Shape-Controlled Metal Nanoparticles and Their Assemblies with Optical Functionalities
Figure 10
TEM images of (a) isolated and end-to-end-connected AuNRs (b) with and (c) without connecting molecules (CTAB) between them. (d–f) Corresponding SAED patterns for AuNRs shown in (a–c), respectively. Scale bars are 20 nm. Reproduced with permission from [32]. Copyright 2008 American Chemical Society.