Photochemical tuning of surface plasmon resonances in metal nanoparticles [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Thomas Härtling

PHOTOCHEMICAL TUNING OFSURFACE PLASMON RESONANCES INMETAL NANOPARTICLESDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)vorgelegt von¨THOMAS HARTLINGgeboren am 13. 12. 1979 in Dresden¨TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN 20091. Gutachter: Prof. L. M. Eng, Technische Universitat¨ Dresden2. Gutachter: Prof. A. Eychmuller¨ , Technische Universitat¨ DresdenTag der Verteidigung: 28. 04. 2009PrefaceBooks on the optical properties of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) often start with a retro-spective on particle applications dating back more than two millenia. The use of MNPsfor the coloring of decorative objects, church windows and the like was indeed knownalready in ancient Rome, and the archaeological finds are real masterpieces of art [1].However, these achievements were certainly based on experience more than on scien-tific insight into the processes of light-particle interaction. Thus, a much broader range oftechnical applications of MNPs has been opened up by detailed investigations of metalcolloids. First experimental examinations of metal nanoparticles were reported in the19th century by FARADAY [2]. In the early 20th century, the work of SVEDBERG [3] andZSIGMONDY [4] was rewarded with the Nobel prize, which indicates the significance at-tributed to the research on colloidal materials already in those days.