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  1. A. Tcherniak, D. Solis, S. Khatua, A. A. Tangonan, T. R. Lee, S. Link, Chain-length dependent nematic ordering of conjugated polymers in a liquid crystal solvent. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 12262 (2008). link
  2. W.-S. Chang, S. Link, A. Yethiraj, P. F. Barbara, Single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymer chains in an electric field-aligned liquid crystal. J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 448 (2008). link
  3. S. Lal, S. Link, N. J. Halas, Plasmonics: From surface plasmon sensing to plasmon waveguiding. Nat. Photonics 1, 641 (2007). link
  4. S.-J. Park, S. Link, W. L. Miller, A. Gesquiere, P. F. Barbara, Effect of electric field on the photoluminescence intensity of single CdSe nanocrystals. Chem. Phys. 341, 169 (2007). link
  5. P. F. Barbara, W.-S. Chang, S. Link, G. D. Scholes, A. Yethiraj, Structure and dynamics of conjugated polymers in liquid crystalline solvents. Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem. 58, 565 (2007). link
  6. S. Link, W.-S. Chang, A. Yethiraj, P. F. Barbara, Anisotropic diffusion of elongated and aligned polymer chains in a nematic solvent. J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 19799 (2006). link
  7. S. Link, W.-S. Chang, A. Yethiraj, P. F. Barbara, Smectic inter-layer solvation of a rod-shaped polymer. Rev. Lett. 96, 017801 (2006). link
  8. X. Liu, A. P. Shreenath, M. Kimmel, R. Trebino, A. V. Smith, S. Link, Numerical simulations of optical-parametric-amplification cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 318 (2006). link
  9. S. Link, D. Hu, W.-S. Chang, G. D. Scholes, P. F. Barbara, Nematic solvation of segmented polymer chains. Nano Lett. 5, 1757 (2005). link
  10. S. Link, M. B. Mohamed, M. A. El-Sayed, Simulation of the optical absorption spectra of gold nanorods as a function of their aspect ratio and the effect of the medium dielectric constant. Additions and Corrections, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 10531 (2005). link
  11. M. Maillard, M.-P. Pileni, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Picosecond self-induced thermal lensing from colloidal silver nanodisks. J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 5230 (2004). link
  12. J.-Y. Zhang, A. P. Shreenath, M. Kimmel, E. Zeek, R. Trebino, S. Link, Measurement of the intensity and phase of attojoule femtosecond light pulses using optical-parametric-amplification cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating. Opt. Express 11, 601 (2003). link
  13. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Optical spectroscopy of surface plasmons in metal nanoparticles. In Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Properties, V. I. Klimov (ed.), Marcel Dekker (New York, 2004).
  14. Q. Darugar, C. F. Landes, S. Link, A. W. Schill, M. A. El-Sayed, Why is the thermalization of excited electrons in semiconductor nanoparticles so rapid? Studies on CdSe nanoparticles. Chem. Phys. Lett. 373, 284 (2003). link
  15. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Optical properties and ultrafast dynamics in metallic nanocrystals. Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem. 54, 331 (2003). link
  16. S. Link, D. J. Hathcock, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, Medium effect on the electron cooling dynamics in gold nanorods and truncated tetrahedral. Adv. Mater. 15, 393 (2003). link
  17. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Room temperature optical gain in CdSe nanorod solutions. J. Appl. Phys. 92, 6799 (2002). link
  18. M. Braun, S. Link, C. Burda, M. A. El-Sayed, Determination of the localization times of the electrons and holes in the HgS well in a CdS/HgS/CdS quantum dot quantum well nanoparticle. Phys. Rev. B 66, 205312 (2002). link
  19. J. Wang, S. Link, C. D. Heyes, M. A. El-Sayed, Comparison of the dynamics of the primary events of bacteriorhodopsin in its trimeric and monomeric states. Biophys. J. 83, 1557 (2002). link
  20. M. Braun, S. Link, C. Burda, M. A. El-Sayed, Femtosecond time-resolved electron-hole dynamics in CdS/HgS/CdS quantum dot quantum well nanoparticles. Chem. Phys. Lett. 361, 446 (2002). link
  21. C. Burda, S. Link, M. B. Mohamed, M. A. El-Sayed, The pump power dependence of the femtosecond relaxation of CdSe nanoparticles observed in the spectral range from visible to infrared. J. Chem. Phys. 116, 3828 (2002). link
  22. C. F. Landes, S. Link, M. B. Mohamed, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, Some properties of spherical and rod-shaped semiconductor and metal nanocrystals. Pure Appl. Chem. 74, 1675 (2002). link
  23. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, T. G. Schaaff, R. L. Whetten, Transition from nanoparticle to molecular behavior: A femtosecond transient absorption study of a size-selected 28 atom gold cluster. Chem. Phys. Lett. 356, 240 (2002). link
  24. S. Link, A. Beeby, S. FitzGerald, M. A. El-Sayed, T. G. Schaaff, R. L. Whetten, Visible to infrared luminescence from a 28 Atom gold cluster. J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 3410 (2002). link
  25. S. Link, A. Furube, M. B. Mohamed, T. Asahi, H. Masuhara, M. A. El-Sayed, Hot electron relaxation dynamics of gold nanoparticles embedded in MgSO4 powder compared to solution. J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 945 (2002). link
  26. C. Burda, S. Link, M. B. Mohamed, M. A. El-Sayed, The Relaxation pathways of CdSe nanoparticles monitored with femtosecond time-resolution from the visible to the IR: Assignment of the transient features by carrier quenching. J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 12286 (2001). link
  27. M. B. Mohamed, T. S. Ahmadi, S. Link, M. Braun, M. A. El-Sayed, Hot electron and phonon dynamics of gold nanoparticles embedded in a gel matrix. Chem. Phys. Lett. 343, 55 (2001). link
  28. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Spectroscopic determination of the melting energy of a gold nanorod. J. Chem. Phys. 114, 2362 (2001). link
  29. S. Link, Z. L. Wang M. A. El-Sayed, How does a gold nanorod melt? J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 7867 (2000). link
  30. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Shape and size dependence of radiative, nonradiative, and photothermal properties of gold nanocrystals. Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 19, 409 (2000).
