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July 24,
Cash Cattle. This past week featured some important differences from
recent trade weeks. Cattle traded every day of the week. Beginning on last
Monday with futures lower, cattle traded at $187 dressed in the north. By
week's end some cattle sold at $182 dressed with each day offering more
transactions each at a lower price. The live cattle traded in a narrower
range from $114-116 with the bulk bringing $115 at mid week. This brings
cash prices to the lowest level of the year and the lowest price in 4 years.
With slaughter levels hovering around 600,000 head, packers will have to
continue purchases in order to book generous margins currently available in
the processing business. Because of the large amount of cattle offered for
current delivery, packers have the leverage to protect margins and pass
along benefits of lower prices to retailers who also are finding good
margins at the nation's supermarkets.
CATTLE ON FEED July 101 101.6 100.9-102.0
PLACED DURING June 103 106.1 103.8-109.9
MARKETED DURING June 109 109.7 108.1-111.0
The USDA Cattle on Feed report with quarterly statistics included a surprise
on the placement side as June placements fell 3% short of pre-release
guesses. The on feed number was 1% over prior year with marketings on the
pre-release mark. The detail found in the report confirmed the fact that
many of those placements are heavy cattle weighing over 800#. This will
increase turnover in the feedyard and assure the processors a steady stream
of cattle through the balance of this year.
Heat continues as a factor in the beef market both on the live side and in
the retail store. Triple digit temperatures across much of the midwest will
slow cattle performance in the feedlot and decrease demand in the
supermarket. 10-15 day outlooks are now calling for milder temperatures.
This type heat is not unusual for mid summer.
Except for isolated instances, cattle close outs have lost money for the
past two years. Breakevens are lowered with each month's purchases and even
grain is helping to lower the price level at finish necessary for a profit.
There will need to be a pause somewhere in the string of red ink in order to
sustain a viable feeding industry. Demand for beef is the key and
stimulating the demand is complex and requires thought and strategy on the
part of the entire industry. Menus need more beef options. Young people
entering the work force out of college need a better opinion of the value of
beef in the diet.
Cattle Futures. Futures prices reversed the downward direction and
regained some of last week's losses. The downward direction of the futures
has been unrelenting. Brief rallies of a day or two barely interrupt the
downward trajectory and traders seem unwilling to gamble on picking a summer
bottom and who can blame them. Reasons and justification for these extreme
moves up and down abound but few make any sense and the moves have little to
do with market fundamentals. Each leg down has been followed by another leg
down causing all contracts to trade at life of contract lows.
Carcass weights
are released each Thursday and will be a closely watched barometer
indicating the position of cattle feeders in the nation's feedlots. The last
released for the week of July, 9th had carcass weights up 7# to 875#
remaining 10# below last year. Seasonally, carcass weights should increase until next winter. The important references will be
comparing carcass weights this year with last and determining how those
weights impact overall tonnage when compared to prior year.
Forward Cattle
Contracts: With the long sustained positive basis to the futures,
there is little interest on the part of feeders to forward contract cattle
anywhere close to par with the deferred futures. Cattle feeders who have
already priced the basis of cattle forward but not yet picked a price point
are stuck with a quite low price to the current cash.
The weekly breakdown of fed cattle moving to the beef processing plants is
as follows. 1) formulas 55%; 2) negotiated 20%; 3) forward contracts 25%.
The Cutout. The cutout flattened out at week's end bear the $200 level
-- a place where many think it will find retail support. Retailers, finding
more margin in the beef inventory, will continue to provide beef features
allowing a support point in the cutout. The key to the market direction will be the size of the slaughter and the
cutouts ability to stabilize around $200 on the choice cutout and be able to
slaughter 600,000 cattle in a normal week. As time moves forward, the slaughter will
not be decreasing, but instead more fed cattle will come to market along
with more cows. The industry will need to rely on improving demand and
increasing exports for price stability.
The choice/select spread has narrowed from $25 a few weeks
ago to $10 reflecting more choice product in the pipeline and the fact many
of the calf feds are cleared.
Oklahoma City. Replacement prices were higher for yearlings as light mid
summer receipts were met with good demand for feeder cattle of all weights.
The lower cash prices for fed cattle and the lower futures will change the
environment for replacement cattle this coming week. The markets for weaner
calves is growing cautious with summer
heat and dry pasture conditions in some areas holding back demand for high
risk calves.
More yearling cattle are being moved off hot and sometimes
dry summer pastures. The scorching temperatures of the past several weeks
have taken a toll both on the cattle and the pastures. Feeder cattle are
reflecting the same behavior as the fed markets as the current cash prices
bring premiums to a discounted feeder board. This will encourage more cattle
owners to sell mid summer rather than hold cattle for later delivery
assuring heavier discounted weights.
Feeder futures followed live cattle futures higher aided by a lower
trending grain market.
Futures are trading well under the index.
Feeder Cattle Cash Index. The index that has been trading premium to the
August board is narrowing the gap and currently trading close to par with
the August contract. Basis trades off
the October contract vary for July from -$1 to +1 for a 775# steer. In
November the contract moves to a 800# base weight.
The National
Weekly Feeder Summary released on Friday of each week tracks the
national prices by region for last week.
Corn futures. The hot weather is in the news but less mentioned is
the fact that 76% of the nation's corn crop is in good to excellent
condition. It would be premature to book a big crop for this year but this
number gives some comfort to those who might fear a bust in this year's
crop. The corn basis is currently moving higher. Quotes
over the September are around +20 cents in Guymon
Oklahoma down from .60 over last year. Corn is now pricing into rations at $6.50
cwt. in the Oklahoma Panhandle compared to wheat at $6.25 cwt..
