Size Dependence of Nanoparticle-SERS Enhancement from Silver Film over Nanosphere (AgFON) Substrate

Plasmonics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-206

  Lin, Wen Chi ^a   Liao, Lu Shing ^a   Chen, Yi Hui ^b   Chang, Hung Chun ^b   Tsai, Din Ping ^b,c   Chiang, Hai Pang ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enhanced factor (EF); Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Nanosphere lithography (NSL); Silver film over nanospheres (AgFON); Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956147660     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-010-9188-x     Document Type: Article

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