Synthesis of Anisotropic Noble Metal Nanoparticles

Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 295-362

  Aherne, Damian ^a   Ledwith, M Deirdre ^a   Kelly, M John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anisotropie noble metal nanoparticles; Extinction spectrum; Metal enhanced fluorescence; Metal nanostructures; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886060686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470642795.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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