The recent focus for reform has concentrated on the live
cattle contract where significant impairments to the contract exist and are
driving traders away. Little mentioned is the fact that the feeder contract
is also troubled and those operations relying on price protection in this
market are finding a marketplace that is barely hanging on and a liquidity
pool that is drying up. Open interest in the feeder contract is a small
fraction of the live cattle contract and live cattle contract is a small
spot on the wall when compared to some of the larger CME contracts like the
The feeder contract differs from the live cattle contract
in that the contract is a cash settled contract. CME has created an index
whose construction depends on publicly available information pulled from
USDA feeder cattle market reports. Some of those markets are public auctions
and the prices are open and available for all to see. Other transactions in
the index are taken from USDA reports using telephone calls to some of the
feeding companies asking for purchase information on recent transactions.
The sell side of each transaction is not confirmed with stocker or breeder
selling sources.
When users of the CME feeder futures make their way to the
futures marketplace, they will find a sparsely populated order book. The
spot month will have more orders listed with smaller spreads but when
trading in the deferred contracts out 6 month or more, few orders exist and
most are 1s or 2s and often the spread is .50 cwt. apart. Even in the spot
contract, it is unusual to find a order greater than 5 contracts. The result
is anyone putting on a position or taking one off involving 10-20 loads will
soon find they are moving the market over a dollar with a small volume.
Breeders and stocker operators need a viable futures
market. Grazing seasons, lasting 6 month or more, involve the purchase of
new stock for the grazing venture then sometimes laying off some of the risk
on the grazing venture. While laying off the price risk is only part of the
transaction, it is an important component. Weather, animal health, care and
other variables will always be changing but price protection is at the top
of the list.
The feeder contract would benefit from an industry wide
Blockchain that would share without attribution the thousands of
transactions going into the daily, weekly and monthly transfers of ownership
of replacement cattle. An index could be created relying on the shared or
distributed data in the Blockchain giving all participants confidence in the
cash settlement price. Weighted averages could be created for regions of the
country giving guidance for basis transactions to occur. Finally all the
information would be verifiable and auditable but each parties own
proprietary information protected.
The feeder contract suffers from the same impairment as
the live cattle contract -- poor liquidity. An improvement to the cash
settlement index would bring new traders and speculators to the market and
an improved market book to the contract. Traders are looking for any market
they can see and understand. This means they can develop their own theories
of price direction and not be worried about getting in and out of the
position because of poor liquidity.
Sections of the newsletter are redesigned with hyperlinks
to the appropriate source pages. The hyperlinks are in light blue within the
Regional differences in grain and cattle basises create a
difficulty in modeling a national composite for current close outs or a
proforma forward look at a breakeven. Readers should consider your own area
for adjustments to these models.
The Cattle Report introduces the FEEDER METER. The report
estimates profit or loss for currently purchased feeder steers and projects
a result 150 days out. The chart is interactive and updated every 15
minutes in real time based on changes in futures markets in grain and
cattle. Corn basis information is based on current trade prices adjusted
every two weeks. Feeder prices and fed cattle sales are par the appropriate
futures contract.
The Cattle Report estimates current profit or loss on
cattle placed on feed 150 days ago. This report generated from industry
averages attempts to simulate a typical close out based on prevailing
purchase prices for a feeder steer 150 days ago. The close out assumes grain
was purchased at market each month. Selling prices and interest rates are
based on prevailing benchmark quoted prices. This chart will change weekly.
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Marker on paper, two works
Each: 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 in. 21.6 by 14 cm.
Executed in 1980.
2. He was 20 at the time.
3. This piece was a part of a selling exhibition of Basquiat's work at Sotheby's.
Sotheby's has confirmed that Basquiat's "Untitled (resume)" has sold; the asking price was $50,000. Because this is a selling exhibition and not a public auction, Sotheby's keeps the final selling price private.
4. The asking price for the 31 items in the show ranged from $20,000 to $12 million.
5. The record for a single Basquiat work was set in May at a Christie's auction where "Dustheads" sold for $48.8 million.
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By Xiaoda Xu and Michael Cortie*
It is shown here that deviations from prolate ellipsoidal shape have a significant effect on the optical properties of gold nanorods. Transitions from rods to 'dumbbell', or 'phi'-shaped particles lead to a shift in the longitudinal plasmon peak in the blue and red directions respectively. Development of 'dog-bone' shapes leads to a red-shift and to the development of a third peak. A broad and flexible color gamut can be obtained.
Keywords : gold, nanorod, plasmon, optical extinction, gamut
[*] Prof. M.B. Cortie, Mr X. Xu Institute for Nanoscale Technology, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, AUSTRALIA E-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com, Fax. +61-2-9514-7553 [**] This research was supported by mining company AngloGold Ashanti and the Australian Research Council. High performance computing facilities were provided by the Australian Centre for Computing and Communications.
