Metal-enhanced fluorescence of colloidal nanocrystals with nanoscale control

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-130

  Pompa, P P ^a   Martiradonna, L ^a   Della Torre, A ^a   Della Sala, F ^a   Manna, L ^a   de Vittorio, M ^a   Calabi, F ^a   Cinagolani, R ^a   Rinaldi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; COLLOIDAL GOLD; NANOMATERIAL; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SELENIDE;

CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GOLD COLLOID; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 50549098910     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2006.93     Document Type: Article

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