Ordered array of Ag semishells on different diameter monolayer polystyrene colloidal crystals: An ultrasensitive and reproducible SERS substrate

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Yi, Zao ^a   Niu, Gao ^b   Luo, Jiangshan ^b   Kang, Xiaoli ^b   Yao, Weitang ^a   Zhang, Weibin ^c   Yi, Yougen ^d   Yi, Yong ^a   Ye, Xin ^b   Duan, Tao ^a   Tang, Yongjian ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84985991422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep32314     Document Type: Article

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