Title: surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08690
Status: current

Definition
Measurement method of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) by which the Raman spectrum is significantly enhanced when the conditions occur that whilst undergoing SERS the molecules are excited by radiation that is in resonance with electronic transitions in the sample.

Note
Enhancements of \(\pu{E14}\) to \(\pu{E15}\) have been measured.

Related Terms
- Raman spectrum: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08670
- electronic transitions: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08245
- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08689

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 765 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08690
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