1. Introduction Gold and silver nanorods, and their highly anisotropic optical properties, have captured attention since their discovery in 1987,[1] and have been extensively discussed recently.[2-7] In general, their optical spectra are characterized by two absorption peaks, corresponding to plasmon resonances in the transverse and longitudinal directions of the rod. The position of the peaks may be varied from 550 nm to over 1200 nm.[8, 9] This suggests that the rods may find applications in chemical analysis (for example surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy), solar glazing, plasmonics, biomedical diagnostics, and therapeutics.[2] Nanorods may be made by the physical or electrochemical deposition of Au into cavities in a suitable hard template, or by chemical reduction of HAuCl4. Both procedures have their origins in the late 1980s.[1, 10] Although the hard template method is still of interest,[11, 12] the chemical method[4, 13] is now far more commonly used. This has been under development by various groups since a serendipitous observation in 1992 that gold nanorods were formed when AuCl4- was reduced in the presence of cationic surfactants.[14] Excellent rods were produced in 1997 by electrochemical reduction,[8] but significantly higher yields have since been obtained by systematic improvements to the electroless reduction of Au3+ onto preexisting gold nuclei ('seeds').[9, 13, 15] An important discovery was that the aspect ratio of the rods could be controlled by the addition of small quantities of Ag+ to the growth solution.[9, 16,
Today, most interest[15, 18-24] is focused on this surfactant-mediated reduction, although
there is disagreement as to whether the mechanism involves soft templating onto a surfactant micelle, as claimed by Jana,[4] or whether it is due to the preferential adsorption of surfactant, and possibly AgBr, onto the {100} and {110} surfaces of Au.[2, 18, 25, 26] The transverse plasmon resonance of the particles is roughly in the same position as that of isolated spherical nanoparticles of gold and is not influenced much by the aspect ratio of the rods. Reportedly, it is only slightly red-shifted as the particle volume increases,[6,
[28] In contrast.[16. as measured. Samples of rods were synthesized and aged. while most investigators have approximated their rods as prolate ellipsoids for the purpose of calculation[3. 32] or to prolate spheroidal. 29] 'I-shaped'. 32. or vice versa. one group has reported the opposite trend.[8] However. 33. a) Optical extinction spectra to 45 hours. it has been occasionally observed that the optical properties are also influenced by additional details of the rod shape.[21. The longitudinal plasmon peak initially intensifies and shifts to shorter wavelengths (A to B) during aging of the growth solutions. 31. (a) (b) Figure 1.slightly blue-shifted as the aspect ratio increases. 'dog-bone' or 'flared' morphology during aging. 3 . However at aging times of greater than 2 h (point B) it decreases in significance out to 45 h (point C) while a third peak develops (D). the position of the longitudinal plasmon resonance is very sensitive to the aspect ratio.[22] Furthermore. and in particular by the natural transition from cylindrical to flared. The results are summarized by a color gamut diagram that shows which parts of the color space can be conveniently obtained by use of randomly oriented dispersions of these nanoparticles. 28. b) Spectra that have been normalized to eliminate variation due to the volume of gold metal in suspension.[30] 'dumbbell' or 'peanut'[27. Aging of suspensions of gold nanoparticles.[22] or cylindrical to 'dog-bone'. 29. 34] While most workers found that the rods changed from a cylindrical form to a 'dumbbell'. 6. 35-37] this is obviously a simplification. and their optical properties simulated using a code based on the discrete dipole approximation. 'phi' or bipyramidal forms. Here we explicitly consider the effect of these deviations in shape on the optical extinction spectra of gold nanorods.
This factor is evident between 300 and 500 nm in the spectra. There are two peaks in the spectrum between 500 and 600 nm. Of course spherical gold nanoparticles would have also produced a plasmon resonance at about 530 nm. The true relationship between the remaining peaks can be brought out by normalizing the data with respect to this part of the spectrum[34]. We shall examine both of these possibilities later. It is clear that the peak due to the longitudinal plasmon blue-shifts and increases in strength as the rods age. 560 and ~700 nm. One of these peaks redshifts and strengthens as the particles age.2. The literature is in agreement that the former phenomenon can only occur if the aspect ratio of the rods is decreasing. It is evident that the optical density of the suspension increases steadily during the experiment. Results The changes in the optical properties of nanorods grown by a wet chemical method (see Experimental section) and aged for various times are shown in Figure 1. in combination with three peaks at ~520. and that this is caused by the development of a broad region of extinction below 350 nm. 4 . In Figure 1a the actual extinction spectra are recorded. The changes in the normalized spectra may now be attributed to changes in shape of the metallic nanoparticles. where absorption is mostly due to interband transitions[38-40] and hence in proportion to the volume of gold present. such a decrease can occur by growth around the flanks of the rods (keeping the length constant) or by spheroidization of the particles (keeping the volume constant). Some of this increase is simply due to the increased content of metallic gold in suspension. and the experimentally observed peak at this position would in general contain contributions from both effects since some spheres are present in these suspensions. Figure 1b. In principle.
An analysis of 264 particle shapes produced by aging suspensions for 50 minutes provided values of L.1 nm. e) After 60 minutes. a) After 10 minutes. D1 and D2 of 45.1 mM Ag+. and 24.6 ± 9. and L is the length. d) After 40 minutes. c) After 30 minutes.3 nm respectively.3 ± 6. D1 5 . 22.6 ± 6.2 nm. where the range given is the standard deviation of the measurement. Time dependent changes in the shapes of gold nanorods held in growth solution containing 0. b) After 20 minutes.Figure 2.
