Raman staircase in charge transfer SERS at the junction of fusing nanospheres

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-92

  Banik, M ^a   Apkarian, V A ^a   Park, T H ^b   Galperin, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAMAN INTENSITIES; THEORETICAL MODELS;

CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CHARGE TRANSFER;

STAIRS;

EID: 84872194851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3018072     Document Type: Article

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