Metal-semiconductor contacts induce the charge-transfer mechanism of surface-enhanced raman scattering

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 18378-18383

  Mao, Zhu ^a   Song, Wei ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Ji, Wei ^a   Xue, Xiangxin ^a   Ruan, Weidong ^a   Li, Zhishi ^a   Mao, Huijuan ^a   Ma, Stephen ^b   Lombardi, John R ^b   Zhao, Bing ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; CHARGE-TRANSFER MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACTS; SERS ENHANCEMENT; SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; METALS; MOLECULES; SILVER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 80052792751     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp206455a     Document Type: Article

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