Noble Metal‐Free Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering Enhancement from Bandgap‐Controlled Graphene Quantum Dots

Author(s):  
Yi‐Chen Chang ◽  
Wei‐Hung Chiang
2004 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaliy N. Pustovit ◽  
Tigran V. Shahbazyan

AbstractWe study the role of a strong electron confinement on the surface-enhanced Raman scattering from molecules adsorbed on small noble-metal nanoparticles. We describe a novel enhancement mechanism which originates from the different effect that confining potential has on s-band and d-band electrons. We demonstrate that the interplay between finite-size and screening efects in the nanoparticle surface layer leads to an enhancement of the surface plasmon local field acting on a molecule located in a close proximity to the metal surface. Our calculations show that the additional enhancement of the Raman signal is especially strong for small nanometer-sized nanoparticles.


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