Design and engineering of high-performance photocatalytic systems based on metal oxide–graphene–noble metal nanocomposites

Narendra Singh, Jai Prakash and Raju Kumar Gupta

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2017, 2, 422
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Plasmonic resonance of Ag nanoclusters diffused in soda-lime glasses

Promod Kumar, Mohan Chandra Mathpal, Anand Kumar Tripathi, Jai Prakash, Arvind Agarwal, M. M. Ahmad and H. C. Swart

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 8596
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Emerging applications of atomic layer deposition for the rational design of novel nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Jai Prakash, Hendrik C. Swart, Gaixia Zhang and Shuhui Sun

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 1447
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CdS based 3D nano/micro-architectures: formation mechanism, tailoring of visible light activities and emerging applications in photocatalytic H2 production, CO2 reduction and organic pollutant degradation

Jai Prakash, Pragati Kumar, Nupur Saxena, Zonghua Pu, Zhangsen Chen, Ankit Tyagi, Gaixia Zhang and Shuhui Sun

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 10015
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Insights into efficient bacterial inactivation over nano Ag/graphdiyne: dual activation of molecular oxygen and water molecules

Chuanqi Pan, Biluan Zhang, Tingyu Pan, Hui Huang, Siyi Song, Xitong Cai, Yuhang Wang, Hongwei Sun, Zhu Luo, Lizhi Zhang and Yanbing Guo

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10, 3072
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A strain induced subwavelength-structure for a haze-free and highly transparent flexible plastic substrate

Jae Yong Park, Juyoung Ham, Illhwan Lee and Jong-Lam Lee

Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 14868
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Nanomaterial-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy for sensing and diagnostics of gas molecules in environment and healthcare

Jai Prakash, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, H. C. Swart, Marina Rumyantseva, M. Packirisamy, Bruno C. Janegitz and Xiaogan Li

Sens. Diagn., 2022, 1, 1143
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Fabrication of a sustainable superhydrophobic surface of Ag-NPs@SA on copper alloy for corrosion resistance, photocatalysis, and simulated distribution of Ag atoms

Noor Hassan, Zeeshan Ajmal, Sun Liang heng, Khaled Fahmi Fawy, Sajid Mahmood, Fazila Mushtaq, Munirah D. Albaqami, Saikh Mohammad, Raqiqa Tur Rasool and Ghulam Abbas Ashraf

Analyst, 2024, 149, 3245
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Facile deposition and plasmonic resonance of Ag–Au nanoparticles in titania thin film

Mohan Chandra Mathpal, Promod Kumar, Anand Kumar Tripathi, R. Balasubramaniyan, Manish Kumar Singh, Jin Suk Chung and Arvind Agarwal

New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 6522
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A newly synthesized highly stable Ag/N-carbon electrode for enhanced desalination by capacitive deionization

Yingjie He, Lei Huang, Yixian Zhao, Weichun Yang, Taixu Hao, Bichao Wu, Haoyu Deng, Dun Wei, Haiying Wang and Jian Luo

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7, 3007
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Optical and surface enhanced Raman scattering properties of Au nanoparticles embedded in and located on a carbonaceous matrix

Jai Prakash, Vinod Kumar, R. E. Kroon, K. Asokan, V. Rigato, K. H. Chae, S. Gautam and H. C. Swart

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 2468
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Nonlinear photonics in glass systems doped with quantum dots and plasmonic nanoparticles

Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Jianrong Qiu and Xiaofeng Liu

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 13094
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ZnO based 0–3D diverse nano-architectures, films and coatings for biomedical applications

Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Jaroon Jakmunee, Yogendra Kumar Mishra and Jai Prakash

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 2950
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Composite (PVA/Cu nano) films: Two yield points, embedding mechanism and thermal properties

Ahmed Gamal El-Shamy

Progress in Organic Coatings, 2019, 127, 252
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Enhanced luminescence of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum-dot-doped borosilicate glasses with Ag nanoparticles

