Photo-Thermal Conversion and Stability of Gold and Silver Nanostructures

Abstract:

Gold and silver nanostructures (such as Au nanorods and Ag nanoplates) exhibit strong and tunable surface plasmon resonance in the near-infrared region (NIR). Under a certain NIR laser irradiation, noble metal nanostructrues achieve a high photo-thermal effect, which would be useful in the therapy. In this work, Au nanorods with longitude surface plasmon resonance (SPR_L) shifting in the region of 650 ~1100 nm were synthesized by a seed method. Ag nanoplates and nanocubes with SPR located in the region of 650~850 nm were produced by a hydrothermal method. Through adjusting laser power and irradiating time, the photo-thermal conversions of these nanostructures were studied under NIR laser irradiation. Under low power laser (808 nm, <1W) irradiation, the shape of the Au nanorods are stable and the temperature of colloid increase from room temperature to ~57°C. However, Au nanorods undergo deformation from rod to spherical particle under irradiation of high power (808 nm laser; 6W; 1064nm laser, 7W), resulting in the disappearance of SPR_L. Morphology evolutions and photo-thermal conversion of Ag nanostructures were also studied. Ag nanostructures have a lower photo-thermal conversion compared with that of Au nanorods colloid. Snipping and dendrite can be observed for Ag nanoplates after irradiating, while Ag nanocubes have no obvious shape change.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 906)
• Pages: 204-213
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.906.204
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Yuan Ni, Cai Xia Kan*, Bo Cong, Jin Sheng Liu, Hai Ying Xu
• Keywords: Nanostructure, Noble Metals, Photo-Thermal Conversion, Surface Plasmon Resonance

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