“…Directional emission is reported from a monolayer containing a gain medium grown on a thin gold film [13,15,114,115]. The synthesis of metal nanoparticles can be achieved by using different methods, from electrodeposition [116], to chemical wet reduction [117], with single or double phase [118,119,120], and suitably selecting the amount and type of ligands, in particular, thiols [121] or amines [122]. This allows you to control the size and functionality of AuNPs and improves the effective interaction with the photonic material [123].…”