Plasmonic Nanogap-Enhanced Raman Scattering with Nanoparticles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2746-2755

  Nam, Jwa Min ^a   Oh, Jeong Wook ^a   Lee, Haemi ^b   Suh, Yung Doug ^b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

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EID: 85007086808     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00409     Document Type: Article

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