Authors:
Jianping Xie, Yuangang Zheng, and Jackie Y. Ying
Summary:
A simple, one-pot, “green” synthetic route, based on the “biomineralization” capability of a common commercially available protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA), has been developed for the preparation of highly stable Au nanocrystals (NCs) with red emission and high quantum yield.
Source:
Journal of the American Chemical Society; 131(3), 888-889 (01/05/09)