Enhanced SERS stability of R6G molecules with monolayer graphene

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 11827-11832

  Zhao, Yuda ^a   Xie, Yizhu ^a   Bao, Zhiyong ^a   Tsang, Yuen Hong ^a   Xie, Liming ^b   Chai, Yang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; MONOLAYERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

AVERAGE LIFESPAN; CHARACTERISTIC PEAKS; CONTINUOUS LIGHT; HIGH LASER POWER; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84901992398     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503487a     Document Type: Article

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