This communication presents a facile method for preparing ordered hydrophilic metal nanoparticles into gold nanoparticle monolayer Janus film. It also reveals the enhanced light source spectrum properties of the gold nanoparticle film.
We report on the quenching-to-enhancement continuous transition of gold-nanoparticle (AuNP) plasmon assisted upconversion (UC) luminescence with increasing AuNP size, as a guideline for the design of optimal sensors based on UCNPs-AuNPs pairs.