Gold Nanoshell Synthesis
SiO
2
Nanoparticle Core (~100 nm)
Surface terminated with amines
1-2 nm gold colloid attached
Additional gold plating until shell is complete
Naomi J. Halas, "The Optical Properties of Nanoshells,"
Optics & Photonics News
, Aug. 2002, p. 26-30.
Gold Covered Nanoshells,
Business Week
, May 21, 2001
