Novel fabrication of an Au nanocone array on polycarbonate for high performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Chang, Wei Yi ^a   Lin, Kai Heng ^a   Wu, Jing Tang ^a   Yang, Sen Yeu ^a   Lee, Kuang Li ^b   Wei, Pei Kuen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-MERCAPTOBENZOIC ACIDS; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE TEMPLATE; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; FABRICATION PROCESS; GOLD SUBSTRATES; HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFACES; HOT EMBOSSING PROCESS; NANO-CONES; NANOCONE ARRAYS; POLYCARBONATE FILMS; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SERS SPECTRUM; SERS SUBSTRATE; SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING;

ANODIC OXIDATION; FABRICATION; RAMAN SCATTERING;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 79952691506     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/3/035023     Document Type: Article

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