Nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced raman scattering and methods related thereto

Title: Nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced raman scattering and methods related thereto

Methods for fabricating nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced Raman scattering, structures thus obtained, and methods to characterize the nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced Raman scattering. Nanoscale array structures may comprise nanotrees, nanorecesses and tapered nanopillars.

Inventors:: Bond, Tiziana C.; Miles, Robin; Davidson, James C.; Liu, Gang Logan

Issue Date:: 2015-07-14

OSTI Identifier:: 1193373

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA) LLNL

Patent Number(s):: 9,080,981

Application Number:: 14/302,276

Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 11

Research Org:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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