Gold Nanorods (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Gold Nanorods

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This image shows how electrons in the gold nanorods get excited when exposed to light, then are absorbed into a thin film of zinc oxide, changing the properties of the composite from a metal into a semiconductor. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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