Improved Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoshells

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• 作者：Antonio M. Brito-Silva ; Regivaldo G. Sobral-Filho ; Renato Barbosa-Silva ; Cid B. de Ara煤jo ; Andr茅 Galembeck ; Alexandre G. Brolo
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：April 2, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：29
• 期：13
• 页码：4366-4372
• 全文大小：426K
• 年卷期：v.29,no.13(April 2, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5827

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Metallic nanoshells have been in evidence as multifunctional particles for optical and biomedical applications. Their surface plasmon resonance can be tuned over the electromagnetic spectrum by simply adjusting the shell thickness. Obtaining these particles, however, is a complex and time-consuming process, which involves the preparation and functionalization of silica nanoparticles, synthesis of very small metallic nanoparticles seeds, attachment of these seeds to the silica core, and, finally, growing of the shells in a solution commonly referred as K-gold. Here we present synthetic modifications that allow metallic nanoshells to be obtained in a faster and highly reproducible manner. The main improved steps include a procedure for quick preparation of 2.3 卤 0.5 nm gold particles and a faster approach to synthesize the silica cores. An investigation on the effect of the stirring speed on the shell growth showed that the optimal stirring speeds for gold and silver shells were 190 and 1500 rpm, respectively. In order to demonstrate the performance of the nanoshells fabricated by our method in a typical plasmonic application, a method to immobilize these particles on a glass slide was implemented. The immobilized nanoshells were used as substrates for the surface-enhanced Raman scattering from Nile Blue A.