The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

Recently, the electrocatalysis has attracted increasing attention for the sustainable
development of society, which has been applied for energy harvesting/storage and pollution …

Developing an understanding of structure–activity relationships and reaction mechanisms of
catalytic processes is critical to the successful design of highly efficient catalysts. As a …

Conspectus When the size of materials is reduced, their volume decreases much faster than
their surface area, which in the most extreme case leads to 2D nanomaterials which are “all …

Core–shell nanoparticles are at the leading edge of the hot research topics and offer a wide
range of applications in optics, biomedicine, environmental science, materials, catalysis …

Water-in-salt electrolytes are an appealing option for future electrochemical energy storage
devices due to their safety and low toxicity. However, the physicochemical interactions …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful spectroscopy technique that can
provide non-destructive and ultra-sensitive characterization down to single molecular level …

Conspectus The rational design of highly efficient catalysts relies on understanding their
structure–activity relationships and reaction mechanisms at a molecular level. Such an …

In this feature article, we discuss in detail developmental bottleneck issues in Raman
spectroscopy in its early stages and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) in the …

Electrochemical reduction of CO (2) to value-added chemicals and fuels is a promising
strategy to sustain pressing renewable energy demands and to address climate change …