ba5184c908f48da3a3c9a37ff,

title = "How gold nanoparticles have stayed in the light: The 3M's principle",

abstract = "Simultaneous advances in making, measuring, and modeling noble metal (plasmonic) particles - designated as the 3M's principle - have led to a perfect storm in discoveries and applications of gold nanoparticles. Three articles in this issue of ACS Nano illustrate this concept. First, exquisite control over gold nanorod length and diameter and testing of fundamental ideas are presented. Second, gold nanorods as localized surface plasmon resonance sensors to monitor the kinetics of antibody - antigen binding are reported. Third, strategies to prepare gold nanoshell substrates to enhance Raman scattering and infrared absorption are proposed. In this Perspective, we discuss how these reports fit into current challenges in plasmonics and how the prospects of localized surface plasmons will continue to shine when the right applications are revealed.",

author = "Odom, {Teri W.} and Nehl, {Colleen L.}",

year = "2008",

month = apr

day = "1",

doi = "10.1021/nn800178z",

language = "English",

volume = "2",

pages = "612--616",

journal = "ACS Nano",

issn = "1936-0851",

publisher = "American Chemical Society",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - How gold nanoparticles have stayed in the light

T2 - The 3M's principle

AU - Odom, Teri W.

AU - Nehl, Colleen L.

PY - 2008/4/1

Y1 - 2008/4/1

N2 - Simultaneous advances in making, measuring, and modeling noble metal (plasmonic) particles - designated as the 3M's principle - have led to a perfect storm in discoveries and applications of gold nanoparticles. Three articles in this issue of ACS Nano illustrate this concept. First, exquisite control over gold nanorod length and diameter and testing of fundamental ideas are presented. Second, gold nanorods as localized surface plasmon resonance sensors to monitor the kinetics of antibody - antigen binding are reported. Third, strategies to prepare gold nanoshell substrates to enhance Raman scattering and infrared absorption are proposed. In this Perspective, we discuss how these reports fit into current challenges in plasmonics and how the prospects of localized surface plasmons will continue to shine when the right applications are revealed.

AB - Simultaneous advances in making, measuring, and modeling noble metal (plasmonic) particles - designated as the 3M's principle - have led to a perfect storm in discoveries and applications of gold nanoparticles. Three articles in this issue of ACS Nano illustrate this concept. First, exquisite control over gold nanorod length and diameter and testing of fundamental ideas are presented. Second, gold nanorods as localized surface plasmon resonance sensors to monitor the kinetics of antibody - antigen binding are reported. Third, strategies to prepare gold nanoshell substrates to enhance Raman scattering and infrared absorption are proposed. In this Perspective, we discuss how these reports fit into current challenges in plasmonics and how the prospects of localized surface plasmons will continue to shine when the right applications are revealed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=46849114295&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=46849114295&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1021/nn800178z

DO - 10.1021/nn800178z

M3 - Article

C2 - 19206589

AN - SCOPUS:46849114295

VL - 2

SP - 612

EP - 616

JO - ACS Nano

JF - ACS Nano

SN - 1936-0851

IS - 4

ER -

Access to Document

10.1021/nn800178z