Single-molecule surface-enhanced raman scattering: Can STEM/EELS image electromagnetic hot spots?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2303-2309

  Mirsaleh Kohan, Nasrin ^a   Iberi, Vighter ^a   Simmons, Philip D ^a   Bigelow, Nicholas W ^b   Vaschillo, Alex ^b   Rowland, Meng M ^a   Best, Michael D ^a   Pennycook, Stephen J ^c,d   Masiello, David J ^b   Guiton, Beth S ^c,e   Camden, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d University of Tennessee   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM EXCITATION; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; HOT SPOT; ISOTOPOLOGUES; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; RHODAMINE 6G; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS);

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; RAMAN SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84865067916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300967q     Document Type: Article

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