Nanoparticle SERS Substrates

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Analytical, Biophysical and Life Science Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 39-69

  Wang, Yuling ^a   Wang, Erkang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Fabrication methods; Morphology; Nanoparticles; SERS; Substrates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880706511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527632756.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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