While surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has experienced substantial
advancements since its discovery in the 1970s, it is an opportunity to celebrate …

Plasmonic nanocavities exhibit exceptional capabilities in visualizing the internal structure of
a single molecule at sub-nanometer resolution. Among these, an easily manufacturable …

Fabricating ultrasmall nanogaps for significant electromagnetic enhancement is a long-
standing goal of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) research. However, such …

Light–matter interactions in two-dimensional (2D) materials have been the focus of research
since the discovery of graphene. The light–matter interaction length in 2D materials is …

Quantitatively probing the ultimate limit of near-field enhancement around plasmonic
nanostructures remains elusive, despite more than five decades since the discovery of …

Quantifying the real plasmonic field strength experimentally has been long pursued in
expanding the applications related to plasmonic enhancement. However, it is still an …

Serum levels of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 (LECT2) have emerged as promising
diagnostic biomarker for liver fibrosis. Targeting the LECT2/Tie1 signaling pathway holds …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering has been widely used for molecular/material
characterization and chemical and biological sensing and imaging applications. In …

Strong optical field intensity is greatly desired in mid-infrared (MIR) photonics to confine light
on miniaturized compact-size chips. However, due to a fundamental trade-off between …

Interface interaction between aromatic molecules and noble metals plays a prominent role in
fundamental science and technological applications. However, probing π–metal interactions …