1. Optimization of ultrathin carbon film coated silver nanoshell for biomedical applications in vivo.
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Wu, DaJian and Liu, XiaoJun
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COLLOIDAL silver , *SURFACE coatings , *CARBON , *THIN films , *BIOMEDICAL materials , *MIE scattering , *AMORPHOUS substances , *THICKNESS measurement , *SIMULATION methods & models - Abstract
The extinction spectroscopy and near-field enhancement of dielectric-silver nanoshell coated by tetrahedral amorphous carbon [ta-C] layer (DSC) have been calculated by using Mie theory. With decreasing the Ag layer thickness, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of DSC nanoshell moves from the visible region into the near-infrared region and the corresponding local field factor (LFF) increases first and then decreases. In addition, the increase of ta-C shell thickness leads to red-shift of LSPR and the decrease of LFF in DSC nanoshell. We further find that the increase of the dielectric constant for the outer shell can induce a significant enhancement of near-field. Based on the simulation analysis, we show that the DSC nanoshell can provide strong near-field in near-infrared region and may be suitable for the biomedical applications in vivo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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