Glitters like silver

When Ayaskanta Sahu and colleagues added silver atoms to CdSe nanocrystals they got more than they bargained for. For just two silver atoms in each nanocrystal they observed an unexpected tenfold enhancement of the fluorescence.

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Published in:Nature materials 2012-06, Vol.11 (6), p.486-486
Main Author: Pulizzi, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atoms & subatomic particles
Biomaterials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanocrystals
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
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Silver
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Summary:When Ayaskanta Sahu and colleagues added silver atoms to CdSe nanocrystals they got more than they bargained for. For just two silver atoms in each nanocrystal they observed an unexpected tenfold enhancement of the fluorescence.
ISSN:1476-1122
1476-4660
DOI:10.1038/nmat3348