The 24th Photo-molecular Science Forum

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Lecture Title	"Recent Studies on Plasmon-Resonant Gold Nanorods and Nanorod Arrays"
Date	Monday 6 July 2009 13:30 to 15:00
Lecturer	Prof. Alexander Wei Professor of Chemistry and University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University
Place	Main Office Building of IMS Room #201
Summary	Plasmonic nanomaterials, and gold nanorods in particular, are able to couple with electromagnetic irradiation at visible and near-infrared frequencies. These anisotropic nanostructures can support a variety of linear and nonlinear optical responses, due in large part to their polarization-sensitive modes that can be tuned by various structural and materials factors. Gold nanorods have been used in plasmonic applications and also in biological imaging; they are also highly efficient at converting optical energy into heat, with important consequences for theranostics and nanomedicine.

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