Zhousu Xu, Xiaofeng Liu, Jianrong Qiu and Cheng Cheng

Opt. Lett., 2019, 44, 5626
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Ag-decorated monolithic carbon sponge with porous directional frameworks for chloride removal in flow-through capacitive deionization

Lvji Yan, Bichao Wu, Yixian Zhao, Justice Annor Asare, Haiyin Gang, Dun Wei, Yiyun Cao, Peng Chen, Haiying Wang and Lei Huang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 322, 124210
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Role of silver on the photoluminescence and structural studies of sodium antimony zinc borate glass

Alan B. Samuel and V. V. Ravi Kanth Kumar

J Mater Sci, 2023, 58, 10660
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Synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticle clusters and their application in ascorbic acid detection by SERS

Jorge L. Cholula-Díaz, Diana Lomelí-Marroquín, Bidhan Pramanick, Alfonso Nieto-Argüello, Luis A. Cantú-Castillo and Hyundoo Hwang

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2018, 163, 329
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Combining density functional and incremental post-Hartree-Fock approaches for van der Waals dominated adsorbate-surface interactions: Ag2/graphene

María Pilar de Lara-Castells, Alexander O. Mitrushchenkov and Hermann Stoll

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015, 143
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Plasmonic and nonlinear optical behavior of nanostructures in glass matrix for photonics application

Promod Kumar, Mohan Chandra Mathpal, Jai Prakash, Gangareddy Jagannath, WD Roos and H.C. Swart

Materials Research Bulletin, 2020, 125, 110799
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Ag Nanocluster-Enhanced Scintillation Properties of Borophosphate Glasses Doped with CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots

Ying Du, Lu Deng and Danping Chen

Materials, 2022, 15, 5187
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Multifunctional properties of plasmonic Cu nanoparticles embedded in a glass matrix and their thermodynamic behavior

Promod Kumar, Mohan Chandra Mathpal and H.C. Swart

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 747, 530
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Significant stability enhancement of Ag@carbon electrode based on physical confinement of carbon nanocage and its application in capacitive deionization

Yingjie He, Bichao Wu, Sikpaam Issaka Alhassan, Lvji Yan, Yiyun Cao, Dun Wei, Baixue Ouyang, Peng Chen, TingZheng Zhang, Haiying Wang and Lei Huang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 340, 126564
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Study on the silver-copper containing chemically strengthened antimicrobial glass prepared by ion-exchange

Xingxing Jiang, Cui Li, Xiangtao Lin, Ziyou Zhou, Yinyi Luo, Anxian Lu and Zhenhai Bai

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 15490
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Study of photoluminescence and nonlinear optical behaviour of AgCu nanoparticles for nanophotonics

Gajendra Kumar Inwati, Promod Kumar, Man Singh, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Ashavani Kumar, Venugopal Rao Soma and H.C. Swart

Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2021, 28, 100807
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Strengthening cationic repulsion on graphene oxide membrane to boost water desalination

Ziyi Huang, Xiaojia Zhang, Fan Yang, Rajkumar Devasenathipathy, Xinglan Peng, Limin Wang, Dujuan Huang, Youjun Fan, Wei Chen and Du-Hong Chen

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2024, 165, 105799
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Molecular self-alignment on InO/Ag composite film with unidirectional solution coating process

Bo-Kyeong Choi, Dong Wook Lee and Dae-Shik Seo

J Sol-Gel Sci Technol, 2025, 114, 1109
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Structure and tribological properties of Si/a-C:H(Ag) multilayer film in stimulated body fluid*

Yan-Xia Wu, Yun-Lin Liu, Ying Liu, Bing Zhou, Hong-Jun Hei, Yong Ma, Sheng-Wang Yu and Yu-Cheng Wu

