Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy toward application in plasmonic photocatalysis on metal nanostructures

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-80

  Chen, Xue Jiao ^a   Cabello, Gema ^a   Wu, De Yin ^a   Tian, Zhong Qun ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metal nanostructures; Photochemistry; Plasmonic photocatalysis; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; FUEL STORAGE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; PRECIOUS METALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; KINETICS AND MECHANISM; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; METAL NANOSTRUCTURE; PLASMONIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATIONS; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE SENSITIVITY;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 84914814629     PISSN: 13895567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2014.10.003     Document Type: Review

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