| SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering or surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| 1D | One-dimensional |
| Ag NWs | Silver nanowires |
| PVP | Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) |
| AgNO3 | Silver nitrate |
| MG | Malachite green |
| CV | Crystal violet |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| Au@Ag | Au–Ag core–shell |
| RSD | Relative standard deviation |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-Visible |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| FCC | Face-centered cubic |
| NaCl | Sodium chloride |