Lamellar hafnium ditelluride as an ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering platform for label-free detection of uric acid

Yang Li; Haolin Chen; Yanxian Guo; Kangkang Wang; Yue Zhang; Peilin Lan; Jinhao Guo; Wen Zhang; Huiqing Zhong; Zhouyi Guo; Zhengfei Zhuang; Zhiming Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.421415

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