the diameter in the mid section. In Figure 3c we explore the effect of varying the basic shape from ellipsoidal to right-cylindrical while fixing the aspect ratio and volume to that of a hemispherically-capped cylinder with L=45. while an ellipsoid is the least effective shape. Evidently.00 ± 0. and in Figure 3b for an ellipsoidal particle of fixed aspect ratio but variable volume. However. the initial effect of the two shape changes mentioned is simply to reduce the intensity of the longitudinal peak.18 ± 0. It is evident that when L and D1 are fixed.6 and 22. This is in congruence with Gou. while also red-shifting it very slightly. L/D1 and L/D2.74 and 2. The strong effect that particle shape has on extinction spectra. It can be seen that. returning later to the effect of the CTAB sheath.5 nm. In Figures 3d and 3e we explore the range of shapes that can be produced by inflating or deflating the ends of the rods. Red-shifting of the longitudinal plasmon resonance as the aspect ratio of the rods increases. is a surprising result. calculated in this case using the traditional ellipsoidal model.[21] who found that 6 . is shown in Figure 3a for particles of equal volume. However. while maintaining rotational symmetry and keeping the L and D1 at 45. Most of this is due to the increased scattering that occurs as particle volumes increase. and D2 the maximum diameter at the ends. even at fixed aspect ratio and volume.63 nm respectively. The resulting aspect ratios. We will use these averages here for the purpose of calculating typical optical extinction spectra. an increase in volume also causes a red-shift. the maximum development of the longitudinal plasmon resonance would be achieved in a right cylinder. were 2. we will first calculate the extinction spectra of the rod-like shapes as surrounded by water. The flanks of the experimental rods are believed to be coated with a bilayer of CTAB.[25] which has a significantly higher refractive index than water.5 nm respectively. This will red-shift the longitudinal resonance. strong blue-shifting occurs in Figure 3e once the dumbbells ends fuse together.6 nm and D1=22. although the aspect ratio exerts a dominating influence on the wavelength of maximum extinction.
0 and D1 = 22. with blue-shifting and growth of this peak only occurring later on in the aging process. The explanation offered was that the CTAB bilayer had initially shielded the flanks of the rods. rather than L/D2.0 nm in Figure 3f. The strong redshift induced by this change is an unexpected result. as is the appearance of a third peak in the vicinity of 560 nm. so that growth occurred at the ends and moved inwards. These results of our simulations show that the position of the longitudinal plasmon of particle is more strongly influenced by the ratio L/D1.[22] Finally. we examine the development of a dog-bone shape with L=45. a point noted already by Zweifel. 7 .growth at the ends of the rods initially caused the longitudinal plasmon peak to broaden.
5 nm. e) Transition from cylinder to dumbbell at L=38 nm and D1=16 nm. In Figure 4a we consider a hypothetical growth series that starts with a gold nanorod seed.5 nm and 8 .(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Figure 3. Calculated influences of geometry on the optical properties of gold nanorods. c) Prolate ellipsoid. starting at L=17. it is instructive to consider various scenarios for the time-dependent aging that takes place in the growth solution.5 nm.6 nm and D1=22. Having determined some of the effects that deviations from the ideal shape have. These scenarios are shown in Figure 4.6 nm and D1=22. a) Different aspect ratios but equal volumes with a0=20 nm in each case.0. hemispherical-capped cylinder and right cylinder compared at L/D1= 2.03 and equal volumes corresponding to a0=20 nm. f) Transition from cylinder to dog-bone at L=45. b) Equal aspect ratios of 3. but different effective radii (volume). d) Transition from cylinder to phi shape at L=45.
so that all further shape change is by spheroidization. 32] that the shape change that occurs in the rods could be due to accretion of Ag.5 nm and D1=28. and a concurrent reduction in its intensity. 22] driven by surface diffusion of Au atoms and the lowering of surface energy that would result when {111} surfaces replace the higher energy {100} and {110} flanks. followed by an arrest in this trend as the redshifting lobes of the dog-bone develop. indicating that such accretions of Ag do not form under the normal synthesis conditions. D1=22. The result of imposing this sequence of geometries is a strong blue-shift of the longitudinal peak. and D2=32 nm. A dielectric constant for CTAB of 2. in agreement with experiments in which Ag has been deliberately accreted onto gold rods. In this case.1 was used for these calculations.D1=5 nm.[19.4 nm. This transition has been observed in cases where the rods have been heated by laser radiation.6. 32] However.[43] It is evident that the calculated spectrum is very similar in form to that measured in the rods after 120 minutes. experimental spectra generated by the usual techniques employed to make gold nanorods show no signs of such a peak. It is also possible[27. The resulting spectra are characterized by an initial blue-shift of the longitudinal resonance caused by the decreasing aspect ratio. it is evident that the silver lobes generate a plasmon resonance at about 380 nm. 42] and would be a constant volume process. 9 .[16. 41. in Figure 4d we consider the effect that immersion into a medium of CTAB has on the optical properties of a dog-bone rod with L=45. In Figure 4b we consider the possibility that no accretion of new material takes place after some limiting time. In Figure 4c we show what would happen when the basic gold rod shape develops an accretion of Ag metal on its ends.[27. 21. This grows into a rod with L=45. 31.5 nm. developing dog-bone lobes as it does so. Finally.
such as solar screening. an omission which we remedy here by mapping the colors of suspensions of the rods to the a* and b* color coordinates of the CIE-LAB system. However. 5a for different concentrations and aspect ratios. Effects of simulated aging and of composition on the optical properties of rods. c) Case when rod interior is Au but lobes are comprised of Ag (cf. no study seems to have been made previously of the gamut of gold nanorods. b) Spheroidization under constant volume conditions with a0=15. Calculated colors of gold nanorod suspensions are mapped in Fig. such as might occur under laser irradiation.4 nm. a) Development from cylindrical nucleus with a0=3 nm to dog-bone with a0=19 nm. showing how longitudinal peak will initially blue-shift as the aspect ratio decreases but that development of dogbone lobes arrests this tendency. while Figure 5b shows values measured during 10 . Figure 4f for pure gold rods which had the same dimensional properties). d) Redshifting effect from immersing dog-bone of 45 nm length in a medium of CTAB showing affinity to experimental spectrum measured at 120 minutes. The color of suspensions or coatings of gold nanorods may be important in some potential applications.(a) (b) (c) (d) Figure 4. The 'gamut' of a particular color-producing technology is defined as the range of possible colors that it can produce.
