Reproducibility in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science)

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 681-690

  Xiong, Min ^a   Ye, Jian ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

plasmonic nanoparticle; Raman intensity; Raman shift; reproducibility; surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLECULES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; HIGH SPECIFICITY; RAMAN INTENSITIES; RAMAN SHIFT; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84912100689     PISSN: 10071172     EISSN: 19958188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-014-1566-7     Document Type: Article

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