Surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a feasible and ultra‐sensitive method for
biomedical imaging and disease diagnosis. SERS is widely applied to in vivo imaging due …

Molecular junctions are building blocks for constructing future nanoelectronic devices that
enable the investigation of a broad range of electronic transport properties within nanoscale …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides detailed information about the
binding of molecules at interfaces and their interactions with the local environment due to …

Anticounterfeiting labels based on physical unclonable functions (PUFs), as one of the
powerful tools against counterfeiting, are easy to generate but difficult to duplicate due to …

Plasmonic gap nanostructures (PGNs) have been extensively investigated mainly because
of their strongly enhanced optical responses, which stem from the high intensity of the …

The lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) has played a crucial role in early diagnosis during the
current COVID-19 pandemic owing to its simplicity, speed and affordability for coronavirus …

In photocatalysis, the Schottky barrier in metal–semiconductor hybrids is known to promote
charge separation, but a core–shell structure always leads to a charge build‐up and …

Metabolites are important biomarkers in human body fluids, conveying direct information of
cellular activities and physical conditions. Metabolite detection has long been a research …

Conspectus Nanosynthesis is the art of creating nanostructures, with on-demand synthesis
as the ultimate goal. Noble metal nanoparticles have wide applications, but the available …

Surface plasmons allow electromagnetic fields to be confined to subwavelength scale, well
beyond the classical optical diffraction limit. With continuous reduction of optical mode …