Copper nanorods have been synthesized by electrodeposition with different lengths in
porous polycarbonate (PCT) membranes with a pore diameter of 50 nm and a thickness of
4 µm. The PCT membranes were dissolved in dichloromethane
(CH2Cl2)
and the solvent was replaced by methanol solutions. Extinction peaks at
587, 581 and 574 nm were observed for the Cu nanorods with aspect ratio
R = 6,8
and 10 in methanol, respectively. Polarization of the molecules of the medium around the
wires changes the dielectric constant of the medium. Hence, the wavelength of the
extinction peaks does not shows good agreement with calculations that were done on basis
of Gans’ theory with nominal dielectric constant of the medium. In this study, the effective
medium dielectric constant for Cu nanorods in methanol was obtained by comparing the
experimental data and calculation results. The effective medium dielectric constant
(εmeff) for the
Cu nanorods in methanol was decreased by increasing the aspect ratio of the nanorods. After one week,
CuO or Cu2O
shells with about 20 nm radius were observed around the copper nanorods
and so the contemporary peak wavelength was shifted to red. In this case,
variation of the shell’s diameter with time caused the change in value of
εmeff. It was found for the Cu nanorods that the value of
εmeff
increased with time.
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