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Gold Nanoparticle Response to Nitro-Compounds Probed by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
Published
Author(s)
A C. Pipino, Vitalii I. Silin
Abstract
The optical response of Au nanoparticles to adsorption of NO2, SO2, C6H5NO2, and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) is probed using the cavity ring-down technique. A uniquely sensitive response, which appears characteristic of the -NO2 group, is observed for the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of an approximately Gaussian distribution of Au nanoparticles having a mean diameter of 4.5 nm. Detection limits of 1.2 nmol/L, 7.6 nmol/L, and 0.17 nmol/L, are estimated for NO2, C6H5NO2, and DNT, respectively, while SO2 shows no response.
Pipino, A.
and Silin, V.
(2005),
Gold Nanoparticle Response to Nitro-Compounds Probed by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy, Chemical Physics Letters
(Accessed December 12, 2024)