Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy platform that can identify tiny structural differences in oligosaccharides without fluorescent labels. The ...

Probing the vibration of atoms provides detailed information on local structure and bonding that define material properties. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) offers extremely high resolution to ...

New first-principles simulations reveal how metallic surfaces reshape nanoscale vibrational imaging, advancing the interpretation of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. (Nanowerk News) Probing the ...

Light-matter interaction is one of the most fundamental ways to explore the physical world. While the reflection and refraction of light reveal the structural characteristics of matter, inelastic ...

Semiconductor nanocrystals are conducting materials with a size that has been reduced to the nanoscale. This size reduction can greatly enhance the physical, chemical, and optical characteristics, ...

Fiber optic SERS probes, called “optrodes,” combine spectroscopy with the flexibility and versatility of fiber optic cables.

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a highly sensitive molecule characterization method, significantly more sensitive than ordinary Raman spectroscopy due to the excitation of Raman modes matching ...

An AI framework processes 176,000 Raman spectroscopy papers, turning them into a knowledge graph that uncovers landmark discoveries, tracks community evolution, and forecasts emerging scientific ...

Researchers have observed hydrogen and deuterium molecules in tiny spaces called picocavities using advanced spectroscopy. This study reveals unique differences between the molecules due to quantum ...