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Light induced aggregation of metal clusters

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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

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The influence of light of the Mie plasmon wavelength on the aggregation of 10nm-gold clusters in aqueous colloidal systems is studied by spectral extinction measurements and electron microscopy. The detected significant acceleration of the aggregation process is attributed to additional Van der Waals like forces between the particles. Thermal and photochemical effects are discussed and excluded.

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  1. I. Physikalisches Institut RWTH, Aachen, Germany

    H. Eckstein & U. Kreibig

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  1. H. Eckstein
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Eckstein, H., Kreibig, U. Light induced aggregation of metal clusters. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 26, 239–241 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01429156

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