  31. S. Link, C. Burda, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, Laser-induced shape changes of colloidal gold nanorods using femtosecond and nanosecond laser pulses. J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 6152 (2000). link
  32. M. B. Mohamed, V. Volkov, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, The lightning gold nanorods: fluorescence enhancement of over a million compared to the gold metal. Chem. Phys. Lett. 317, 517 (2000). link
  33. S. Link, C. Burda, M. B. Mohamed, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, Femtosecond transient absorption dynamics of colloidal gold nanorods: Shape independence of the electron-phonon relaxation. Phys. Rev. B 61, 6086 (2000). link
  34. C. Burda, M. H. Abdel-Kader, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Femtosecond dynamics of a simple merocyanine dye: Does deprotonation compete with isomerization? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 6720 (2000). link
  35. C. Burda, T. C. Green, C. F. Landes, S. Link, R. B. Little, J. M. Petroski, M. A. El-Sayed, Optical spectroscopy of nanophase materials. In Characterization of Nanophase Materials, Z. L. Wang (ed.), Wiley-VCH (New York, 2000).
  36. S. Link, C. Burda, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, How long does it take to melt a nanorod? A femtosecond pump-probe absorption spectroscopic study. Chem. Phys. Lett. 315, 12 (1999). link
  37. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Spectral properties and relaxation dynamics of surface plasmon electronic oscillations in gold and silver nanodots and nanorods. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 8410 (1999). link
  38. Z. L. Wang, M. B. Mohamed, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Crystallographic facets and shapes of gold nanorods of different aspect ratios. Surf. Sci. 440, L809 (1999). link
  39. C. Burda, S. Link, T. C. Green, M. A. El-Sayed, New transient absorption observed in the spectrum of colloidal CdSe nanoparticles pumped with high-power femtosecond pulses. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 10775 (1999). link
  40. S. Link, C. Burda, Z. L. Wang, M. A. El-Sayed, Electron dynamics in gold and gold-silver nanoparticles: The influence of a non-equilibrium electron distribution and the size dependence of the electron-phonon relaxation. J. Chem. Phys. 111, 1255 (1999). link
  41. S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Size and temperature dependence of the plasmon absorption of colloidal gold nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 4212 (1999). link
  42. S. Link, Z. L. Wang, M. A. El-Sayed, Alloy formation of gold-silver nanoparticles and the dependence of the plasmon absorption on their composition. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 3529 (1999). link
  43. C. Burda, T. C. Green, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Electron shuttling across the interface of CdSe nanoparticles monitored by femtosecond laser spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 1783 (1999). link
  44. S. Link, M. B. Mohamed, M. A. El-Sayed, Simulation of the optical absorption spectra of gold nanorods as a function of their aspect ratio and the effect of the medium dielectric constant. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 3073 (1999). link
  45. S. Link, C. Burda, M. B. Mohamed, B. Nikoobakht, M. A. El-Sayed, Laser photothermal melting and fragmentation of gold nanorods: Energy and laser pulse-width dependence. J. Phys. Chem. A 103, 1165 (1999). link
  46. M. B. Mohamed, K. Z. Ismail, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Thermal reshaping of gold nanorods in micelles. J. Phys. Chem. B 102, 9370 (1998). link
  47. C. Burda, R. B. Little, S. Link, T. C. Green, M. A. El-Sayed, Interfacial electron-hole dynamics in some homo- and heterostructured II-VI semiconductor nanoparticles. Society for Optical & Quantum Electronics, Meeting Proceedings, 1998.
  48. C. Burda, T. C. Green, S. Link, M. A. El-Sayed, Femtosecond interfacial electron transfer dynamics of CdSe semiconductor nanoparticles. Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Materials Research Society, Meeting Proceedings, Fall 1998.
  49. R. B. Little, C. Burda, S. Link, S. L. Logunov, M. A. El-Sayed, Charge separation effects on the rate of nonradiative relaxation processes in quantum dot – quantum well heteronanostructures. J. Phys. Chem. A 102, 6581 (1998). link
  50. W. Grahn, A. Bahl, S. Link, S. Stadler, R. Dietrich, K. Meerholz, C. Braeuchle, Peri-arylated acenes: From one-dimensional to novel multidimensional NLO-phores. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1997.