Gold in a metallic divided state--from Faraday to present-day nanoscience.
(Figure Presented) "Very minute in their dimensions" is how Faraday described the metal particles present in a fine dispersion of colloidal gold upon observing its interaction with red light 150 years ago (see picture for a laser-light version of his experiment). This observation would com...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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