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

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

This work reports the preparation and characterization of silver nanoparticles synthesized
through wet chemical solution method and of silver films deposited by dip-coating method. X …

Graphene‐based sheets that possess a unique nanostructure and a variety of fascinating
properties are appealing as promising nanoscale building blocks of new composites …

We report an environmentally benign process for the synthesis of nearly monodisperse
silver nanoparticles in large quantities via a microwave-assisted “green” chemistry method …

The effects of thermally annealed silver island films have been studied with regard to their
potential applicability in applications of metal-enhanced fluorescence, an emerging tool in …

An environmentally friendly route to prepare stable concentrated aqueous dispersions of
silver nanoparticles is described. It was found that Arabic gum, a well known stabilizing …

Materials composed of Ag, Au, and Ag–Au alloys remain of great interest despite decades of
intense research scrutiny. We interpret these efforts as an impetus for develo** robust …

Highly sensitive SERS substrates based on deposition of silver nanoparticles on
commercially available filter paper were prepared in this work, and used to overcome …

A visual light scattering detection method of Sudan dyes is reported in food products based
on the formation of silver nanoparticles (NPs). Sudan dyes including I, II, III and IV have …