Vibrational energy is a prime reservoir for activating surface processes such as adsorption,
desorption and reaction. On metal surfaces, vibrational energy flow occurs on a femto-to …

Vibrational transitions contain some of the richest fingerprints of molecules and materials,
providing considerable physicochemical information. Vibrational transitions can be …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of dipolar phosphonic acids can tailor the interface
between organic semiconductors and transparent conductive oxides. When used in …

Quantum molecular engineering has been performed to determine the second-order
nonlinear optical (NLO) properties in different halo complexes of decaborane (B10H14) and …

Surface‐enhanced Raman spectra are simulated using a combined classical
electrodynamics/real‐time time‐dependent density functional theory approach and …

Transparent conductive oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO) are common substrates for
optoelectronic devices, including organic light-emitting diodes and organic solar cells …

Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy is used in situ to determine the
electrochemical stability of organic interfaces deposited onto the surface of nanostructured …

Using density functional theory, we calculate the IR and Raman signatures of the thiophenol
(TP) molecule adsorbed on gold clusters by mimicking the different types of adsorption sites …

The enhanced local field of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in mid-infrared spectral regions is
essential for improving the detection sensitivity of vibrational spectroscopy and mediating …

A rotationally fluid state of α-pinene at fused silica/vapor interfaces is revealed by
computational and experimental vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) studies. We …