Issue 8, 2016

Ultrafast and nonlinear surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Abstract

Ultrafast surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has the potential to study molecular dynamics near plasmonic surfaces to better understand plasmon-mediated chemical reactions such as plasmonically-enhanced photocatalytic or photovoltaic processes. This review discusses the combination of ultrafast Raman spectroscopic techniques with plasmonic substrates for high temporal resolution, high sensitivity, and high spatial resolution vibrational spectroscopy. First, we introduce background information relevant to ultrafast SERS: the mechanisms of surface enhancement in Raman scattering, the characterization of plasmonic materials with ultrafast techniques, and early complementary techniques to study molecule–plasmon interactions. We then discuss recent advances in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopies with ultrafast pulses with a focus on the study of molecule–plasmon coupling and molecular dynamics with high sensitivity. We also highlight the challenges faced by this field by the potential damage caused by concentrated, highly energetic pulsed fields in plasmonic hotspots, and finally the potential for future ultrafast SERS studies.

Graphical abstract: Ultrafast and nonlinear surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
09 Oct 2015
First published
05 Feb 2016

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016,45, 2263-2290

Author version available

Ultrafast and nonlinear surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

N. L. Gruenke, M. F. Cardinal, M. O. McAnally, R. R. Frontiera, G. C. Schatz and R. P. Van Duyne, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 2263 DOI: 10.1039/C5CS00763A

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