Toward a new era of SERS and TERS at the nanometer scale: From fundamentals to innovative applications

T Itoh, M Procházka, ZC Dong, W Ji… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS)
have opened a variety of exciting research fields. However, although a vast number of …

The role of ligands in the chemical synthesis and applications of inorganic nanoparticles

A Heuer-Jungemann, N Feliu, I Bakaimi… - Chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

S Mourdikoudis, RM Pallares, NTK Thanh - Nanoscale, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

Localized surface plasmon resonance in semiconductor nanocrystals

A Agrawal, SH Cho, O Zandi, S Ghosh… - Chemical …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

Two-dimensional TiVC solid-solution MXene as surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate

Z He, T Rong, Y Li, J Ma, Q Li, F Wu, Y Wang, F Wang - ACS nano, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) MXenes are attractive candidates as surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) substrates because of their metallic conductivity and abundant surface …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

The coppery age: copper (Cu)‐involved nanotheranostics

C Dong, W Feng, W Xu, L Yu, H **ang… - Advanced …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
As an essential trace element in the human body, transitional metal copper (Cu) ions are the
bioactive components within the body featuring dedicated biological effects such as …

Engineering metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures for enhanced charge transfer: fundamentals and emerging SERS applications

V Rajput, RK Gupta, J Prakash - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
There is a growing interest in semiconductor nanomaterials for their potential applications as
ultrasensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates in various fields …

Two-Dimensional Amorphous TiO2 Nanosheets Enabling High-Efficiency Photoinduced Charge Transfer for Excellent SERS Activity

X Wang, W Shi, S Wang, H Zhao, J Lin… - Journal of the …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Substrate–molecule vibronic coupling enhancement, especially the efficient photoinduced
charge transfer (PICT), is pivotal to the performance of nonmetal surface-enhanced Raman …

Enhanced Raman scattering with dielectrics

I Alessandri, JR Lombardi - Chemical reviews, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Dielectrics represent a new frontier for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. They can serve
as either a complement or an alternative to conventional, metal-based SERS, offering key …