Ultraviolet pulsed laser interference lithography and application of periodic structured Ag-nanoparticle films for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Bai, Shi ^a   Zhou, Weiping ^a   Lin, Yuanhai ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Chen, Tao ^a   Hu, Anming ^a   Duley, W W ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticle film; Enhancement factor; Laser interference lithography; Periodic structure; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES;

COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; LASER INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY; LASER-PULSE ENERGY; NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET PULSED LASERS;

SILVER;

RHODAMINE B; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY; EVAPORATION; FILM; GRATING; IRRADIATION; LASER; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET PULSED LASER INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84901730404     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2470-7     Document Type: Article

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