Electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (EC-SERS) is a
spectroelectrochemical method that has been in existence since the first SERS …

Selective CO2 reduction to formic acid or formate is the most technologically and
economically viable approach to realize electrochemical CO2 valorization. Main group metal …

Driven by applications in chemical sensing, biological imaging and material
characterisation, Raman spectroscopies are attracting growing interest from a variety of …

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 …

From spanning bulks to nanoclusters, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
substrates of noble metals have frequently been explored for a long time. However, further …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Surface coordination chemistry of nanomaterials deals with the chemistry on how ligands
are coordinated on their surface metal atoms and influence their properties at the molecular …

This review discusses a relatively new technique for optical nanoimaging at visible
wavelength, known as tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). This technique relies on …

Electric double layers form at electrode–electrolyte interfaces and often play defining roles in
governing electrochemical reaction rates and selectivity. While double layer formation has …

Compared with noble metals, semiconductors with surface plasmon resonance effect are
another type of SERS substrate materials. The main obstacles so far are that the …