Ripening kinetics of laser-generated plasmonic nanoparticles in different solvents

- Diffusion-controlled growth mechanism for laser-generated nanoparticles is quantified by following the surface plasmon resonance.
- Solvents have a significant impact on the size, productivity and growth dynamics of laser-generated nanoparticle.
- More polar solvents result in smaller particles and a single kinetics type.
- Less polar and less reactive solvents lead to a two-step growth mechanism kinetic with the kinetic constant of the coalescence step quantified by 41-1549 nm3/s.