SERS devices with &quot;hedgehog-like&quot; nanosphere arrays for detection of trace pesticides

Yang Liu; Xin Li; Jie Cheng; Na Zhou; Lingqian Zhang; Haiyang Mao; Chengjun Huang

doi:10.1142/s1793545821410054

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