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Alison M. Funston
Researcher at Monash University, Clayton campus
Publications - 83
Citations - 6802
Alison M. Funston is an academic researcher from Monash University, Clayton campus. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmon & Surface plasmon. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 72 publications receiving 6201 citations. Previous affiliations of Alison M. Funston include University of Melbourne & Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Ultrafast dynamics of pyrrolidinium cation ionic liquids
TL;DR: The ultrafast molecular dynamics of five pyrrolidinium cation room temperature ionic liquids are investigated using femtosecond optical heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy and the slow relaxation time constant correlates with the viscosity.
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Influence of the Medium Refractive Index on the Optical Properties of Single Gold Triangular Prisms on a Substrate
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the substrate and solvent refractive indices on the surface plasmon resonance of individual gold nanoparticles (prisms and decahedra) have been investigated by dark field microscopy.
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Modelling the Optical Response of Gold Nanoparticles
Viktor Myroshnychenko,Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández,Isabel Pastoriza-Santos,Alison M. Funston,Carolina Novo,Paul Mulvaney,Luis M. Liz-Marzán,F. Javier García de Abajo +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, an overview of theoretical methods for predicting and understanding the optical response of gold nanoparticles is provided, assisting the reader in making a rational choice for each particular problem, while analytical models provide insights into the effects of retardation in large particles and non-locality in small particles.
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The effect of surface roughness on the plasmonic response of individual sub-micron gold spheres
Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández,Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández,Alison M. Funston,Jorge Pérez-Juste,Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla,Luis M. Liz-Marzán,Paul Mulvaney +6 more
TL;DR: Plasmon modes of rougher spheres display a higher SERS activity, which demonstrates the crucial role of nanoscale surface texturing on the plasmonic response of gold particles.
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Three-dimensional morphology and crystallography of gold nanorods.
Hadas Katz-Boon,C. J. Rossouw,Matthew Weyland,Alison M. Funston,Paul Mulvaney,Joanne Etheridge +5 more
TL;DR: The three-dimensional shape of single-crystal gold nanorods grown in the presence of silver ions is determined using electron tomography and thickness profile measurements and it is found that, contrary to the current literature, the octagonal side-facets are sparsely packed atomic planes all belonging to the same symmetry-equivalent family.