Chinese Phys. B, 2020, 29, 116101
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Simple and scalable growth of AgCl nanorods by plasma-assisted strain relaxation on flexible polymer substrates

Jae Yong Park, Illhwan Lee, Juyoung Ham, Seungo Gim and Jong-Lam Lee

Nat Commun, 2017, 8
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Highly conductive and anticorrosion Ag/CNTs/NDs hybrid films on molecular-grafted PET substrate for flexible electrodes

Yang Zhang and Zhixin Kang

Applied Surface Science, 2018, 427, 282
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Innovative Fabrication of Metal Alloy Structures via Laser‐Induced Forward Transfer on Flexible Substrates

Ankit Das and Chien‐Fang Ding

Small Methods, 2024, 8
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Electrokinetic Properties of Vitreous Mesoporous Membranes Doped with Silver Iodide

L. E. Ermakova, A. S. Kuznetsova, M. A. Girsova, L. N. Kurilenko and T. V. Antropova

Glass Phys Chem, 2022, 48, 248
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A facile general route for ternary Fe 2 O 3 @TiO 2 @nanometal (Au, Ag) composite as a high-performance and recyclable photocatalyst

Sung-Eun Kim, Jae-Young Woo, Soo-Yeon Kang, Byoung Koun Min, Joong Kee Lee and Sang-Wha Lee

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2016, 43, 142
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Influence of Si on the Microstructure and Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Ag/a-C:H Films

Yanxia Wu, Shujiao Zhang, Jie Meng, Shengxi Wang, Shengwang Yu, Yong Ma, Bin Tang, Ying Liu and Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Tribology Transactions, 2020, 63, 897
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Nanoparticles embedded into glass matrices: glass nanocomposites

Javier Fonseca

Front. Mater. Sci., 2022, 16
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Study of Tunable Plasmonic, Photoluminscence, and Nonlinear Optical Behavior of Ag Nanoclusters Embedded in a Glass Matrix for Multifunctional Applications

Promod Kumar, Mohan C. Mathpal, Jai Prakash, Syed Hamad, Soma Venugopal Rao, Bennie C. Viljoen, Mart‐Mari Duvenhage, Eric G. Njoroge, Wiets D. Roos and Hendrik C. Swart

Physica Status Solidi (a), 2019, 216
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Two-component spin-coated Ag/CNT composite films based on a silver heterogeneous nucleation mechanism adhesion-enhanced by mechanical interlocking and chemical grafting

Yang Zhang, Zhixin Kang and Takeshi Bessho

Nanotechnology, 2017, 28, 105607
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Energetic argon beam stimulated growth of plasmonic silver nanoparticles in Ag+-exchanged soda glass: A study on the structural, optical, photoluminescence and electrical behavior

Sonal and Annu Sharma

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2021, 263, 114860
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Embedded plasmonic nanostructures: synthesis, fundamental aspects and their surface enhanced Raman scattering applications

Jai Prakash, R.A. Harris and H.C. Swart

International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2016, 35, 353
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Modeling, design, and synthesis of gram-scale monodispersed silver nanoparticles using microwave-assisted polyol process for metamaterial applications

Z. Lalegani, S.A. Seyyed Ebrahimi, B. Hamawandi, L. La Spada and M.S. Toprak

Optical Materials, 2020, 108, 110381
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Water Challenges in South Asian Countries: A Focused Review on Emerging Nanomaterials and Technological Processes in Wastewater Treatment

Samriti, Abhijeet Ojha and Jai Prakash

ACS EST Water, 2023, 3, 1463
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Noble metal nanoparticles and graphene oxide based hybrid nanostructures for antibacterial applications: Recent advances, synergistic antibacterial activities, and mechanistic approaches

Ayush Badoni and Jai Prakash

Micro and Nano Engineering, 2024, 22, 100239
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Novel polypyrrole-graphene oxide-gold nanocomposite for high performance hydrogen peroxide sensing application

