The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

Plasmonic nanomaterials have become an integral part of numerous technologies, where
they provide important functionalities spanning from extraction and harvesting of light in thin …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combines molecular fingerprint specificity
with potential single-molecule sensitivity. Therefore, the SERS technique is an attractive tool …

In this perspective we discuss the roles of hot spots in surface-enhanced Raman
spectroscopy (SERS). After giving background and defining the hot spot, we evaluate a …

This critical review summarizes existing knowledge on the use of diazonium salts as a new
generation of surface modifiers and coupling agents for binding synthetic polymers …

Windows play significant roles in commercial and residential buildings and automobiles,
which direct and control light illumination, thermal insulation, natural ventilation, and …

In this tutorial review, we provide an overview of the recent research toward surface
functionalization of plasmonic nanoparticles for the generation of advanced optical sensors …

Electroanalytical chemists and others are concerned not only with the application of new
and classical techniques to analytical problems, but also with the fundamental theoretical …

This review focuses on recent developments in hybrid and nanostructured substrates for
SERS (surface-enhanced Raman scattering) studies. Thus substrates composed of at least …

We demonstrate a plasmon nanoruler using a coupled film nanoparticle (film-NP) format that
is well-suited for investigating the sensitivity extremes of plasmonic coupling. Because it is …