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Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)‐Free Multistep Synthesis of Silver Nanoplates with Plasmon Resonance in the Near Infrared Range
Author(s) -
Khan Assad U.,
Zhou Zhengping,
Krause Joseph,
Liu Guoliang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201701715
Subject(s) - surface plasmon resonance , materials science , plasmon , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , infrared , range (aeronautics) , chemical engineering , resonance (particle physics) , optoelectronics , optics , composite material , physics , engineering , particle physics
Herein, a poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP)‐free method is described for synthesizing Ag nanoplates that have localized surface plasmon resonance in the near‐infrared (NIR) range. Citrate‐capped Ag spherical nanoparticles are first grown into small Ag nanoplates that resonate in the range of 500–800 nm. The small Ag nanoplates are used as seeds to further grow into large Ag nanoplates with a lateral dimension of 100–600 nm and a plasmon resonance wavelength of 800–1660 nm and above. The number of growth steps can be increased as desired. Without introducing additional citrate into the solutions of small Ag nanoplate seeds, large Ag nanoplates can be synthesized within minutes. The entire synthesis is completely PVP free, which promotes the nanoparticle growth along the lateral direction to form large Ag nanoplates. The multistep growth and the minimum usage of citrate are essential for the fast growth of high‐aspect‐ratio Ag nanoplates resonating in the NIR range.