Raman Spectroscopy: Theory, Methods and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanophtonics; plasmonics; surface/tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; metasurface
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Dear Colleagues,
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an analytical technique that offers molecular fingerprinting information and exceptional sensitivity down to the single-molecule level. Alongside its sibling technique, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), which provides nanoscale spatial resolution, SERS represents the cutting edge of enhanced vibrational spectroscopy. This Special Issue aims to capture the forefront of SERS/TERS research, focusing specifically on the three pillars: theory, methods, and applications.
We invite contributions that explore the underlying physical and chemical mechanisms driving signal enhancement in SERS and TERS, including electromagnetic field effects, chemical contributions, and their interplay. Submissions detailing novel methods are encouraged, such as advances in plasmonic substrate design and fabrication, innovative instrumentation, data analysis protocols incorporating machine learning, and efforts towards standardization.
Crucially, this Special Issue will highlight cutting-edge applications demonstrating SERS's impact across diverse fields, including ultrasensitive biosensing and medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, in situ catalysis studies, forensic analysis, food safety, materials characterization, and the exploration of emerging interdisciplinary frontiers.
Dr. Fanfan Lu
Prof. Dr. Wending Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
- tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)
- plasmonic substrate
- nano-spectroscopy/nanoscale imaging
- single-molecule detection
- plasmonics
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