through blue. 11 . becoming purple and then dark blue. The resulting extinction of part of the upper visible makes the color of such gold nanorods purple or blue. During growth and/or increase in concentration. An important consideration is that the longitudinal peak of gold nanorods with short aspect ratios is in the visible region. from purple. the color starts from light pink.various growth experiments. to red depending on their shape. evidently as the result of one or more of the phenomena that we have discussed above. and that are separately illustrated in Figure 5c. The experimental data of Figure 5b shows that at some stage a pronounced inflection occurs. It is evident that gold nanorods display a surprisingly wide color gamut.
Solid lines correspond to various cuvette thicknesses (p=1 mm. b) Development of color in experimental suspensions of gold nanorods. s=7 mm). Color gamut of gold nanorods. r=5 mm. that peak has little 12 . dashed lines to particular shapes. and 4 a) for a suspension of 3 mm thickness.(a) (b) (c) Figure 5.5 mM Au. a) Gamut of rods of fixed volume but varying aspect ratio at different optical densities in water. d) to f). q=3 mm. Rods of aspect ratios greater than 2 have a quite different behavior. In this case. Simulations and measurements are for 0. c) Color gamut of simulated shapes in Figures 3 b). Their longitudinal plasmon resonance is close to or even in the near-infrared.
the mechanism by which Ag exerts its effect on the reaction is still uncertain.influence on the color perceived by the human eye.05 .[32. although Ag+ cannot be reduced by ascorbic acid under the usual near-neutral or slightly acidic rodgrowth conditions.content of the growth solution. 13. given the high Br. 31] (due to the fact that any AuCl4 present is an oxidant[44] with respect to Ag0 ) it certainly is well known that ascorbate can reduce Ag at pH greater than 7. which would otherwise interfere with rod formation.[2.[31] This may indicate that only a small change in conditions is necessary to produce an deposit of perhaps a monolayer of Ag0 on the gold nanoparticles. 3.2 mM Ag+ to the growth solution were required in order to provide a high yield of rods. perhaps the CTAB-coated flanks of the rods are rendered inert by an electrostatically bound layer of AgBr2. 9. Alternatively.[9. 34.[2. Discussion While most workers in this field have found the presence of Ag+ to be helpful to produce nanorods.0. 44] others have produced rods without it.[15.ions. a point noted by Jana. Liu and Guyot-Sionnest[34] have shown clearly how such a monolayer might preferentially form by underpotential deposition on the {110} surfaces of a gold rod. - 13 . and that the aspect ratio is controlled by nominal Ag+ content.2 mM Ag+ or above) led to the rate of rod formation becoming very slow. so a role for Ag0 can not be ruled out yet. 18] We have confirmed that additions of 0. 5. and coatings or suspensions of the nanorods consequently display a grey-purple color. 44] This has led to proposals that the AgBr particles absorb selectively onto the flanks of the rod thereby passivating them.[4] However. 19] or that the role of Ag+ is to scavenge[32] Br and Cl . It might be expected from a consideration of solubility products and solution redox potential that it would be present in these mixtures as particles of AgBr rather than the free ion or the metal. Nevertheless. Excessive contents of Ag (0.
The accretion of Ag can be ruled out. some of the other explanations for blue-shifting proposed in the literature are unlikely. Furthermore. [19. with an attendant decrease in the refractive index of the immediate environment of the rod can also be ruled out.[27] There have even been suggestions that the lobes of the dog-bones or dumbbells[22.Either way. at least under the experimental conditions that we have employed. 44] suggesting that the mechanism does require some type of preferential deposition of an Agcontaining species. causing a transition from cylindrical to dog-bone morphologies to occur. However. and the loss of rotational symmetry (which causes the development of a third peak). Comparison of the various scenarios in Figure 5 suggests that the changes in the spectra shown in Figure 1 are the result of an interplay between a decrease in aspect ratio (which blue-shifts the peak). it has been found that these rods always contain a few % of silver. 27] have shown that the lobes are most likely due to reduction of excess Au left over in the surrounding liquid. 31] might be Ag itself but ther workers[21. with the evidence indicating that both phenomena can occur under appropriate conditions. it follows that once all available Ag is used up in this manner.an observation seemingly born out in the experimental observations in the literature. and also that it appears to cause the transition from cylindrical to dog-bone morphologies. A decrease in aspect ratio might be due to spheroidization at constant volume or to accretion of Au on the flanks. the concurrent development of dumbbell or dog-bone lobes and increased volume (both of which red-shift the longitudinal peak). This is 14 . while others did. with some[15. The possibility that the rods do not change in shape at all. but rather that the effect is caused by the de-sorption of the CTAB bi-layer. the main importance of the Ag+ seems to be that it increases the yield and aspect ratio of nanorods.[27] The situation in the absence of silver is confusing. further growth of the rods will be unconstrained by the passivated sheath. 22] finding no flared shapes.[27] In a practical sense.
