Thermal and Chemical Stabilization of Silver Nanoplates for Plasmonic Sensor Application.Thermal and chemical stabilities of silver nanoplates (AgPLs), which are triangle plate-shaped silver nanoparticles, were improved by coating with titanium oxide.  The titanium oxide layer prepared by a dip-coating method was certainly advantageous for the improvement of thermal stability.  Furthermore, the overlayering of titanium oxide by a spray pyrolysis method was quite useful for improving the chemical stability against I(-) exposure. 
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