The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an ultrasensitive vibrational spectroscopic
technique to detect molecules on or near the surface of plasmonic nanostructures, greatly …

This chapter provides an overview of techniques designed for the creation of Surface-
enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) hot spots both in solution and on solid supports. It …

Gold nanostars are multibranched nanoparticles with sharp tips, which display extremely
interesting plasmonic properties but require optimization. We present a systematic …

Metal nanoparticles (NP) that exhibit localized surface plasmon resonance play an important
role in metal‐enhanced fluorescence (MEF) and surface‐enhanced Raman scattering …

Research on metal nanoparticles has been boosted by a wide variety of applications that
often require a precise definition of the morphological features at the nanometer scale …

Gold nanostars are among the most efficient plasmonic nanomaterials for optical sensing
with surface enhanced Raman scattering. In recent years, gold nanostars have increased …

The shape control of gold nanocrystals has attracted extensive research interest because of
their unique shape-dependent properties and widespread applications. Surfactants have …

Gold Nanostars (GNS) have attracted tremendous attention toward themselves owing to
their multi-branched structure and unique properties. These state of the art metallic …