Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a vibrational spectroscopy technique
with sensitivity down to the single molecule level that provides fine molecular fingerprints …

This review is focused on recent developments of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) applications in Analytical Chemistry. The work covers advances in the fabrication …

In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the core concepts around surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy (SERS) enhancement factors (EFs), including both theoretical and …

Over more than 40 years since its discovery, surface‐enhanced Raman scattering/
spectroscopy (SERS) has attracted substantial attention as a tool for fundamental research …

Plasmonic apertures permit optical fields to be concentrated into sub‐wavelength regions.
This enhances the optical gradient force, enabling the precise trapping of nanomaterials …

Metal-dielectric micro/nano-composites have surface plasmon resonances in visible and
near-infrared domains. Excitation of coupled metal-dielectric resonances is also important …

Substrate development in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) continues to
attract research interest. In order to determine performance metrics, researchers in …

Light-matter interactions can provide a wealth of detailed information about the structural,
electronic, optical, and chemical properties of materials through various excitation and …

In these introductory remarks we discuss the generation of nonequilibrium electrons in
metals, their properties, and how they can be utilized in two emerging applications: for …

We propose the use of Fabry–Perot cavities as a means to augment the enhancement factor
in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy …