Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of dye and thiol molecules adsorbed on triangular silver nanostructures: A study of near-field enhancement, localization of hot-spots, and passivation of adsorbed carbonaceous species

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gonçalves, Manuel R ^a   Enderle, Fabian ^a   Marti, Othmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM; CARBON CONTAMINATION; CARBONACEOUS SPECIES; DYE MOLECULE; FINITE-ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; HOTSPOTS; NANO SPHERE LITHOGRAPHY; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; PLASMON RESONANCES; SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES; SMALL CLUSTERS; SPATIAL LOCALIZATION; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THIOL MOLECULES; TRIANGULAR PARTICLES; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; NANOSTRUCTURES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84862286503     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/173273     Document Type: Article

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