Simulating Ensemble-Averaged Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 37, 2016, Pages 20833-20842

  Chulhai, Dhabih V ^a   Chen, Xing ^a   Jensen, Lasse ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; PYRIDINE; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER;

AG NANOPARTICLE; ENSEMBLE-AVERAGED; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PREFERENTIAL BINDING; PYRIDINE MOLECULES; ROTATIONAL MOTION; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS);

SURFACE SCATTERING;

EID: 84988589029     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02159     Document Type: Article

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