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The effect of field gradient on SERS

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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is normally associated with the enhanced electric fields that arise near metal nanoparticle surfaces. The contribution of field gradients has been unclear, but new research provides insights into their effect.

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Figure 1: Important electronic transitions for resonance Raman spectroscopy.

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  1. Christine M. Aikens is at the Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA,

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  2. Lindsey R. Madison and George C. Schatz are at the Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA,

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Aikens, C., Madison, L. & Schatz, G. The effect of field gradient on SERS. Nature Photon 7, 508–510 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.153

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