Issue 22, 2011
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Chemical Communications

SERS from molecules bridging the gap of particle-in-cavity structures†‡

Jonathon D. Speed,a   Robert P. Johnson,a   James T. Hugall,b   Niraj N. Lal,b   Philip N. Bartlett,a   Jeremy J. Baumbergb  and  Andrea E. Russell*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
E-mail: a.e.russell@soton.ac.uk

b Nanophotonics Centre, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK

Abstract

We demonstrate that by combining silver nanoparticles and structured gold SSV surfaces the SERS for those molecules that bridge the nanoparticle–cavity gap is preferentially enhanced using 4-mercaptoaniline and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid as examples.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC05325B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Dec 2010
Accepted
12 Apr 2011
First published
05 May 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 6335-6337

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SERS from molecules bridging the gap of particle-in-cavity structures

J. D. Speed, R. P. Johnson, J. T. Hugall, N. N. Lal, P. N. Bartlett, J. J. Baumberg and A. E. Russell, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6335 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05325B

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