Photothermal conversion of SiO<sub>2</sub>@Au nanoparticles mediated by surface morphology of gold cluster layer
Lulu Yang, Zhibin Yan, Yang Lü, Jianxin Yang, Mingliang Jin, Xiaobo Xing, Guofu Zhou, Lingling Shui
Abstract
We manipulate the surface morphology of gold clusters on SiO<sub>2</sub>@Au nanoparticle and found that macroscopic photothermal conversions of different nanoparticle dispersions are significantly affected by nanoscale differences of gold cluster morphologies.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyMorphology (biology)Colloidal goldCluster (spacecraft)NanoparticleLayer (electronics)Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringComputer scienceGeologyPaleontologyEngineeringProgramming languageGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties