When molecules are placed at the interface to metals or metal oxides, an increase in their
infrared (IR) spectral intensities is observed, a phenomenon termed surface-enhanced …

The excitation of surface plasmons (SPs)—collective oscillation of conduction-band
electrons in nanostructures—can afford photon, electron and heat energy redistribution over …

Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful tool widely used in research and industry for a label-free
and unambiguous identification of molecular species. Inconveniently, its application to …

The development of diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles for biomedical applications is
of broad current interest in science, engineering, and medicine. The fundamental basis is …

In recent years, we have seen a rapid progress in the field of graphene plasmonics,
motivated by graphene's unique electrical and optical properties, tunability, long-lived …

Abstract Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is
a label-free, non-destructive analytical technique that can be used extensively to study a …

Surface Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (SEVS) has reachedmaturity as an analytical
technique, but until now there has beenno single work that describes the theory and …

Surface‐enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) has attracted increasing attention due to the
potential of infrared spectroscopy in applications such as molecular trace sensing of solids …

A novel resonant mechanism involving the interference of a broadband plasmon with the
narrowband vibration from molecules is presented. With the use of this concept, we …

Many very sensitive analytical methods utilising specific properties of plasmonic metal
nanoparticles have been developed. Some of these techniques are so sensitive that …