title: Enhancing the SERS properties of nanoworms by matrix formation.
abstract: A highly SERS-active substrate was fabricated by trapping gold "nanoworms" on commercially available filter membranes providing significant enhancement of the Raman signal as a result of the remarkable electromagnetic couplings induced by the dense packing. The resultant substrate provides a simple and cost-effective porous SERS surface for use and quantitative analytical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, 295, Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Hai-nan
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Iain A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Larmour
authors.forename: W Ewen
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faulds
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graham