title: SERS labels for red laser excitation: silica-encapsulated SAMs on tunable gold/silver nanoshells.
abstract: In a glass house: Silica-encapsulated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on tunable gold/silver nanoshells were used as labels for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). This concept combines the spectroscopic advantages arising from maximum surface coverage and uniform molecular orientation of the Raman reporter molecules within the complete monolayer together with the high chemical and mechanical stability of the glass shell.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Küstner
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gellner
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schütz
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schöppler
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ströbel
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmuck
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlücker
mesh_terms: D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007834:Lasers; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold; D012822:Silicon Dioxide