title: Amplification of localized surface plasmon resonance signals by a gold nanorod assembly and ultra-sensitive detection of mercury.
abstract: Controlled assembly of gold nanorods induced by Na(3)PO(4) leads to a significant amplification of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) signals. The strong affinity between Au and Hg alters the coupled LSPR signals due to the amalgamation of Hg and Au. This allows detection of Hg in aqueous solutions with ultra-high sensitivity and excellent selectivity, without sample pretreatment.
authors: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China. hhwn09@163.com
authors: Haowen
authors: H
authors: Huang
authors: Caiting
authors: C
authors: Qu
authors: Xuanyong
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Shaowen
authors: S
authors: Huang
authors: Zhongjian
authors: Z
authors: Xu
authors: Yingjie
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: Paul K
authors: PK
authors: Chu