title: Highly enhanced fluorescence of fluorophores inside a metallic nanocavity.
abstract: Here we report the observation of significantly enhanced fluorescence from molecules placed inside a silver nanocavity, as compared to those without the silver coating.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, USA.
authors.forename: Wenbing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jinnan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011166:Porphyrins; C018395:tetracarboxyphenylporphine; C009495:titanium dioxide; D012834:Silver; D014025:Titanium