Research Article

Colorimetric Detection Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Characteristics for Sensing of Mercury Using Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles

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(a) The change in colour of the silver nitrate solution (transparent) after the reduction of silver ions and the formation of silver nanoparticles (dark brown) formed by onion extract; (b) comparison between the UV-visible absorption spectra of the green-prepared AgNPs and AgNO3 solution.
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