Single-molecule surface-enhanced raman scattering sensitivity of Ag-core Au-shell nanoparticles: Revealed by Bi-analyte method

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1167-1171

  Patra, Partha Pratim ^a   Kumar, G V Pavan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

bimetallic; core shell nanoparticles; plasmonics; SERS; single molecule

Indexed keywords

BIMETALLIC; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS; SERS; SINGLE MOLECULE;

GOLD; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; RAMAN SCATTERING; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SURFACE SCATTERING;

SILVER;

EID: 84875782432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400496n     Document Type: Article

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