Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

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The technology (depicted above) consists of a thin film of silver or aluminum that acts as a mirror, and a dielectric layer of silica or alumina. The dielectric separates the mirror with tiny metal nanoparticles randomly spaced at the top of the substrate.

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Qiaoqiang Gan.

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