A Hybrid Surface (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

A Hybrid Surface

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A scanning electron microscope image shows the surface of a new chemical sensing chip. The surface consists of gold nanoparticles (small bright dots) that have been deposited over silver nanoparticles (light gray regions) to form a hybrid gold-silver nanostructure.

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Credit: Nan Zhang

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