Distinguishing adjacent molecules on a surface using plasmon-enhanced Raman scattering

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 865-869

  Jiang, Song ^a   Zhang, Yao ^a   Zhang, Rui ^a   Hu, Chunrui ^a   Liao, Menghan ^a   Luo, Yi ^a   Yang, Jinlong ^a   Dong, Zhenchao ^a   Hou, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MOLECULES; PALMPRINT RECOGNITION; PORPHYRINS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY SIMULATIONS; ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING; FREE BASE PORPHYRINS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERINGS; VAN DER WAALS CONTACTS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ILLUMINATION; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84943350275     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.170     Document Type: Article

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