Linking Ag nanoparticles by aliphatic α,ω-dithiols: A study of the aggregation and formation of interparticle hot spots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 16203-16212

  Izquierdo Lorenzo, Irene ^a   Kubackova, Jana ^a,b   Manchon, Delphine ^c   Mosset, Alexis ^c   Cottancin, Emmanuel ^c   Sanchez Cortes, Santiago ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; ANALYTES; HOT SPOT; NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES; NANOPARTICLE CLUSTERS; PLASMON RESONANCES; PLASMONIC HOT SPOTS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SILVER;

EID: 84881424772     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402833q     Document Type: Article

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