Research Article

Spontaneous Ag-Nanoparticle Growth at Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Defect Sites: A Tool for In Situ Generation of SERS Substrate

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AFM topography images of (a) SWCNT and (b) Ag-treated SWCNT. SWCNT sample shows the presence of individual SWCNT and bundled SWCNTs. (c) Line profile from (b) of Ag nanoparticle on the surface of SWCNT. (d) 3D topography image of (b).
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