Researchers in the field of 'nanophotonics' are attempting to fabricate the smallest possible structures with optical functionality. The ability to engineer silica–gold nanoshell particles may increase the importance of metals in a range of nanophotonic and biological applications.
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*American Physical Society, Focus session: Photonics and the Nanoscale: Devices, Materials and Chemistry Austin, Texas, USA, March 3–7, 2003.
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Brongersma, M. Nanoshells: gifts in a gold wrapper. Nature Mater 2, 296–297 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat891
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