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Sebastian Schlücker

Sebastian Schlücker

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
17004
World Ranking
11442
National Ranking
835

Overview

Sebastian Schlücker is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Materials Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. The subfields of their work include Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Materials Chemistry.

The main research topics Sebastian Schlücker has contributed to encompass Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, and Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schlücker include:

  • Roland Grzeschik
  • Yuling Wang
  • Vikas Kumar
  • Luis M. Liz-Marzán
  • Emiliano Cortés

Regular publication venues for their work are:

  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Society Reviews
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

They have contributed to multiple books published by World Scientific, specifically six editions of the World Scientific Reference on Plasmonic Nanomaterials released in 2021.

Recent papers by Sebastian Schlücker include:

  • "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective", 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "On the Overlooked Critical Role of the pH Value on the Kinetics of the 4-Nitrophenol NaBH4-Reduction Catalyzed by Noble-Metal Nanoparticles (Pt, Pd, and Au)", 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Experimental characterization techniques for plasmon-assisted chemistry", 2022, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Comparability of Raman Spectroscopic Configurations: A Large Scale Cross-Laboratory Study", 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Rapid and Sensitive SERS-Based Lateral Flow Test for SARS-CoV2-Specific IgM/IgG Antibodies", 2021, Analytical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: concepts and chemical applications.

    Sebastian Schlücker

  • Label-Free SERS Monitoring of Chemical Reactions Catalyzed by Small Gold Nanoparticles Using 3D Plasmonic Superstructures

    Wei Xie;Bernd Walkenfort;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Towards Reliable and Quantitative Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS): From Key Parameters to Good Analytical Practice.

    Steven E. J. Bell;Gaëlle Charron;Emiliano Cortés;Janina Kneipp

  • SERS microscopy: nanoparticle probes and biomedical applications.

    Sebastian Schlücker

  • Plasmonic hot electron transport drives nano-localized chemistry

    Emiliano Cortés;Wei Xie;Javier Cambiasso;Adam S. Jermyn

  • Synthesis of bifunctional Au/Pt/Au Core/shell nanoraspberries for in situ SERS monitoring of platinum-catalyzed reactions.

    Wei Xie;Christoph Herrmann;Karsten Kömpe;Markus Haase

  • Rapid, Quantitative, and Ultrasensitive Point-of-Care Testing: A Portable SERS Reader for Lateral Flow Assays in Clinical Chemistry.

    Vi Tran;Bernd Walkenfort;Matthias König;Mohammad Salehi

  • Hot electron-induced reduction of small molecules on photorecycling metal surfaces.

    Wei Xie;Sebastian Schlücker

  • SERS labels for red laser excitation: silica-encapsulated SAMs on tunable gold/silver nanoshells.

    Bernd Küstner;Magdalena Gellner;Max Schütz;Friedrich Schöppler

  • Monodispersity and size control in the synthesis of 20–100 nm quasi-spherical silver nanoparticles by citrate and ascorbic acid reduction in glycerol–water mixtures

    Dennis Steinigeweg;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Raman microspectroscopy: a comparison of point, line, and wide-field imaging methodologies.

    Sebastian Schlücker;Michael D. Schaeberle;Scott W. Huffman;Ira W. Levin

  • Hydrophilically stabilized gold nanostars as SERS labels for tissue imaging of the tumor suppressor p63 by immuno-SERS microscopy

    Max Schütz;Dennis Steinigeweg;Mohammad Salehi;Karsten Kömpe

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective.

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  • Medical applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

    Wei Xie;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Hydrogen-Bonded Pyridine-Water Complexes Studied by Density Functional Theory and Raman Spectroscopy

    S. Schlücker;Ranjan K. Singh;B. P. Asthana;J. Popp

  • Immuno‐Raman microspectroscopy: In situ detection of antigens in tissue specimens by surface‐enhanced Raman scattering

    S. Schlücker;B. Küstner;A. Punge;R. Bonfig

  • Rational design and synthesis of SERS labels

    Yuling Wang;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic detection of molecular chemo- and plasmo-catalysis on noble metal nanoparticles

    Wei Xie;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Spectral Screening of the Energy of Hot Holes over a Particle Plasmon Resonance

    Evangelina Pensa;Julian Gargiulo;Alberto Lauri;Sebastian Schlücker

  • Gold and silver nanoparticle monomers are non-SERS-active: a negative experimental study with silica-encapsulated Raman-reporter-coated metal colloids

    Yuying Zhang;Bernd Walkenfort;Jun Hee Yoon;Sebastian Schlücker

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Kiefer
Wolfgang Kiefer University of Würzburg
Carsten Schmuck
Carsten Schmuck University of Duisburg-Essen
Jürgen Popp
Jürgen Popp Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Emiliano Cortés
Emiliano Cortés Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stefan A. Maier
Stefan A. Maier Monash University
Benjamin Dietzek
Benjamin Dietzek Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Yuling Wang
Yuling Wang Macquarie University
Michael Schmitt
Michael Schmitt Northwestern University
Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Javier Aizpurua
Javier Aizpurua University of the Basque Country

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