All experiments were performed on a lab-built Raman microscope as previously reported.42 (link) The key components are a 17 mW (cw) 632.8 nm HeNe laser, a spectrograph (Shamrock 303i, Andor) with a 600 gr/mm grating, and a EMCCD (Newton 970, Andor). A 40x water immersion objective (Olympus, NA=0.8) was used for excitation and collection of the Raman signal. The laser power measured at the sample was 1 mW.