Principles of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Related Plasmonic Effects

Principles of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopyand Related Plasmonic Effects\nAuthor(s): Eric Le Ru, Pablo Etchegoin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444527790, 978-0444527790\nSynopsis\nSERS was discovered in the 1970s and has since grown enormously in breadth, depth, and understanding. One of the major characteristics of SERS is its interdisciplinary nature: it lies at the boundary between physics, chemistry, colloid science, plasmonics, nanotechnology, and biology. By their very nature, it is impossible to find a textbook that will summarize the principles needed for SERS of these rather dissimilar and disconnected topics. Although a basic understanding of these topics is necessary for research projects in SERS with all its many aspects and applications, they are seldom touched upon as a coherent unit during most undergraduate studies in physics or chemistry. This book intends to fill thi.