5. Finally. Our work provides the first systematic examination of these additional factors. An increase in volume generally red-shifts the longitudinal plasmon resonance. as does the development of a two-lobed dog-bone shape. However. we have shown that volume and shape of particle are surprisingly important as well. raised by Jana. this must be false too both because we have not observed such precipitation. Although Ag can accrete in principle onto gold rods. However. The most probable growth trajectory when gold nanorods are produced by Ag-assisted seeding is by the deposition of gold onto micelleencapsulated seed rods of high aspect ratio. followed by a strong growth phase with a 15 . This outweighs any red-shifting induced by increased volume. while such an effect can explain the appearance of an additional peak at about 560 nm. it would produce a red-shifting of the longitudinal resonance. once the endspheres of a dumbbell-shaped rod fuse.[4] is that the blue-shift is caused by a transition in particle shape from rod to platelet. there has been a claim in the literature[45] that. this would produce optical spectra unlike those ordinarily observed. The development of dumbbell or phi shapes at a fixed aspect ratio causes a decrease in the intensity of the longitudinal resonance without substantial change in its position. This would obviously be accompanied by a blue-shift in the spectra. Another possible explanation. although the aspect ratio is the dominant factor controlling the optical extinction spectrum of gold nanorods. However we have shown that. as time goes by the longer and larger rods precipitate out. hence decreasing the average aspect ratio (and optical density) of the suspension.because we have found that the application of two or three centrifuge-and-wash cycles does not reposition the longitudinal plasmon peak. Conclusions In summary. the result is a rapid decrease in aspect ratio and consequent blue-shift in plasmon resonance. with the onset of new quadrupole resonances.
5 mM HAuCl4 and 0. with negligible growth at a value of 2. Experimental HCl.2 M CTAB and 0.[46] The gold nanorods were prepared by a modified version of the seed-mediated growth method. 1.5 mM HAuCl4. 0. Kinetics were found to depend upon pH.[9. finally. 13] A brief summary is given here.concurrent decrease in aspect ratio (which would cause detachment of the rod from any initial micelle) and. the blue to red colour of the gold nanorod colloid developed.10 ml of ~0. hexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromide (CTAB). taking from tens of minutes to a few hours before becoming stable.30 16 .05 M L-ascorbic acid to 100. HNO3. A 'growth' solution was prepared by adding 1. AgNO3 was added as 0. All chemicals were used as-received. A 'seed' solution was prepared by mixing 0. Growth of gold nanorods was initiated by adding 12 µL of seed solution to the growth solution. 2. The remaining material was mixed with 100 mL double-distilled water and spun again.5 or 12. HAuCl4 solution was prepared by dissolving pure gold in aqua regia (HCl: HNO3 3:1 v/v). The concentration of gold nanorods in the final product is 50 – 100 times that of the original colloid.0 ml aqueous solution containing 0. The method may be found elsewhere. the development of two-fold dog-bone symmetry.02 M KBH4 (the concentration is not exact because this substance decomposes over time) with 10. All H2O used was purified by double-distillation. Thereafter. and usable kinetics at 4.0 mL of 10 mM stock solution to give final concentrations ranging from 0 to 0.000 rpm for 25 minutes. The gold nanorods colloid was centrifuged at 10.2 M CTAB by vigorous stirring. This ontogeny defines the color gamut of gold rods.0.0. potassium borohydride (KBH4). The reaction was carried out at room temperature. The resulting brown-yellowish solution was used within 30 minutes of mixing. Lascorbic acid and fine gold were sourced from diverse suppliers. and the supernatant liquid was tipped off carefully without disturbing the precipitate. at least up to aspect ratios of 2.5.25 mM. 126.96.36.199 ml aqueous solution containing 0.0 ml of 0. The morphologies of gold nanorods were characterized using a LEO scanning electron microscope (SEM) with in-lens images taken at 2.5.
5 nm. However. Much of the prior work in respect of the calculation of the optical properties of rods has taken the shape as being that of a prolate elliptical spheroid. 7] For convenience the optical properties here are expressed in terms of an extinction efficiency. and various optical path lengths. In the CIE LAB system the L* coordinate refers to the luminance of the color. It is an approximation method which converts the continuum target into a finite array of polarizable points. The colours of the calculated spectra were calculated for the case of a suspension containing 0. e.[6. The advantage of DDA is it can in principle be applied to any shape of particle.g. The calculations were performed for the case of gold rods suspended in water. flared. and bi-spherical. ellipsoidal. The optical properties of the colloids were inspected using a Cary 3E UV/visible spectrophotometer. which is the applicable optical cross-section normalized by the actual geometric cross-sectional area of the particle.kV. The optical properties of gold nanorods were numerically simulated using the DDSCAT code of Draine and Flatau. Qext. a standard white light source. considerably more than required to satisfy the program's requirements regarding accuracy and convergence. 48] This is based on the discrete-dipole approximation method (DDA). the a* measures the green- 17 .5 mM Au. A resolution of 0. this is an approximation since real rods exhibit a range of morphologies ranging from cylindrical. with complex refraction indices of gold and water. The applicability and accuracy of the DDSCAT code has been extensively verified. a 5 nm/s of scanning rate and a spectral bandwidth of 2 nm were used to obtain the visible-IR transmission spectra. Colours in the Commission Internationale de I'E Clairage (CIE) colour model were directly calculated from spectra using appropriate tables.000 or more dipoles were applied in the calculations. which acquire dipole moments in response to the local electric fields. In the present work these shapes have been explicitly simulated by means of a computer program that generated the desired shape in digital form for use in the DDSCAT program.[49] Arrays of 12.[47.[50] after converting either measured absorbance or calculated Qeff to transmission.
