Plasmonic core–shell nanostructures have attracted considerable attention in the scientific
community recently due to their highly tunable optical properties. Plasmon‐enhanced …

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

Graphene-based biosensors have attracted considerable attention due to their advantages
of label-free detection and high sensitivity. Many such biosensors utilize noncovalent van …

We present a method for the sintering of silver (Ag) nanoparticle thin films by millisecond
pulsed laser irradiation. The microstructure of sintered thin films and sintering behaviors of …

The immobilization of enzymes on solid supports is widely used in many applications,
including biosensors, antifouling coatings, food packaging materials, and biofuel cells …

Single layered two-dimensional (2D) materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) show great potential in many microelectronic or nanoelectronic applications. For …

Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) has become one of the most
appealing technologies to characterize molecular structures at interfaces. In this focal point …

Developing techniques for multiplex detection of disease biomarkers is important for clinical
diagnosis. In this work, we have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of multiplex …

There is significant interest in the development of antimicrobial compounds to overcome the
increasing bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics. Studies have shown that naturally …

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy is a highly versatile tool for surface analysis.
Improving the SFG intensity per molecule is important for observing low concentrations of …