D. Mathivanan, K.S. Shalini Devi, G. Sathiyan, Ankit Tyagi, V.A.O.P. da Silva, B.C. Janegitz, Jai Prakash and Raju Kumar Gupta

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021, 328, 112769
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Investigation of properties and applications of ZnO polymer nanocomposites

Ashwini Asture, Varun Rawat, Chandramohan Srivastava and Dipti Vaya

Polym. Bull., 2023, 80, 3507
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Synthesis of Ag/CNT composite films on photo-grafted polyimide substrate by two component spin-spray deposition

Yang Zhang, Zhixin Kang, Takeshi Bessho, Hidetoshi Hirahara and Jing Sang

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2017, 56, 355
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Electrokinetic Properties of Mesoporous Vitreous Membranes Doped by Silver-Silver Halides

Ludmila Ermakova, Anastasiia Kuznetsova, Marina Girsova, Anna Volkova and Tatiana Antropova

Membranes, 2023, 13, 126
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Efficient 4-Nitrophenol sensor development based on facile Ag@Nd2O3 nanoparticles

Mohammed M. Rahman, Abdul Wahid, M.M. Alam and Abdullah M. Asiri

Materials Today Communications, 2018, 16, 307
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Effect of potassium and silver ion-exchange on the strengthening effect and properties of aluminosilicate glass

Xingxing Jiang, Xiangtao Lin, Cui Li, Miaosen Pang, Lidan Liu, Yanjun Yu, Zhikai Wang, Yinyi Luo, Anxian Lu and Zhenhai Bai

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 31351
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Growth of Cobalt and Silver Nanoparticles in Soda‐Lime Glasses

Rim Faraj, François Goutaland and Nadège Ollier

Physica Status Solidi (b), 2020, 257
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Synthesis and characterization of Ag@Cu-based MOFs as efficient adsorbents for iodine anions removal from aqueous solutions

Chun-Hui Gong, Zhi-Ying Li, Kai-Wei Chen, Ao-Tian Gu, Peng Wang and Yi Yang

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2023, 265, 107211
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Photoluminescence of Ag+ and Agn+m in co-doped Pr3+/Yb3+ fluorophosphate glasses: tuning visible emission and energy transfer to Pr3+/Yb3+ ions through excitation in different silver species

Tarcio Castro, Véronique Jubera, Hssen Fares, Yannick Petit, Alexandre Fargues, Thierry Cardinal, Marcelo Nalin and Sidney Ribeiro

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2019, 30, 16878
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Proposal for a self-excited electrically driven surface plasmon polariton generator

V. G. Bordo

Applied Physics Letters, 2017, 110
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Spectral Properties of Composite Materials Based on Nanoporous High-Silica Glasses Activated by Silver and Lanthanum Ions

M. A. Girsova, G. F. Golovina, I. N. Anfimova, L. N. Kurilenko and A. S. Saratovskii

Opt. Spectrosc., 2024, 132, 139
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Rational Design of Novel Catalysts with Atomic Layer Deposition for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Zhangsen Chen, Gaixia Zhang, Jai Prakash, Yi Zheng and Shuhui Sun

Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9
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Silver nanoparticles enhanced photoluminescence and the spectroscopic performances of Nd3+ ions in sodium lanthanum borate glass host: Effect of heat treatment

B.N. Swetha, K. Keshavamurthy, Gaurav Gupta, Dalal Abdullah Aloraini, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin, M.I. Sayyed and Gangareddy Jagannath

Ceramics International, 2021, 47, 21212
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Si Nanowire-Based Schottky Sensors for Selective Sensing of NH3 and HCl via Impedance Spectroscopy

Valeriy M. Kondratev, Ekaterina A. Vyacheslavova, Talgat Shugabaev, Demid A. Kirilenko, Alexey Kuznetsov, Svetlana A. Kadinskaya, Zamir V. Shomakhov, Artem I. Baranov, Svetlana S. Nalimova, Vyacheslav A. Moshnikov, Alexander S. Gudovskikh and Alexey D. Bolshakov

