Single molecule SERS spectroscopy.

Detection of target adsorbates at ultralow concentrations and/or on a single molecule level. Design and preparation of substrates providing high SERS enhancement.

 

Examples of published studies:

B. Vlčková, M. Moskovits, I. Pavel, K. Šišková, M. Sládková and M. Šlouf
Single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy from a molecularly-bridged silver nanoparticle dimer
Chemical Physics Letters 455(46), 2008 DOI BibTeX
V. Sutrová, I. Šloufová, M. Nevoralová and B. Vlčková
SERS microRaman spectral probing of adsorbate-containing, liquid-overlayed nanosponge Ag aggregates assembled from fractal aggregates
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 46(6), 2015 DOI BibTeX