Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is well known for its ability to probe surface adsorbate structure with extreme sensitivity.  A necessary requirement, however, of SERS is that the analyte be within a few nanometers of the surface, due to the small spatial extent of the enhanced field.  In this project we utilize both Raman and SERS spectra in conjunction with electronic structure calculations to determine how various tertiary and secondary phosphine and phosphine oxide compounds bind to silver.

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) study of phosphines and phosphine oxides on silver

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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