Langmuir-Blodgett films of gold/silica core/shell nanorods

► Langmuir films of gold/silica core/shell nanoparticles ► Langmuir-Blodgett films of gold/silica core/shell nanoparticles ► Optical property of the films can be designed at the particle level. ► Dye molecules can infiltrate the mesopores of the silica shell.