Table 2.
Summary of LSPR characteristics and elemental composition retrieved from kinetics study
| Time (min) | Cu (%) measured by EDX | Cu (%) measured by XPS | Cu content (EDX)/Cu content (XPS) | λ (nm) | E (eV) | ΔE (eV) | Q | ωp (cm−1) | Γ (cm−1) | Ne (1020 cm−3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2222 | 0.558 | 0.094 | 5.94 | 14,290 | 676.47 | 6.17 |
| 0.5 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 0.59 | 2574 | 0.482 | 0.122 | 3.95 | 12,294 | 861.94 | 4.57 |
| 2 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 0.62 | 2596 | 0.478 | 0.125 | 3.82 | 12,167 | 865.16 | 4.47 |
| 10 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 0.63 | 2660 | 0.466 | 0.132 | 3.53 | 11,966 | 887.85 | 4.27 |
| 30 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 0.84 | 2764 | 0.449 | 0.145 | 3.10 | 11,879 | 1002.22 | 3.95 |
| 60 | 19.1 | 26.3 | 0.73 | 2820 | 0.440 | 0.165 | 2.67 | 11,443 | 1109.19 | 3.80 |
| 120 | 19.5 | 29.1 | 0.67 | 2848 | 0.435 | 0.158 | 2.75 | 11,210 | 1038.84 | 3.76 |