Abstract
This chapter introduces surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and discusses the role of electromagnetic enhancement due to plasmonic coupling. It presents the role of plasmonic nanostructure optimization in maximizing the SERS signal through an example of plasmonic nanosculptured thin films (nSTFs). Plasmons are the quanta of collective longitudinal oscillations of free electrons in bulk metals. Plasmonic nSTFs are basically porous films of plasmonic metals, which possess generally nanorod-like structures. Though Raman scattering is a wavelength-independent phenomenon, SERS enhancement depends on the resonant excitation of the plasmonic nanostructures along with the Stokes frequencies. Gold nanostructures connected to single-stranded DNA can be useful as micro-SERS probes for reaching ultra-low limits of detection.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Plasmonics-Based Optical Sensors and Detectors |
Editors | Jin Li, Anuj K Sharma, Banshi D. Gupta |
Publisher | Jenny Stanford Publishing |
Pages | 241-275 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003438304 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789814968850 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 24 Aug 2023 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Physics and Astronomy