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Kou, Xiaoshan = 納米金的形成和顏色 / 寇曉珊. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-177). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Kou, Xiaoshan = Na mi jin de xing cheng he yan se / Kou Xiaoshan. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iv / Acknowledgement --- p.vi / Table of Contents --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xviii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Noble metal nanostructures and their surface plasmon resonances --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Applications of noble metal nanostructures --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3 --- Thesis outline --- p.20 / Chapter 2 --- Characterization Techniques and Instrumentation --- p.23 / Chapter 3 --- Growth of Large-Aspect-Ratio Gold Nanorods --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1 --- Overview --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2 --- Synthesis of surfactants and gold nanorods --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Surfactant effects on the growth of gold nanorods --- p.32 / Chapter 3.4 --- Summary --- p.54 / Chapter 4 --- Tailoring Plasmonic Properties of Gold Nanorods --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- Overview --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Anisotropic shortening of gold nanorods --- p.60 / Chapter 4.3 --- Transverse overgrowth on gold nanorods --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4 --- Comparison between shortened and overgrown gold nanorods --- p.81 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.97 / Chapter 5 --- Gold Bipyramids --- p.99 / Chapter 5.1 --- Overview --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2 --- FDTD calculation on gold bipyramids and nanorods --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3 --- Growth of gold bipyramids --- p.108 / Chapter 5.4 --- Shortening of gold bipyramids --- p.115 / Chapter 5.5 --- Comparison of the oxidation behaviors between gold bipyramids and nanorods --- p.125 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary --- p.127 / Chapter 6 --- End to End Assembly of Gold Nanostructures --- p.129 / Chapter 6.1 --- Overview --- p.129 / Chapter 6.2 --- Experimental methods --- p.131 / Chapter 6.3 --- Assembly of gold nanorods --- p.132 / Chapter 6.4 --- Assembly of gold nanorod-nanosphere pairs --- p.135 / Chapter 6.5 --- Assembly of gold bipyramid-nanosphere pairs --- p.138 / Chapter 6.6 --- Control experiments --- p.140 / Chapter 6.7 --- Summary --- p.143 / Chapter 7 --- Shape- and Size-Dependent Refractive Index Sensitivities of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.145 / Chapter 7.1 --- Overview --- p.145 / Chapter 7.2 --- "Growth of gold nanospheres, nanocubes, nanobranches, nanorods, and bipyramids" --- p.147 / Chapter 7.3 --- Refractive index sensitivities measurement --- p.149 / Chapter 7.4 --- Refractive index sensitivities of gold nanoparticles --- p.149 / Chapter 7.5 --- Summary --- p.159 / Chapter 8 --- Conclusions --- p.161 / References --- p.165

Lau, Fong Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-77). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.III / 摘要 --- p.IV / PUBLICATIONS CORRESPOND TO THIS THESIS --- p.V / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.VI / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VIII / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.X / LIST OF TABLES --- p.XII / Chapter CHAPTER I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Unique Properties of Gold Nanoparticles Possess --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Aggregation or Agglomeration of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Fabrication of Well-ordered Structures Using Gold Nanoparticles --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objective --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Organization --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER II. --- ARCHITRCTURE OF AUTOMATED MICRO-ROBOTIC SPOTTING SYSTEM --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- Micro-sized Capillary Probes --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Importance of Fabrication of Micron-sized Capillary Probe Tip --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Experimental Procedure of Fabrication of Capillary Probe --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Experimental Result of Fabrication of Capillary Probe --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Programmable X-Y-Z Manipulator --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- Programmable Hydraulic Syringe Pump --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4 --- CCD Video Microscope System --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER III. --- MANIPULATION OF UNMODIFIED GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY DIELECTROPHORESIS --- p.18 / Chapter 3.1 --- Methodology of Manipulation of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.18 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Self-assembly of Crystals by Capillary Force Induced by Solvent Evaporation --- p.19 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Position Control by Dielectrophoretic (DEP) Force --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2 --- Experimental Preparation and Setup --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Microelectrodes Fabrication --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Circuit --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Injection of Solution by Microspotting Technique --- p.24 / Chapter 3.3 --- Experimental Procedure --- p.24 / Chapter 3.4 --- Experimental Result --- p.24 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Process of Crystal Formation by Combining the Capillary Force and DEP --- p.24 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Position of Crystal Formed between Microelectrodes --- p.25 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Yield of Crystal Formed between Microelectrodes by Varying Voltage Applied --- p.27 / Chapter 3.5 --- Surface Analyses --- p.29 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Disperse X-ray Spectroscopy Analysis --- p.30 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Atomic Force Microscope Analysis --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6 --- Possibilities served as Humidity Sensors --- p.33 / Chapter 3.7 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.35 / Chapter CHAPTER IV. --- THEORETICAL ANALYSES OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES MANIPULATION --- p.37 / Chapter 4.1 --- Structure of Gold nanoparticles - Presence of Stabilizing Ions --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2 --- Theoretical Force Analysis Acting on Gold Nanoparticles --- p.39 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Governing Equations --- p.39 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Experimental Analysis --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3 --- Concentration of Gold Nanoparticles in Gold Colloidal Solution --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER V. --- MODIFICATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES SURFACE --- p.50 / Chapter 5.1 --- Working Principle of Surface Modification of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.50 / Chapter 5.2 --- Criteria of Choosing the Adsorbed Molecules for Chemisorption --- p.52 / Chapter 5.3 --- Experimental Procedures of Surface Modifications --- p.54 / Chapter 5.4 --- Experimental Result of Surface Modification of Gold Nanoparticles --- p.58 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Effect of Concentration of Dodecanethiol --- p.58 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Stability of Surface Modified Gold Nanoparticles --- p.59 / Chapter 5.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.61 / Chapter CHAPTER VI. --- MANIPULATION OF MODIFIED GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY DIELECTROPHORESIS --- p.62 / Chapter 6.1 --- Experimental Setup --- p.62 / Chapter 6.2 --- Experimental Result --- p.63 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Comparison between Modified and Unmodified Gold Nanoparticles --- p.63 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Manipulation Experiments using Different Frequency --- p.64 / Chapter 6.3 --- PDMS Microfluidic Channel System --- p.68 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- System Design --- p.68 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Fabrication --- p.68 / Chapter 6.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.69 / Chapter CHAPTER VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.71 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.73