Visible-light-photoactive titania micro-or nanoparticles excel in a wide range of industrial
areas, particularly in environmental remediation. The sol–gel methodology is one pivotal …

Among the four different ways (and their combinations) to colour a solid, the dispersion of a
phase, already coloured and stable in the fired/molten matrix–a pigment–is the technique …

The present work summarizes our experimental data on Surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) of inorganic pigments. The effect of pigment type on Raman scattering …

A brief review of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with metal–dielectric
nanostructures and results of its application for cultural heritage studies with paintings as the …

Here the results are reported on the multi-analytical study of the Belarusian icon “Virgin
Eleusa”(XVII cent.). The X-ray and luminescence studies revealed some interventions …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering was demonstrated for mercury sulfide microcrystals on
Au-coated Si/Genanostructures, the surfaces of which were composed of three-dimensional …

Sample-preparation methods have been developed and adapted for using gold
nanoparticles in qualitative analysis of paint layer compositions with surface-enhanced …

The methods for the synthesis of gold sols in chloroform have been developed. The
efficiency of gold organic sol for studying real objects of painting and its advantage over …

In this work, we performed a comprehensive spectroscopic analysis of the “Portrait of a
Young Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hat with a Feather” authored by an unknown artist and …

A simple chemical technique was devised for the fabrication of silver nanostructured
substrates which can be used for plasmonic enhancement of labeled proteins fluorescence …