Low cost tips for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy fabricated by two-step electrochemical etching of 125 µm diameter gold wires

Antonino Foti, Francesco Barreca, Enza Fazio, Cristiano D’Andrea, Paolo Matteini, Onofrio Maria Maragò and Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2718–2729. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.254

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Low cost tips for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy fabricated by two-step electrochemical etching of 125 µm diameter gold wires
Antonino Foti, Francesco Barreca, Enza Fazio, Cristiano D’Andrea, Paolo Matteini, Onofrio Maria Maragò and Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2718–2729. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.254

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Foti, A.; Barreca, F.; Fazio, E.; D’Andrea, C.; Matteini, P.; Maragò, O. M.; Gucciardi, P. G. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2718–2729. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.254

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