02361nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169260009900238300001200337490000600349520141000355653001901765653002301784653002001807653001201827653001801839100001501857700002201872700001401894700002201908700001901930700002201949856012401971       2015                        eng d  a1998-012400aSelf-assembled vertically aligned gold nanorod super-lattices for ultra-high sensitive detection of molecules0 aSelfassembled vertically aligned gold nanorod superlattices for   aTSINGHUA UNIV, RM A703, XUEYAN BLDG, BEIJING, 10084, PEOPLES R CHINAbTSINGHUA UNIV PRESScMAR  a907-9190 v83 a<p>We show that self-assembled vertically aligned gold nanorod (VA-GNRs) superlattices can serve as probes or substrates for ultra-high sensitive detection of various molecules. D-glucose and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) have been chosen as model systems due to their very low Raman cross-sections (5.6 x 10(-30) cm(2).molecule(-1).sr(-1) for D-glucose and 4.9 x 10(-31) cm(2). molecule(-1).sr(-1) for TNT) to show that the VA-GNR superlattice assembly offers as low as yoctomole sensitivity. Our experiment on mixed samples of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and D-glucose solutions demonstrate sensitivity for the latter, and the possible extension to real samples. Self-assembled superlattices of VA-GNRs were achieved on a silicon wafer by depositing a drop of solvent containing the GNRs and subsequent solvent evaporation in ambient conditions. An additional advantage of the VA-GNR monolayers is their extremely high reproducible morphology accompanied by ultrahigh sensitivity which will be useful in many fields where a very small amount of analyte is available. Moreover the assembly can be reused a number of times after removing the already present molecules. The method of obtaining VA-GNRs is simple, inexpensive and reproducible. With the help of simulations of monolayers and multilayers it has been shown that superlattices can achieve better sensitivity than monolayer assembly of VA-GNRs.</p>10aNanostructures10aRaman spectroscopy10aself-assemblies10asensors10asuperlattices1 aApte, Amey1 aBhaskar, Prashant1 aDas, Raja1 aChaturvedi, Smita1 aPoddar, Pankaj1 aKulkarni, Sulabha  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/self-assembled-vertically-aligned-gold-nanorod-super-lattices-ultra-high-sensitive-001876nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245012100055210006900176260011000245300001600355490000600371520110900377100002201486700001401508700001901522700002201541856013101563       2015                        eng d  a2046-206900aTunable band gap and coercivity of bismuth ferrite-polyaniline core-shell nanoparticles: the role of shell thickness0 aTunable band gap and coercivity of bismuth ferritepolyaniline co  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcMAR  a23563-235680 v53 a<p>We report a tunable band gap of bismuth ferrite-polyaniline core-shell nanoparticles from 2.24 to 1.98 eV and the variation of coercivity from 118 to 100 Oe, by varying the thickness of the polyaniline shell. Bismuth ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized via a chemical route and coating of polyaniline was achieved by a double surfactant layer technique. Coating of polyaniline introduced oxygen vacancies, local distortions and microstrains in the bismuth ferrite lattice which resulted in a change in the Fe-O-Fe bond angle of the bismuth ferrite lattice. This is confirmed with structural analysis tools i.e. X-ray Diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Moreover, the absorption of light around 600 nm is increased and photoluminescence emission around 430 nm is decreased, as the thickness of shell is increased, which also indicates the changes in optical properties due to variation in shell thickness. Thus tunability of the band gap and coercivity is achieved as a function of shell thickness in bismuth ferrite-polyaniline core-shell nanoparticles.</p>1 aChaturvedi, Smita1 aDas, Raja1 aPoddar, Pankaj1 aKulkarni, Sulabha  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/tunable-band-gap-and-coercivity-bismuth-ferrite-polyaniline-core-shell-nanoparticles-role-0