id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt dv13zs2853h Hao Wang Coupled Plasmonics for TERS and Understanding of Quantum Effects in Plasmonic Junctions 1904 .txt text/plain 281 10 36 Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), by taking advantage of the enormous field enhancements arising from the excitation of the localized surface-plasmon resonances (LSPR), have both shown great potential in ultra-sensitive detection. In this dissertation, we focus on the effect of coupled plasmonics in TERS for the detection and nanoscale imaging of biologically relevant molecules such as proteins, in a non-invasive, label-free and selective manner. cache/dv13zs2853h.txt txt/dv13zs2853h.txt