An analytical technique operating at the nanoscale must be flexible regarding variable
experimental conditions while ideally also being highly specific, extremely sensitive, and …

Spectroscopic methods with high spatial resolution are essential to understand the physical
and chemical properties of nanoscale materials including biological and chemical materials …

In situ characterization of surfaces with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) provides
chemical and topographic information with high spatial resolution and submonolayer …

A molecular-scale understanding of electrolyte/electrode interfaces has long been a
challenging issue in electrochemistry. Spectroscopic tools with high spatial resolution are …

Tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) microscopy is a technique that combines the
chemical sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy with the resolving power of scanning probe …

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) has emerged as a powerful analytical tool for
nondestructive and label-free molecular characterization at the nanoscale. However, the …

In this work, we evaluate the dependence of tip-enhanced Raman (TER) spectra of a
monolayer of thiophenol at a Au (111) electrode on the scanning tunneling microscope's …

A chemically synthesized silver nanowire was used for atomic-resolution STM imaging and
tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) spectroscopy, yielding excellent reproducibility. This …

Engineering atomic force microscopy tips for reliable tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy
(TERS) and colloidal probe technique are becoming routine practices in many labs. In this …

We combine experiment, theory, and first-principles-based calculations to study the light-
induced plasmon-mediated electron transport characteristics of a molecular-scale junction …