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Plasmons spring into action

The integration of semiconducting nanowires and metallic nanoparticles in a single device leads to a biosensor with enhanced sensitivity that detects molecules over a broad range of concentrations.

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Figure 1: Biosensing based on plasmon–exciton interaction.

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Murphy, C. Plasmons spring into action. Nature Mater 6, 259–260 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1874

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