Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1246188 | Talanta | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles with different shell thicknesses were synthesized via modified Stöber method. Rhodamine B isothiocyanate was covalently bound onto the surface of Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles to form fluorescent core–shell Ag@SiO2 nanocomposites. Effects of shell thickness on the fluorescence enhancement were examined using the corresponding nanobubbles prepared by cyanide etching as a control. The result showed that the fluorescence enhanced as the shell thickness increased till the distance between fluorophore and metal core reached about 75 nm with the optimal enhancement factor of ∼5-folds. Further increasing of fluorophore–metal distance caused a decrease in the enhancement factor.
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Authors
Liangqia Guo, Anhua Guan, Xiaolin Lin, Chunliang Zhang, Guonan Chen,