Seed-mediated growth technique for the preparation of a silver nanoshell on a silica sphere

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Seed-mediated particle growth method for fabricating core-shell particles, where metal silver nanoparticles tethered on a silica sphere served as nucleation sites for the growth of a silver nanoshell overlayer is presented. The optical properties of core-shell could be tuned by changing the thickness of the silver nanoshell and the results reveal that relatively low temperature favored more the formation of a smooth and compact silver nanoshell.

Author: Datta, Supriyo, Kubiak, Clifford P., Roch, Jean-Francois, Zyss, Joseph, Zhong-jie Jiang, Chun-yan Liu
Industrial sand, Silica & Silica Sand, Industrial Sand Mining, Silica, Nucleation, Nucleation (Chemistry), Silicon dioxide

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Enhanced fluorescence from fluorophores on fractal silver surfaces

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Fractal silver structures are formed on, or near, silver electrodes by passage of electric currents, and are tested to expand the usefulness of metal-enhanced fluorescence. The new findings and methods would contribute to the use of metal-enhanced fluorescence in medical diagnostics and biotechnology.

Author: Lakowicz, Joseph R., Geddes, Chris D., Gryczynski, Ignacy, Parfenov, Alexandr, Malicka, Joanna
Observations, Fluorescence, Structure

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Subjects list: Research, Optical properties, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Physical chemistry, Silver
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