Principle, system, and applications of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1335-1344

  Zhang, Mingqian ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Wu, Xiaobin ^a   Wang, Jia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field enhancement; Near field optics; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CHEMICAL INFORMATION; DIFFRACTION LIMITED SPATIAL RESOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-SENSITIVITY DETECTION; MOLECULE DETECTION; NANOMATERIAL; NEAR FIELD OPTICS; RAMAN CROSS SECTIONS; SPECTRAL METHODS; TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 84866524757     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4769-7     Document Type: Review

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