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as measured.1 mM Ag+. Aging of suspensions of gold nanoparticles obtained in a growth solution containing 0. The longitudinal plasmon peak initially intensifies and shifts to shorter wavelengths (A to B) during aging of the growth solutions. a) Optical extinction spectra to 45 hours. b) Spectra that have been normalized to eliminate variation due to the volume of gold metal in suspension. 21 .Figure 1. However at aging times of greater than 2 h (point B) it decreases in significance out to 45 h (point C) while a third peak develops (D).
phi and dogbone-like is examined. dumbbells and dog-bones The effect on the optical properties of gold nanorods of deviations in shape from prolate ellipsoid to right cylindrical. A broad and flexile color gamut can be obtained. dumbbell. 22 .Table of contents graphic Xiaoda Xu and Michael Cortie Shape change and color gamut in gold nanorods.
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FanGraphs: Laurila: Q&A: Ron Fairly on Dodger vs. Giants
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Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.1. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: August 03, 2011 at 02:20 PM (#3891684)
Dodger Stadium was one magical stadium, evidently.2. The_Ex Posted: August 03, 2011 at 02:42 PM (#3891704)
I liked this quote about Bob Gibson:3. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: August 03, 2011 at 03:07 PM (#3891725)
I remember one particular night that I got a base hit my first time up. An inning or two later he got to first base and I said, "Hi Bob, how are you tonight?" His response was, "You sure have a lot to say. Why don't you shut up." That was Bob.
He's got a few good stories, actually. Ted Williams, as usual, comes across as a man who knows something about hitting.4. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes Posted: August 03, 2011 at 03:53 PM (#3891764)
edit: Also, you have to wonder what the hell the Giants were thinking hiring him to do color. That was a disaster. Tell us another Dodger story, Mr. Fairly!
edit edit: Also, Fairly has one of my favorite baseball quotes. He tells a story of being the DH for the Jays in their inaugural season and taking an o-fer and, as he was going back to the dugout one of the nascent Jays fans loudly exclaimed, "Designated what?"
This is a good interview.5. Bob Evans Posted: August 03, 2011 at 05:15 PM (#3891833)
I'll always think of Ron Fairly as one of the Topps "small-type" guys - him, Lolich and Kranepool.
I never heard Sandy Koufax called "muscular" before. And I certainly wouldn't've thought of him as being more muscular than Drysdale.6. phredbird Posted: August 03, 2011 at 05:27 PM (#3891852)
I never heard Sandy Koufax called "muscular" before. And I certainly wouldn't've thought of him as being more muscular than Drysdale.
sandy koufax was built. jane leavy mentions this more than once in her book. he's over 75 yrs old now. i saw him a year or two ago when he sat with joe torre and tj simers at the nokia theater in L.A. for an informal interview. clayton kershaw was in the audience, and they brought him up to pose with sandy. koufax was taller and just as broad. then they compared hand sizes. koufax's hands were several inches longer than kershaw's. clayton kershaw is no midget.
If you scored three runs or more, you won 62 percent of your game8. vortex of dissipation Posted: August 03, 2011 at 08:04 PM (#3892019)
I hate to tell you this Ron, but if you score 3 or more runs in the 2011 NL, you win 70% of your games. In 2000, the height of sillyball, it was still 65%.
It is left as an exercise for the reader to find the answer for Dodger Stadium in its heyday ... mainly cuz I can't figure out how to do that.
If you scored three runs or more, you won 62 percent of your game
According to Bill James, when Koufax was pitching, it was more like 92%. He has an article in the BJHBA looking at what Drysdale and Koufax did with various levels of run support in 1963/64, and reports that when given three or more runs to work with, Koufax was 35-3.
Maybe he meant, "if you only scored 3 runs, you won 62% of your games." That makes more sense.10. Walt Davis Posted: August 03, 2011 at 08:35 PM (#3892047)
I should add that Ron Fairly is the Ron Santo of the Canada Baseball HoF.11. Bob Evans Posted: August 03, 2011 at 11:45 PM (#3892220)
Interesting, phredbird. (JFTR, I wasn't doubting it so much as saying, when you hear about Koufax, you don't hear about his physique, you hear about teh awesome.)
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When you go to any pizza place here in the US you expect a certain style of pizza. Well at Nicks pizza you'll be pleasently surprised to find the m…
103 Bennett RdCamillus, NY 13031
They have great BarBque, chicken, fish and soups. Oh and breakfast is good too. The owner and his wife are good people. STOP IN!!!!
3783 Milton AveCamillus, NY 13031
Best Mexican food, hands down. All freshly made. Great margaritas too. Got a chicken/chorizo/cheese dish with tortillas. Amazing!
7252 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
Just ordered from there.Since they have new owners very,very,very nasty.i mean nasty and cold.i ordered at 7 o'clock and they were at my door at 7:1…
7006 Interstate Island RdSyracuse, NY 13209
7249 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
1895 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
190 Township Blvd Township 5 Suite 40Camillus, NY 13031
W Genesee St Suite 40Camillus, NY 13031
1255 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
863 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
112 Kasson Rd Ste 40Camillus, NY 13031
3797 Milton AveCamillus, NY 13031
7252 State Fair BlvdSyracuse, NY 13209
Ill never order from Sardo's again. Had to wait 20 minutes more than told[again]. The girl put my order on the counter, said nothing to me and disap…
1029 Milton AveSyracuse, NY 13204
This is just one of those places people just love and I understand why. The food is very good, the prices are good and service is always good. It's …
21 Oswego St # 1Baldwinsville, NY 13027
Great food, reasonable prices, great atmosphere. The friendliest owner you will ever meet. She's a lot of fun.
