Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a vibrational spectroscopy technique
with sensitivity down to the single molecule level that provides fine molecular fingerprints …

The field of plasmonics is capable of enabling interesting applications in different
wavelength ranges, spanning from the ultraviolet up to the infrared. The choice of plasmonic …

High-quality materials are critical for advances in plasmonics, especially as researchers now
investigate quantum effects at the limit of single surface plasmons or exploit ultraviolet-or …

Unlike silver and gold, aluminum has material properties that enable strong plasmon
resonances spanning much of the visible region of the spectrum and into the ultraviolet. This …

The use of aluminum for plasmonic nanostructures opens up new possibilities, such as
access to short-wavelength regions of the spectrum, complementary metal–oxide …

An analytical technique operating at the nanoscale must be flexible regarding variable
experimental conditions while ideally also being highly specific, extremely sensitive, and …

The plasmon resonances and other optical properties of elemental noble and alkali metal
nanoparticles have generated enormous scientific interest. 1r11 There are numerous …

Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) are collective electronic excitations in
metallic nanoparticles. The LSPR spectral peak position, as a function of nanoparticle size …

Aluminum is abundant, low in cost, compatible with complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor manufacturing methods, and capable of supporting tunable plasmon …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has become a powerful tool for biosensing
applications owing to its fingerprint recognition, high sensitivity, multiplex detection, and …