Accepted Manuscript Optimization of copper nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in distilled water as a viable SERS substrate for karanjin Prahlad K. Baruah, Anuma Singh, Latha Rangan, Ashwini K. Sharma, Alika Khare PII: S0254-0584(18)30729-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.08.064 Reference: MAC 20907 To appear in: Materials Chemistry and Physics Received Date: 23 April 2018 Accepted Date: 21 August 2018 Please cite this article as: Prahlad K. Baruah, Anuma Singh, Latha Rangan, Ashwini K. Sharma, Alika Khare, Optimization of copper nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in distilled water as a viable SERS substrate for karanjin, (2018), doi: Materials Chemistry and Physics 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.08.064 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.