The discovery of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-109

  McQuillan, A James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 67649811477     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: 17430178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2008.0032     Document Type: Article

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