Modeling the Link Between Nanowires and Optical Behavior

Although colloidal production of silver nanowires (Ag NWs) produces nanostructures with twinned pentagon architectures, their optical characteristics are often approximated using a cylinder cross-section. In an article published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, the electrical and optical responses of twinned pentagonal AgNWs and NW networks were computationally estimated to illustrate the advantages and limits of such an approach.