Nanoshells made easy: improving Au layer growth on nanoparticle surfaces.
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SUBMITTER: Brinson BE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5922771 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec
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Nanoshells made easy: improving Au layer growth on nanoparticle surfaces.
Brinson Bruce E BE Lassiter J Britt JB Levin Carly S CS Bardhan Rizia R Mirin Nikolay N Halas Naomi J NJ
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 20081201 24
The growth of a continuous, uniform Au layer on a dielectric nanoparticle is the critical step in the synthesis of nanoparticles such as nanoshells or nanorice, giving rise to their unique geometry-dependent plasmon resonant properties. Here, we report a novel, streamlined method for Au layer metallization on prepared nanoparticle surfaces using carbon monoxide as the reducing agent. This approach consistently yields plasmonic nanoparticles with highly regular shell layers and is immune to varia ...[more]
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