title: Plasmonic hybrid nanotubes of fullerene C60-polythiophene-silver or gold nanoparticles: fabrication and enhancement of the Raman scattering.
abstract: We determined the surface-enhanced Raman scattering of the plasmonic hybrid nanotubes of fullerene C60-polythiophene-Ag or Au nanoparticles (NPs) which were synthesized via the template-based electrocopolymerization of terthiophene-linked fullerene C60 and terthiophene-modified Ag NPs or Au NPs using a nanoporous alumina membrane as the template. The combination of plasmonic activity and chemical stability may allow for a variety of new applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka 577-8502, Japan. h-fuji@apch.kindai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahodo
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujihara