Within its rich phase diagram titanium dioxide is a truly multifunctional material with a
property palette that has been shown to span from dielectric to transparent-conducting …

Glasses, in their different forms and compositions, have special properties that are not found
in other materials. The combination of transparency and hardness at room temperature …

Silver has been considered as one of the most promising materials for surface-enhanced
Raman scattering (SERS) thanks to its ultra-high sensitivity. Nevertheless, Ag based …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is considered a highly promising
technology for different analytical purposes. The applications of SERS are still quite limited …

Surface active agents (surfactants) have found a variety of critical technological applications,
from helping infant lungs breathe to fugitive dust control at industrial sites. Surfactant …

Silver colloids of uniform shape and size are prepared by a two-step reduction. Small silver
particles form initially by the rapid reduction of silver nitrate with sodium citrate at 100° C and …

Current status of studies devoted to thermal poling of multicomponent glasses and related
applications are briefly reviewed. Physical phenomena occurring in the course of the poling …

A fluidized bed coupled rotary reactor has been designed for coating on nanoparticles (NPs)
via atomic layer deposition. It consists of five major parts: reaction chamber, dosing and …

Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) have received enormous attention since it displays
uniquely optical and electronic properties. In this work, we study localized surface plasmon …

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) fiber probes have enormous potential in
optical sensing applications. However, their widespread use has been hindered by two …