Rationally designed SERS active silica coated silver nanoparticles

Louise Rocks; Karen Faulds; Duncan Graham

doi:10.1039/c0cc05338d

Rationally designed SERS active silica coated silver nanoparticles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 21;47(15):4415-7. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05338d. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Authors

Louise Rocks¹, Karen Faulds, Duncan Graham

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 21394329
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc05338d

Abstract

A reproducible method for the successful silica coating of silver nanoparticles is reported. A selection of tri-functional reporter molecules were designed to allow controlled synthesis of silica shelled, dye coded, SERS active silver nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

Drug Design*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
Silver / chemistry*
Spectrum Analysis, Raman*
Surface Properties
Triazoles / chemistry

Substances

Triazoles
Silver
Silicon Dioxide
benzotriazole