Towards a Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) spectra database for synthetic organic colourants in cultural heritage. The effect of using different metal substrates on the spectra

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 ◽  
pp. 209-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarimma Sessa ◽  
Ruben Weiss ◽  
Reinhard Niessner ◽  
Natalia P. Ivleva ◽  
Heike Stege
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Metal Substrates ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

The critical importance of gap modes in surface enhanced Raman scattering

2015 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Futamata ◽  
Maho Ishikura ◽  
Chiaki Iida ◽  
Saori Handa
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Surface Plasmons ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Adsorbed State ◽  
Metal Substrates ◽  
Counter Ions ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

For efficient utilization of surface plasmons in surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), we investigated the gap modes in flocculates of metal nanoparticles (MNPs), and between MNPs and metal substrates under an external and an attenuated total reflection (ATR) geometry. First, the adsorbed state of thiol molecules and counter ions trapped in solutions were elucidated using flocculation-SERS, in which closely adjacent nanoparticles are formed by using interactions between MNPs and target species. Second, we obtained a pronounced enhancement of 105–108 at a nanogap between gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and various metal substrates even with a large damping under an external geometry. Markedly larger enhancement was obtained for larger AuNPs, by a factor of 103 for particles with a radius (r) of 50 nm compared with those of r = 15 nm in this geometry. Finally, we attained an additional enhancement factor under an ATR geometry by a coupling of propagating surface plasmons with gap modes.

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