In contrast to a macroscopic solid, a golden nanoparticle changes its color and spectroscopic properties when the particle size is changed. Here, we propose a teaching platform for high school and first-year undergraduate students that explains the relationship between the perceived color of such colloidal solutions and their physicochemical properties.
Development of a Teaching Platform about Plasmonics Based on the Color Perception of Colloidal Gold
Olha Aftenieva, Daniel Schletz, Antonia Meyer, Tino Kühne, Sierk Schmalzriedt, Manuela Niethammer, and Tobias A. F. König*
Congratulations to Olha and Daniel (shared first authorship), as well as Antonia (former group member, high school student and now a student in nanotechnology) for their publication in Journal of Chemical Education. These PhD students were scientifically advised by Tobias König as first and second supervisor.
New article in Journal of Chemical Education
