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Silver platelets and silver-coated gold nanorods 20–100 nm in size (with a 10–20 nm short axis; see figure) have been identified as excellent candidates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates. Salt-induced particle aggregation is essential in obtaining high sensitivity.
Jana et al. (Fri,) studied this question.