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The applications of nano-surface chemistry in the field of spectral analysis have attracted growing interest in recent years. In this article, we reviewed the applications of nanomaterials-based chemical reactions for spectral analysis, including the development in plasma-catalysis, surface-enhanced spectroscopy, separation and preconcentration, chemical vapor generation, labeling and signal amplification. Introduction of nano-surface chemistry to spectral analysis not only improves the sensitivity and selectivity, broadens the application range of spectral analysis, but also affords analytical community special characterization tools.
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Li, C., Liu, R., Lü, Y. et al. Exploration of nano-surface chemistry for spectral analysis. Chin. Sci. Bull. 58, 2017–2026 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-013-5795-1
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