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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have superior plasmonic properties surpassing other metals. However, a long-standing difficulty in valence/density-tunable DNA grafting of AgNPs disfavors their use in DNA-directed nanoplasmonics. Herein a close-to-ideal surface protection of pristine AgNPs against various notorious stability issues of Ag is achieved based on multidentate weak nucleobase bindings of non-programming FSDNA (fish sperm DNA). This further allows grafting of thiolated DNA with tunable valence/density on AgNPs. The end-on format of the thiolated DNA grafts and the very thin FSDNA layer benefit DNA hybridization and plasmon coupling, respectively. Significantly promoted optical coupling and Raman enhancing are achieved. The compatibility of FSDNA-capped AgNPs with Au enables DNA-bonded symmetry-broken Au-Ag heterodimers with strong near-field coupling and an easily seen Fano-induced feature. Our work provides a treasured freedom of using AgNPs in DNA-programmed, better-behaving plasmonic devices.
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