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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Plasmon-Driven Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles; 1.1 Plasmon-Induced Surface Functionalization by Diazonium Salts; 1.1.1 Grafting by Laser Heating and Threshold Energy Dose E[sub(th)]; 1.1.2 Plasmon-Induced Grafting on 1D Structure Arrays of Gold Nanostripes; 1.1.3 Plasmon-Driven Grafting on 2D Structure Array of Gold Nanorods; 1.1.3.1 Description of the gold nanorod array; 1.1.3.2 Plasmon-driven grafting on gold nanorod array; 1.1.4 Plasmon-Driven Multi-Functionalization of Gold Nanodisks Array

1.1.5 Conclusion1.2 Plasmon-Initiated Surface Functionalization by Thiol-Ene "Click" Chemistry; 1.2.1 Fabrication of Substrates; 1.2.2 In situ Thiol-Ene Click Reaction; 1.2.3 Conclusion; 2. Concept and Development of Multi-Functional Hybrid Systems: Photoswitchable and Thermotunable Plasmonic Materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Elaboration and Properties of the Multifunctional Hybrid System; 2.2.1 Preparation of Gold Nanoparticle Arrays; 2.2.2 Preparation of GNPs Arrays Covered by PNIPAM with AB Chromophore End Groups (GNPA-PNIPAM-AB)

2.2.3 AFM and Optical (Extinction) Characterization of the Thermosensitive Properties of the GNPA-PNIPAM-AB System2.3 Reversible Changes of the LSP Resonance of GNPA-PNIPAM-AB Upon cis/trans Isomerization of Azobenzene; 2.4 SERS Experiments of GNPA-PNIPAM-AB at Various Temperatures and upon AB cis/trans Isomerization; 2.4.1 ThermoInduced Reversible Changes of Azobenzene SERS Intensity; 2.4.2 SERS Intensity Changes upon cis/trans Isomerization of Azobenzene; 2.5 Conclusion; 3. Reversible Adsorption of Biomolecules on Thermosensitive Polymer-Coated Plasmonic Nanostructures; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Experimental3.2.1 Materials; 3.2.2 Elaboration of Gold Nanostructure Arrays; 3.2.3 Functionalization of Gold Nanostructures by PNIPAM Brushes; 3.2.3.1 Synthesis of diazonium salt; 3.2.3.2 Initiator-modified gold surfaces; 3.2.3.3 Atomic Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) of NIPAM; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Characterization of PNIPAM-Coated Gold Nanodots; 3.3.2 Adsorption of Proteins on the PNIPAM-Grafted Gold Nanostructured Surface; 3.4 Conclusion; 4. Reactivity and Bio Samples Probed by Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

4.1 Introduction-an Explanation of Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy4.2 Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reactions; 4.2.1 Hot Electron-Induced Chemical Reactions; 4.2.2 Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reactions in SERS; 4.2.3 Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reaction at the Tip of a Probe; 4.3 Probing Biological Samples; 4.3.1 Human Cells and Its Components; 4.3.2 Virus and Bacteria; 4.3.3 From Amino Acids to Peptides and Fibrils; 4.3.4 DNA and RNA; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Surface-Enhanced Spectro-Electrochemistry of Biological and Molecular Catalysts on Plasmonic Electrodes; 5.1 Principles of Electrocatalysis

5.1.1 Why Do We Need to Understand Electrocatalytic Reactions?

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