“…have also reported the controlled growth of AgNDs by preferential adsorption of nitrate ions during GD reaction . In the GD reaction, frequently used templates are surfactants, metal, or nonmetals with specific structures such as Si, nickel, zinc, iron, and anodic aluminum oxide (AAO). − Recently, in 2021, Athavale et al reported comprehensive details in the fabrication of metal NDs on various templates and their applications in SERS sensing . Among them, they identify Silicon to be one of the most suitable and versatile templates for the production/generation of various NSs in micro and magneto-electronics by virtue of other materials like glass, quartz, metal, etc. , Silicon also shows superior association with the interface of other materials due to its well-understood electronics and optics in addition to ease of fabrication. − Therefore, Silicon is considered as one of the best platform sources to design plasmonic composed nanostructures to attain extremely high sensing capabilities in chemical and biological molecular diagnostics.…”