Spatial, spectral, and coherence mapping of single-molecule SERS active hot spots via the discrete-dipole approximation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1695-1700

  Litz, Jonathan P ^a   Camden, Jon P ^b   Masiello, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; HOT SPOT; LOCAL FIELDS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; MULTIPLE ACTIVE REGIONS; PHASE COHERENT; PLASMONIC; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING;

AGGLOMERATION; CHROMOPHORES; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; PHOTOMAPPING; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COHERENT SCATTERING;

EID: 79960737174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200743t     Document Type: Article

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