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‘Soft’ Nanoparticles Give Plasmons New Potential

2020-12-28

‘Soft’ Nanoparticles Give Plasmons New Potential

A team led by Rice University chemists Christy Landes and Stephan Link, both associated with the Smalley-Curl Institute, have made hybrid particles that combine the unbeatable light-harvesting properties of plasmonic nanoparticles with the flexibility of catalytic polymer coatings. Their work could help power long-pursued plasmonic applications in electronics, imaging, sensing and medicine.