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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a highly sensitive technique for detecting trace analytes.
  • Its unique vibrational signatures offer specificity, driving diverse analytical applications.
  • Despite its potential, SERS is often perceived as unreliable for quantification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the factors contributing to SERS intensity variations.
  • To demonstrate how these challenges have been addressed over 50 years.
  • To establish SERS as a viable quantification technique.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of SERS methodologies and challenges.
  • Analysis of factors influencing SERS signal reproducibility.
  • Discussion of strategies for optimizing SERS quantification.

Main Results:

  • Identified key sources of SERS intensity variations, including substrate properties, experimental conditions, sample preparation, and surface chemistry.
  • Highlighted advancements in addressing these variations over the past five decades.
  • Demonstrated that careful consideration and tailoring of these factors enable reliable SERS quantification.

Conclusions:

  • SERS intensity variations are significant but manageable.
  • With meticulous control over experimental parameters and data analysis, SERS can be reliably employed for quantitative measurements.
  • This review aims to overcome the perception of SERS as an unreliable quantification technique.