B2 peaks in SERS spectra of 4-aminobenzenethiol: A photochemical artifact or a real chemical enhancement?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1079-1086

  Choi, Han Kyu ^a   Shon, Hyun Kyong ^b   Yu, Hyunung ^b   Lee, Tae Geol ^b   Kim, Zee Hwan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

mass spectrometry; photochemistry; plasmonics; SERS; vibrational spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

4-AMINOBENZENETHIOL; CHEMICAL ENHANCEMENTS; PHOTOGENERATION; PLASMONICS; SERS; SERS SPECTRUM;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84875770972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4002828     Document Type: Article

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