Optimizing gold nanostars as a colloid-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  He, Shuai ^a   Kang, Malvin Wei Cherng ^a   Khan, Fahima Jaleel ^a   Tan, Eddie Khay Ming ^b   Reyes, Miguel Arnold ^a   Kah, James Chen Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TechnoSpex Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

aggregation; crystal violet; gold nanostars; Raman spectroscopy; surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; MOLAR RATIO; PASSIVATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE SCATTERING;

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GOLD NANOSTARS; SALT-INDUCED AGGREGATION; SURFACE ENHANCE RAMAN SCATTERINGS; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS); SURFACE PASSIVATION; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84946762983     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/17/11/114013     Document Type: Article

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