scholarly journals Ag/Au Nanoparticle-Loaded Paper-Based Versatile Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates for Multiple Explosives Detection

ACS Omega ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 8190-8201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sree Satya Bharati Moram ◽  
Chandu Byram ◽  
Sini Nanadath Shibu ◽  
Bindu Madhuri Chilukamarri ◽  
Venugopal Rao Soma
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Wei Qi ◽  
Weigen Chen ◽  
Fu Wan ◽  
Jingxin Zou ◽  
Zhaoliang Gu

Furfural is an important chemical solvent and intermediate. Sensitive detection of this compound has attracted great interest in various fields. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a highly sensitive method for material detection because of its optical enhancement effect of plasmonic nanostructures. This study presents a simple and versatile method to synthesize a SERS substrate, where polyaminothiophenol (PATP) was used to realize the stable combination of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) and Au film via self-assembly. The near-field electric field distribution was calculated using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation to determine the parameters responsible for electric field enhancement. The simulation results show that SERS enhanced factors are sensitive to interparticle spacing and materials for solid support but insensitive to particle size. Moreover, the experimental results show that the optimized substrates with the highest Raman activity were formed by six layers of 60 nm AuNPs decorated on a 30 nm thick Au film, thereby validating the simulation results. The SERS factor of the optimal substrates is approximately 5.57 × 103, and thein situdetection limit is 4.8 ppm. The 3D Raman spectra, relative standard deviation values for major peaks, and changes in signal intensity with time show the good reproducibility and stability of the substrates.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (80) ◽  
pp. 42240-42243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng-Xiang Deng ◽  
Yu Zhao ◽  
Li-Feng Hu ◽  
Tong Xu ◽  
Yong-Qiang Liu ◽  
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