Characterizing the Spatial Dependence of Redox Chemistry on Plasmonic Nanoparticle Electrodes Using Correlated Super-Resolution Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging and Electron Microscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 18591-18601

  Weber, Maggie L ^a   Wilson, Andrew J ^a   Willets, Katherine A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OXIDATION; PLASMONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; REDOX REACTIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; COLLOIDAL AGGREGATES; DIFFRACTION LIMITED; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE; POTENTIAL-DEPENDENT; REPORTER MOLECULES; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS);

SURFACE SCATTERING;

EID: 84939165890     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05715     Document Type: Article

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