Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
5 Summary
This chapter gives a historically based introduction to gold colloids and
nanoparticles and hopefully has provided a suitable introduction to the other
excellent contributions in this volume, which give a more contemporary and
detailed account of recent important developments. Besides defining the differences
between clusters, colloids and nanoparticles it has emphasised the important devel-
opments in synthesis and characterisation during the last decades and indicated how
their unique physical and spectroscopic properties have led to important applica-
tions. The chapter has not dealt in great detail with the structures and electronic
structures of molecular nanoclusters. The accompanying volume has a separate
introductory chapter which provides a historical perspective into these bonding and
structural aspects.
References
1. Landgraf G (1999) Gold in decoration of glass and ceramics. In: Schmidbaur H (ed) Gold:
progress in chemistry, biochemistry and technology. Wiley, Chichester
2. Edwards PP, Thomas JM (2007) Gold in a metallic divided state - from Faraday to present
day nanoscience. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:5480-5486
3. Edwards PP (1992) Probing the nature of divided metals. Mat Res Soc Symp Proc 272:
311-328
4. Faraday M (1857) Bakerian lecture - experimental relations of gold (and other metals) to
light. Phil Trans R Soc Lond 147:145-181
5. Graham TH (1861) Phil Trans R Soc Lond 151:1183-1196
6. Mie G (1908) Ann Phys (Leipzig) 25:377-445
7. Schmid G (2005) Nanoparticles from theory to applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
8. Schmid G (2008) Clusters and colloids - from theory to applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
9. Curuso F (2008) Colloids and colloid assemblies - synthesis modification, organization and
utilization of colloid particles. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
10. Fendler JH (2008) Nanoparticles and nanostructured films - preparation, characterization and
applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
11. Halaciuga I (2008) Formation mechanisms of metal colloids. Clarkson University Press, USA
12. FeldheimDL, Foss CA Jr (2002) Metal nanoparticles - synthesis, characterization, applications.
Marcel Dekker, New York
13. Johnston RL, Wilcoxon JP (2012) Metal nanoparticles and nanoalloys. Elsevier, Amsterdam
14. Rai M, Duran NE (2011) Metal nanoparticles in microbiology. Springer, Heidelberg
15. Jennings T, Strouse G (2007) Past, present and future of gold nanoparticles. Adv Exp Med
Biol 620:34-47
16. Sau TK, Rogach AL (2012) Complex shaped metal nanoparticles, bottom-up syntheses and
applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
17. Mott DM (2008) Synthesis, characterization of nanoparticles. UMI, Ann Arbor
18. Chang H-T, Chau L-K (2012) From bioimaging to biosensors, noble metal nanoparticles in
biodetection. Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore
19. Niedelberger M, Pinna N (2009) Metal oxide nanoparticles in organic solvents, synthesis,
formation, assembly and engineering, materials and processes. Springer, Heidelberg
