Research Article

Gold Nanoparticles as Probes for Nano-Raman Spectroscopy: Preliminary Experimental Results and Modeling

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SEM images of tips coated with 15 nm gold nanoparticles: (a) 1300x magnification. (b) 85000x magnification. At this magnification, nanoparticles on the tip apex can be observed.
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