Abstract
Silver nanocrystals grown on a poly(dG)-poly(dC) double stranded DNA scaffold displayed circular dichroism at their surface plasmon excitation band. This chiral plasmon signature was not observed in a control experiment where silver nanocrystals of similar size were produced without the DNA template and adsorbed to the DNA. It is concluded that the DNA templated Ag nanocrystals had a preferred structural handedness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11006-11007 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 34 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 Aug 2006 |