Alison M. Funston

TL;DR: This tutorial review presents an overview of theoretical methods for predicting and understanding the optical response of gold nanoparticles, and a critical comparison is provided, assisting the reader in making a rational choice for each particular problem.

TL;DR: This perspective reviews recent developments in the synthesis, electrochemistry, and optical properties of gold nanoparticles, with emphasis on papers initiating the developments and with an eye to their consequences.

TL;DR: The experimentally determined scattering spectra of discrete, crystalline, gold nanorod dimers arranged side-to-side, end- to-end, at right angles in different orientations and also with longitudinal offsets are reported along with the electron micrographs of the individual dimers, consistent with the plasmon hybridization model.

TL;DR: The goal of this work is to understand how the linewidth of the localized surface plasmon resonance depends on the size, shape, and environment of the nanoparticles.

TL;DR: Using surface plasmon spectroscopy, this work directly observed the kinetics of atomic deposition onto a single gold nanocrystal and also monitored electron injection and extraction during a redox reaction involving the oxidation of ascorbic acid on a gold Nanocrystal surface, creating the first direct measurement of the rates of redox catalysis on single nanocrystals.