Three-dimensional interfacial structure determination of hollow gold nanosphere aggregates

Scott M. Stagg; Kenneth L. Knappenberger; Anne Marie Dowgiallo; Manabendra Chandra

doi:10.1021/jz201352m

Three-dimensional interfacial structure determination of hollow gold nanosphere aggregates

Scott M. Stagg, Kenneth L. Knappenberger, Anne Marie Dowgiallo, Manabendra Chandra

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The boundary regions between hollow gold nanospheres (HGNs) comprising an extended aggregate were examined using 3-D electron tomography. The images obtained from these experiments allowed for precise determination of the 3-D arrangement of the HGNs within the aggregate and revealed structural heterogeneities that were not resolvable with traditional two-dimensional techniques. These features included particle necking, point contacts, lattice pinholes, and HGN cavities that were joined by pores. The theoretical influence of these interfacial substructures on nanoscale plasmon properties was assessed using finite difference time domain (FDTD) numerical simulations. These results demonstrated the prospective impact of 3-D imaging techniques on the development of complete-structure descriptions of nanoscale optical properties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2946-2950
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume	2
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jz201352m
State	Published - Dec 1 2011

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