Single-molecule (SM) surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and tip-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy (TERS) have emerged as analytical techniques for characterizing …

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

On nanotextured noble-metal surfaces, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is
observed, where Raman scattering is enhanced by a factor, Ḡ, that is frequently about one …

We present an overview of a some of the basic principles underlying current research in
single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SM-SERS). We summarize, by the …

A fundamental understanding of electrochemical processes at the nanoscale is crucial to
solving problems in research areas as diverse as electrocatalysis, energy storage, biological …

Raman spectroscopy is a valuable tool in various research fields. The technique yields
structural information from all kind of samples often without the need for extensive sample …

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is a very powerful variant of surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy (SERS). In a sense, TERS overcomes most of the drawbacks of SERS …

Our recently developed approach of UHV-tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy permits us to
acquire Raman spectra of a few single brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) molecules and even a …

Ultrafast surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has the potential to study
molecular dynamics near plasmonic surfaces to better understand plasmon-mediated …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was discovered three decades ago and has
gone through a tortuous pathway to develop into a powerful diagnostic technique. Recently …