Rigid multipodal platforms for metal surfaces

• Michal Valášek,
• Marcin Lindner and
• Marcel Mayor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 374–405, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.34

• according to the XPS, NEXAFS spectroscopy, and sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy measurements. Also, the calculated thickness based on the XPS data is in agreement with monolayer coverage. The perpendicular orientation and scope of spatial alignment for different alkyl chains exhibit that lateral

Localized surface plasmon resonances in nanostructures to enhance nonlinear vibrational spectroscopies: towards an astonishing molecular sensitivity

• Dan Lis and
• Francesca Cecchet

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2275–2292, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.237

• (CARS); nonlinear optical spectroscopies; sum-frequency generation (SFG); surfaces plasmon resonance; vibrational spectroscopies; Review 1. Introduction – linear vibrational spectroscopies A widespread approach in molecular analysis relies on the vibrational fingerprint of matter to obtain an intrinsic

• highlight the advantageous combination of their coherent nature with their surface-enhanced potentialities. 2. Nonlinear vibrational spectroscopies – SFG and CARS principles and properties Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a second-order nonlinear optical process in which an IR absorption is coupled to an