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 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 …

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 …

Heavy-metal (Cd, Hg, and Pb)-containing semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been
explored widely due to their unique optical and electrical properties. However, the toxicity …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique
renowned for its ultra-high sensitivity. Extensive research in SERS has led to the …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Substrate–molecule vibronic coupling enhancement, especially the efficient photoinduced
charge transfer (PICT), is pivotal to the performance of nonmetal surface-enhanced Raman …

Two-dimensional (2D) MXenes are attractive candidates as surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) substrates because of their metallic conductivity and abundant surface …

There is a growing interest in semiconductor nanomaterials for their potential applications as
ultrasensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates in various fields …