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| Foreword to the Special Issue on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) | |
| μAg particle-based SERS for biomolecular sensing and recognition:
sensitivity enhancement via attachment of Ag nanoparticles onto SERS marker molecules. Kwan Kim and Hyun Sook Lee p. 121 | |
| Analysis of localized surface plasmon resonance by elastic light scattering spectroscopy of individual Au nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Tamitake Itoh, Takayuki Uwada, Tsuyoshi Asahi, Yukihiro Ozaki and Hiroshi Masuhara p. 130 | |
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Anti-Stokes/Stokes ratio of surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectra observed at a metal nano-gap arrayed on a solid surface. Yoshitaka Sawai, Baku Takimoto, Hideki Nabika, and Kei Murakoshi p. 142 | |
| “SERS active sites”, facts, and open questions. A. Otto, M. Lust, A. Pucci, G. Meyer p. 150 | |
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Non-resonant SERS from single molecules in Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers on nanostructured metallic films. Paul J. G. Goulet and Ricardo F. Aroca p. 172 | |
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A preliminary study on surface-enhanced Raman scattering from Au and Au@Pd nanocubes for electrochemical applications. Jian-Jun Sheng, Jian-Feng Li, Bing-Shen Yin, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian p. 178 | |
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Plasmonic metal nanoparticle functionalization for selective sensing of persistent pollutants by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. J. V. Garcia-Ramos,C. Domingo, L. Guerrini, P. Leyton, M. Campos-Vallette, and S. Sanchez-Cortes p. 186 |