Highly selective SERS probe for Hg(II) detection using tryptophan-protected popcorn shaped gold nanoparticles

Contamination of the environment with toxic Hg(II) is becoming a huge concern throughout the world now. Driven by the need, this communication reports for the first time a tryptophan protected popcorn shaped gold nanomaterials based SERS probe for rapid, easy and highly selective recognition of Hg(I...

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