Determining the Full Three‐Dimensional Orientation of Single Anisotropic Nanoparticles by Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202340
• Publication Date: 2012-06-26T20:29:34Z
• Authors: Lehui Xiao; Ji Won Ha; Lin Wei; Gufeng Wang; Ning Fang
• Keywords: Nanorod

Keeping track: By combining differential interference contrast (DIC) image pattern recognition with DIC polarization anisotropy, the exact full three-dimensional angular information of individual tilted gold nanorods positioned in focal plane objective lens can be readily determined. The rotational modes and kinetics in-focus thus resolved dynamically.