Highlights•2-thiazoline-2-thiol (TT) functionalized Au based sensing of Hg (II) and Pb
(II).•SERS and XPS demonstrated competitive surface reactivity of Au-TT and metal ions.•Au …

Organophosphorous compounds are extensively used in agriculture as pesticides, which
impose great threat to the safety of environment, food and public health. These demands for …

Here, we report the development of a sensitive colorimetric and Raman “turn-off” sensor
based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), for the detection of melamine (MM) in real milk …

This paper reports the adsorptive behavior of the 4-mercaptopyridine (4MPy) molecule
soaked in gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that remain embedded in the bilayer Langmuir …

The discovery of Raman effect by Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1928 pioneered a
new era in the development of spectroscopic technique. The advancement of Raman effect …

The present paper reports the fabrication of an effective and reproducible SERS-active
substrate for detecting individuals with “normal”,“moderately high” and “very high” diabetic …

The adsorption behavior of an anti-thyroid agent, 2-thiazoline-2-thiol (TT) on silver (Ag) and
gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) was studied using surface enhanced Raman scattering …

Fabrication of efficient SERS active substrates from the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of Calf
Thymus-DNA (CT-DNA) molecule after incubation into gold nanocolloid for 24 h has been …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) have attracted considerable interest in
recent times. The PMCR initiated by hot carriers is known to be influenced by the type of …

SERS at different concentrations and vibrational spectroscopic studies of N-butyl-2-
isonicotinoylhydrazine-1-carboxamide (INC) are reported. DFT calculations based on silver …