title: Invited Review Article: Tip modification methods for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and colloidal probe technique: A 10 year update (2006-2016) review.
abstract: Engineering atomic force microscopy tips for reliable tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and colloidal probe technique are becoming routine practices in many labs. In this 10 year update review, various new tip modification methods developed over the past decade are briefly reviewed to help researchers select the appropriate method. The perspective is put in a large context to discuss the opportunities and challenges in this area, including novel combinations of seemingly different methods, potential applications of some methods which were not originally intended for TERS tip fabrication, and the problems of high cost and poor reproducibility of tip fabrication.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gan