Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Editorial for the textbook Optical Nanospectroscopy V
3. Editorial for Volume 3: Applications IX
4. Contents XI
5. List of Contributing Authors XVII
6. Part 1: Introduction
7. Text 1
8. Part 2: New photonic technologies
9. Einleitung 11
10. 2.1 Application review of quantum emitters in nanospectroscopy 13
11. 2.2 Role of nanospectroscopy in the development of third-generation photovoltaics 43
12. 2.3 Luminescence of point defects in lithium fluoride thin layers for radiation imaging detectors at the nanoscale 69
13. Part 3: Sensing
14. Einleitung 99
15. 3.1 Localized surface plasmon resonance shift sensing 101
16. 3.2 Chemical nanosensors for the detection of explosives 141
17. 3.3 Converging optical micro- and nanospectroscopies via the development of surface science with forensic Shannon’s measure of information applied to environmental applications 165
18. Part 4: Life sciences
19. Einleitung 223
20. 4.1 Molecular and biomolecular SERS detection in liquid environment 225
21. 4.2 SERS in label-free detection of cancer from proteins, cells, and tissues 255
22. 4.3 Advanced nanospectroscopy in bioapplications 281
23. Part 5: Analytical and material science
24. Einleitung 309
25. 5.1 Application of nanospectroscopy in food science and agriculture 311
26. 5.2 Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in cultural heritage studies 335
27. 5.3 Application of nanospectroscopy methods to study cyanine dyes – J-aggregation on the surface of noble metal nanoparticles 367
28. 5.4 Nanospectroscopy of graphene and two-dimensional atomic materials and hybrid structures 401
29. Index 441