Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combines molecular fingerprint specificity
with potential single-molecule sensitivity. Therefore, the SERS technique is an attractive tool …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a vibrational spectroscopy technique that
enables specific identification of target analytes with sensitivity down to the single-molecule …

There is little doubt that nanoparticles offer real and new opportunities in many fields, such
as biomedicine and materials science. Such particles are small enough to enter almost all …

Several surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates were prepared based
on in situ nucleation of gold nanohexagons (Au) on graphene (G) nanosheets (Au@ G), G …

Colorectal cancer, a type of malignant neoplasm originating from the epithelial cells lining
the colon and/or rectum, has been the third most frequent malignancy and one of the leading …

Cancer ranks among the leading causes of human mortality. Cancer becomes intractable
when it spreads from the primary tumor site to various organs (such as bone, lung, liver, and …

Fabrication of reproducible and versatile surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
substrates is crucial for real-time applications such as explosive detection for human safety …

Detailed crystallographic information provided by X-ray diffraction (XRD) is complementary
to molecular information provided by Raman spectroscopy. Accordingly, the combined use …

A giant field enhancement factor, defined as the ratio between the intensity of the resonant
and the incident fields, is achievable in a photonic crystal (PhC) slab realized in a low …

Controlled and reliable field enhancement (FE) effects associated with the excitation of
plasmons in resonant metal nanostructures constitute an essential prerequisite for the …