Title :
Tracking molecular binding to nanostructures using CO2 snow jet on plasmonic SERS substrates
Author :
Hugall, James T. ; Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Mahajan, Sumeet
Author_Institution :
Cavendish Lab., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Carbon dioxide snow jets are used to eject and rearrange molecules attached to nanostructured plasmonic surfaces. Tracking the dynamics of such perturbations provides strong insight into the origin of different contributions to SERS.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; plasmonics; substrates; surface enhanced Raman scattering; carbon dioxide snow jets; molecular binding; nanostructures; plasmonic SERS substrates; Cleaning; Nanostructures; Plasmons; Snow; Substrates; Surface morphology; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
