2D Au@PNiPAM microgel arrays suitable for photonic devices with thermally controlled interparticle gap

J. Clara-Rahola, R. Contreras Caceres, A. Fernandez-Barbero

Core-shell Au@pNIPAM nanocomposites are assembled through a simple and inexpensive approach where drops of bulk nanoparticle solution are left to dry on ITO surfaces at fixed and f…