Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have very important and unique applications in a
wide range of fields, including optical sensing, biomedicine, and chemical catalysis, among …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful technique of
vibrational spectroscopy based on the inelastic scattering of incident photons by molecular …

Silvetr and gold nanoparticles-based colorimetric sensors (Ag/Au-NPs-CSns) allow potential
prospects for the development of efficient sensors owing to their unique shape-and size …

The optical properties of nanoparticle assemblies can be tailored via hybridization of
plasmon modes. Isotropic core/satellite superstructures made of spherical nanoparticles are …

Metal nanoparticles form potent nanoreactors, driven by the optical generation of energetic
electrons and nanoscale heat. The relative influence of these two factors on nanoscale …

With the characteristics of intrinsically free from photobleaching, blinking, and self-
quenching, Raman microscopy has become a powerful platform in detecting molecular …

Optical printing is a flexible strategy to precisely pattern plasmonic nanoparticles for the
realization of nanophotonic devices. However, the generation of strongly coupled plasmonic …

The design of colloidal nanostructures as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
substrates requires control over both structural and optical characteristics. A widespread …

Surface-enhanced Raman (SERS) spectroscopy has been establishing itself as an
ultrasensitive analytical technique with a cross-disciplinary range of applications, which …

This chapter gives a brief overview of plasmonic nanoparticle (NP)-based sensing concepts
ranging from classical spectral-shift colorimetry to the highly active field of surface-enhanced …