Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and related spectroscopies are powered
primarily by the concentration of the electromagnetic (EM) fields associated with light in or …

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 …

Plasmon-induced chemical reactions of molecules adsorbed on metal nanostructures are
attracting increased attention for photocatalytic reactions. However, the mechanism remains …

Realizing Raman enhancement on a flat surface has become increasingly attractive after the
discovery of graphene-enhanced Raman scattering (GERS). Two-dimensional (2D) layered …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combines molecular fingerprint specificity
with potential single-molecule sensitivity. Therefore, the SERS technique is an attractive tool …

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

We report a robust synthesis of Ag@ Au core–shell nanocubes by directly depositing Au
atoms on the surfaces of Ag nanocubes as conformal, ultrathin shells. Our success relies on …

Graphene is a monolayer of carbon atoms packed into a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb
crystal structure, which is a special material with many excellent properties. In the present …