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 11513
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Self-excitation of surface plasmon polaritons

V. G. Bordo

Phys. Rev. B, 2016, 93
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Noble metal nanoparticles embedding into polymeric materials: From fundamentals to applications

Jai Prakash, J.C. Pivin and H.C. Swart

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 226, 187
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TiO2 nanoflower photocatalysts: Synthesis, modifications and applications in wastewater treatment for removal of emerging organic pollutants

Anirban Chakraborty, Samriti, Olim Ruzimuradov, Raju Kumar Gupta, Junghyun Cho and Jai Prakash

Environmental Research, 2022, 212, 113550
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High-Temperature Diffusion of Cu2+ Ions into Natural Plagioclase Crystals: The Role of Li2O

Qingchao Zhou, Chengsi Wang and Andy Hsitien Shen

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 12244
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Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanorods: formation chemistry, growth mechanism, and tailoring of surface properties for photocatalytic activities

Tanya Gupta, Samriti, Junghyun Cho and Jai Prakash

Materials Today Chemistry, 2021, 20, 100428
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Influence of different process conditions on mechanical, optical and surface properties of silver ion exchanged soda-lime silicate glass

Melis Can Özdemir Yanık, Meryem Sarıgüzel, Yusuf Öztürk, Türkay Yıldız, Ezgi Deniz Kaçar, Arca İyiel, Burak İzmirlioğlu and Esin Günay

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018, 493, 1
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Argon beam prompted alterations in morphological, structural, optical and electrical properties of Na+↔Ag+ ion-exchanged glass

Sonal and Annu Sharma

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021, 257, 123795
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In situ formation of silver nanoparticles within labradorite mineral crystals exhibiting third-order nonlinearity

Qingchao Zhou, Zhongyi Shang, Runni Huang and Andy Hsitien Shen

Optical Materials, 2024, 154, 115632
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Progress in tailoring perovskite based solar cells through compositional engineering: Materials properties, photovoltaic performance and critical issues

Jai Prakash, Arjun Singh, Govindasamy Sathiyan, Rahul Ranjan, Anand Singh, Ashish Garg and Raju Kumar Gupta

Materials Today Energy, 2018, 9, 440
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Effect of annealing on metal nanoclusters tuned luminescence shift in Ag and Cu embedded nanocomposite glasses

J. Naseer, R. Namachivayam, D. Manikandan, S. Jeyaram and S. Periandy

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2021, 559, 120671
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Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedded in glass: Study of TOF-SIMS, XPS and its enhanced antimicrobial activities

Promod Kumar, Mohan Chandra Mathpal, Soumya Ghosh, Gajendra Kumar Inwati, Jero R. Maze, Mart-Mari Duvenhage, W.D. Roos and H.C. Swart

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 909, 164789
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Coupling Light in Ion-Exchanged Waveguides by Silver Nanoparticle-Based Nanogratings: Manipulating the Refractive Index of Waveguides

Maedeh Aslani, Razieh Talebi and Daryoosh Vashaee

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2022, 5, 5439
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Noble metals-TiO2 nanocomposites: From fundamental mechanisms to photocatalysis, surface enhanced Raman scattering and antibacterial applications

Jai Prakash, Shuhui Sun, Hendrik C. Swart and Raju Kumar Gupta

Applied Materials Today, 2018, 11, 82
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Photoluminescence Quenching Upon Growth of Metal Nanoparticles: Quantum‐Mechanical Views

P. Gangopadhyay

ChemPhysChem, 2024, 25
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Synthesis, characterization and multifunctional properties of plasmonic Ag–TiO2nanocomposites

Jai Prakash, Promod Kumar, R A Harris, Chantel Swart, J H Neethling, A Janse van Vuuren and H C Swart

Nanotechnology, 2016, 27, 355707
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