Single Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Analysis of the Bianalyte versus Isotopologue Proof

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 5133-5142

  Zrimsek, Alyssa B ^a   Wong, Nolan L ^a   Van Duyne, Richard P ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BINS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLECULES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DETECTION PROBABILITIES; MISLEADING EVIDENCE; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; POISSON-BINOMIAL MODEL; RAMAN CROSS SECTIONS; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SINGLE MOLECULE SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84961171077     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00606     Document Type: Article

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