33 Water StBaldwinsville, NY 13027
201 First StreetLiverpool, NY 13088
I went with four family members and for us it was the first time there. I ordered the Big Nasty, the bread crunchy and the pepers, sausage, and pull…
120 Oswego StBaldwinsville, NY 13027
The food is great and very reasonably priced. Staff is friendly as well. Nevermind these young punks below. If you notice there reviews, they give e…
7421 Oswego Rd Stop 15Liverpool, NY 13090
8113 Dexter PkwyBaldwinsville, NY 13027
The food is good, and the portions are large, the parking is great and the location is easy to get to. I met friends after work - we stayed in the …
3160 Cold Springs RdBaldwinsville, NY 13027
The food is great, the portions are great for the prices.... keep up the excellent work! First I'd been since it was Queen's Plate. WONDERFUL JOB Ta…
18 E Genesee StBaldwinsville, NY 13027
This is the place where the locals have eaten breakfast for decades. Friendly service, large portions, and great coffee. Just remodeled too! Righ…
1100 Avery AveSyracuse, NY 13204
We Love Our Twin Trees 1! It's the best! You can't get a better Pizza and the dinners are awesome too! mmm mmm good!
110 S Willow StLiverpool, NY 13088
From Business: This restaurant opened less than a week ago. It is located off NY370 on the south side of Liverpool, NY, about 2 miles from the Carousel Center, near Onondaga Lake.…
Use YP's sizzling summer checklist to pack in as many backyard barbecues, family trips, and memorable outings as you can before the kids head back to school.


text: Awful. We ordered from a local hospital for a lunch meeting. At the slightest bit of business, the service level drops. I sent a person to pick up a take out order for a meeting, and they gave us 1 bag of chips and cookies and plates. No sandwiches. Had to go back and get them, by that time, the... 更多


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Fountain Inn Childcare
1. Spike's After School
510 Georgia StFountain Inn, SC 29644
2. Fountain Inn Day Care
1130 N Main StFountain Inn, SC 29644
3. Child Development Fairview Kds
615 Fairview StFountain Inn, SC 29644
4. Golden Strip Child Development Center
1200 Howard DrSimpsonville, SC 29681
From Business: Established in 1996, the Golden Strip Child Development Center and Family Learning Center offers early childhood education services. Located in Simpsonville, S.C., …
5. Kids Care
827 SE Main StSimpsonville, SC 29681
6. Imagination Station
806 SE Main StSimpsonville, SC 29681
7. Center for Community Services
1102 Howard DrSimpsonville, SC 29681
8. Bundle of Joy Academy(Non profit)
402 Fowler RdSimpsonville, SC 29681
9. Loving Hands Daycare
105 Arbordale LnSimpsonville, SC 29680
10. ABC Kidszone
520 S Main StSimpsonville, SC 29681
11. Sunshine House
526 S Main StSimpsonville, SC 29681
12. Classy Kids Child Dev Ctr
This place is so cute! We have been in business for nearly 30 years. Our staff if caring, knowledgeable, and experienced. We were Voted Best in the …
13. Kids Place
My daughter started going to The Kids Place right before she turned two. She had never been to any daycare before and I was nervous that I wouldn't…
14. Park Place Children's Center
Not the most expensive yet just like the game it could easily come in second. And just like the board game it is one of the most desired places. I…
15. Pocketful Of Miracles
755 E Butler RdMauldin, SC 29662
16. Classy Kids Child Development Center, Inc.
My son has attended Classy Kids for about a year. They are compassionate, convenient, and loving. The Director and teachers are informative, and co…
17. Holy Cross Academy
There have been recent changes with the leadership of Holy Cross Academy that have taken the facility in a very positive direction. I have a child …
18. Noahs Ark Learning Center
The teachers are absolutely loving and caring. They took care of my daughters as if they were there own. You won't find a better center with a reaso…
19. Heaven's Child Christian Learning Center
I can't say enough good things about the teachers and staff at Heavens Child. I am a professional and it was nerve wrecking making a child care dec…
20. Gracie's Daycare
209 Beechwood DrSimpsonville, SC 29681
21. Children's Place Atelier
152 Pruitt DrGreenville, SC 29607
22. Nana's Nest
203 Greenbriar DrSimpsonville, SC 29680
23. Harvest Christian Academy
310 New Neely Ferry RdMauldin, SC 29662
24. First Baptist Church Day Care
125 Academy StSimpsonville, SC 29681
25. Ms. Stacie's House In Home Daycare
18 Catbriar CourtSimpsonville, SC 29680
26. Nanas Nest
206 Greenbriar DrSimpsonville, SC 29680
27. The Goddard School
The Goddard School has been an incredible place for our daughter to grow and learn throughout her early childhood years. She started at 6 weeks old …
28. Kiddie Academy of Five Forks
321 Scuffletown RdSimpsonville, SC 29681
From Business: We provide educational daycare in the greater Five Forks area that focuses on days filled with learning and fun, the key ingredients of our Life Essentials® educati…
29. Montessori School Of Mauldin
205B E Butler RdMauldin, SC 29662
30. After School Plus
255 Service Bay RdMauldin, SC 29662


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