Nanocomposites: Encapsulation of Single Plasmonic Nanoparticles within ZIF‐8 and SERS Analysis of the MOF Flexibility (Small 29/2016)

The encapsulation of single plasmonic nanoparticles within ZIF-8 is presented by I. Pastoriza-Santos, J. Pérez-Juste, and co-workers on page 3935. Different surfactant-stabilised plasmonic nanoparticles were encapsulated within ZIF-8 nanocrystals. The plasmonic core allowed the study of the transport of different guests inside the ZIF-8 shell by means of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The flexibility of the ZIF-8 shell is demonstrated through the diffusion of molecules larger than the nominal aperture size.