The use of polarization-dependent SERS from scratched gold films to selectively eliminate solution-phase interference

Plasmonics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Anema, Jason R ^a   Brolo, Alexandre G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interference signal elimination; Nanostructure; Nanowires; Oxazine 720; Polarization dependent SERS; Scratched gold; SERS; Spectroelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848903277     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-007-9045-8     Document Type: Article

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