Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced (Resonance) Raman Scattering (SE(R)RS) as a Probe for Metal Colloid Aggregation State

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 37, 2016, Pages 20877-20885

  Dos Santos, Diego P ^a   Temperini, Marcia L A ^b   Brolo, Alexandre G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MOLECULES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE SCATTERING;

AGGREGATION STATE; CHARACTERIZATION TOOLS; COLLOIDAL AGGREGATION; INTENSITY RATIO; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; MOLECULE INTERACTIONS; RESONANCE ENERGIES; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84988602773     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02400     Document Type: Article

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