Contributions to the early development of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Creighton, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952982661     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: 17430178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2009.0061     Document Type: Review

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