title: Thermal and Chemical Stabilization of Silver Nanoplates for Plasmonic Sensor Application.
abstract: Thermal and chemical stabilities of silver nanoplates (AgPLs), which are triangle plate-shaped silver nanoparticles, were improved by coating with titanium oxide. The titanium oxide layer prepared by a dip-coating method was certainly advantageous for the improvement of thermal stability. Furthermore, the overlayering of titanium oxide by a spray pyrolysis method was quite useful for improving the chemical stability against I(-) exposure. Such a coating exhibited satisfactory refractive index sensitivities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: Yukina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada