Plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) have played a significant role in the evolution of modern
nanoscience and nanotechnology in terms of colloidal synthesis, general understanding of …

Due to terrorist use of explosive devices, intense interest has been directed towards the
development of techniques and instrumentation to detect explosives. A number of analytical …

Trace detection of explosives has been an ongoing challenge for decades and has become
one of several critical problems in defense science; public safety; and global counter …

We report the fabrication and performance evaluation of hybrid surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) substrates involving laser ablation and chemical routes for the trace-level …

Raman spectroscopy was evaluated as a sensor for detection of ammonium nitrate (NH 4
NO 3, AN), fuel oil (FO), AN-water solutions, and AN-and FO-soil mixtures deposited on …

The number and capability of explosives detection and analysis methods have increased
dramatically since publication of the Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry special issue …

In the present study, seven novel explosive molecules (nitroimidazoles) have been
investigated for laser induced breakdown (LIB) spectral signatures of molecular and atomic …

This work has explored the scalable, multi-batch fabrication process of the Au-decorated
ZnO nanorod (NR) SERS sensors with five designed geometries (A to E), based on the …

Standoff scanning dual-comb spectroscopy of explosive materials is demonstrated with
quantum cascade lasers at. The proof-of-concept of the spectrometer, capable of the …

Sophisticated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) challenge the capabilities of current
sensors, particularly in areas away from static checkpoints. This security gap could be filled …