scholarly journals Microporous Oxide-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Film for Quadrillionth Detection of Mercury Ion (II)

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 794
Author(s):  
Sripansuang Tangsuwanjinda ◽  
Yu-Yu Chen ◽  
Ching-Hsiang Lai ◽  
Guan-Ting Jhou ◽  
Yu-Wei Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Pyridine Ring ◽  
Organic Ligand ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Mercuric Ion ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

A variety of chemical sensing materials and procedures for conveniently detecting mercuric ion (II) (Hg2+) have been extensively explored. The detection challenges for accomplishing a simple, fast, and low investment procedure at the ultrasensitive level are ongoing. Herein we report a quadrillionth level for detecting Hg2+ by the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique. There is an interaction of silver nanoparticles decorated on a zinc-oxide tetrapod structure and coated on FTO glass (Ag@ZnO-FTO) with an organic ligand. 4,4′-Dipyridyl (DPy) performed as being chemisorbed by Ag nanoparticles interacting with a pyridine ring to produce plasmonic hot spots for SERS. The morphology of the surface and porous structure of the tetrapod becomes the powerful platform for enhanced SERS performance of DPy detection. In the absence of the augmentative electrolyte, the enhancement factor for DPy is more than 107. The inhibiting of the aggregation between Ag and DPy was present following the appearance of Hg2+, demonstrated by the quenching of the SERS signal from the DPy molecules. The capability to reproduce and the selectivity of the sensing by DPy were both demonstrated. In addition, the applications for detecting Hg2+ in natural water and beverages were successfully detected. These results demonstrated the SERS sensors had the potential for detecting Hg2+ in practical use.

Optimization of electromagnetic hot spots in surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates for an ultrasensitive drug assay of emergency department patients’ plasma

The Analyst ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (23) ◽  
pp. 7662-7672
Author(s):  
Thakshila Liyanage ◽  
Adrianna N. Masterson ◽  
Sumon Hati ◽  
Greta Ren ◽  
Nicholas E. Manicke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Ultrasensitive Detection ◽  
Drug Assay ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Emergency Department Patients

Nanoplasmonic superlattice surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates have been developed for an ultrasensitive detection of fentanyl and cocaine from patients’ plasma.

Binary “island” shaped arrays with high-density hot spots for surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (29) ◽  
pp. 14220-14229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Zhao ◽  
Shuyuan Xiao ◽  
Yuxian Zhang ◽  
Dong Pan ◽  
Jiahui Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
High Density ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayer ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Self Assembled

The BISA with high-density hot spots as reproducible SERS substrates by combining an opal structure with self-assembled monolayer AuNPs is demonstrated.

scholarly journals Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Studies of Disc-on-Pillar (DOP) Arrays: Contrasting Enhancement Factor with Analytical Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 665-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Velez ◽  
Nickolay V. Lavrik ◽  
Ivan I. Kravchenko ◽  
Michael J. Sepaniak ◽  
Marco A. De Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Analytical Performance ◽  
Interparticle Spacing ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

The use of nanomachining methods capable of reproducible construction of nano-arrayed devices have revolutionized the field of plasmonic sensing by the introduction of a diversity of rationally engineered designs. Significant strides have been made to fabricate plasmonic platforms with tailored interparticle gaps to improve their performance for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) applications. Over time, a dichotomy has emerged in the implementation of SERS for analytical applications, the construction of substrates, optimization of interparticle spacing as a means to optimize electromagnetic field enhancement at the localized surface plasmon level, and the substrate sensitivity over extended areas to achieve quantitative performance. This work assessed the enhancement factor of plasmonic Ag/SiO2/Si disc-on-pillar (DOP) arrays of variable pitch with its analytical performance for quantitative applications. Experimental data were compared with those from finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations used in the optimization of the array dimensions. A self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of benzenethiol rendered highly reproducible signals (RSD ∼4–10%) and SERS substrate enhancement factor (SSEF) values in the orders of 106–108 for all pitches. Spectra corresponding to rhodamine 6G (R6G) and 4-aminobenzoic acid demonstrated the advantages of using the more densely packed DOP arrays with a 160 nm pitch (gap = 40 nm) for quantitation in spite of the strongest SSEF was attained for a pitch of 520 nm corresponding to a 400 nm gap.

scholarly journals Formation of Interstitial Hot-Spots Using the Reduced Gap-Size between Plasmonic Microbeads Pattern for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Analysis

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taeksu Lee ◽  
Sanghee Jung ◽  
Soongeun Kwon ◽  
Woochang Kim ◽  
Jinsung Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Chemical Deposition ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Imprint Lithography ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Nano Imprint

To achieve an effective surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor with periodically distributed “hot spots” on wafer-scale substrates, we propose a hybrid approach combining physical nano-imprint lithography and a chemical deposition method to form a silver microbead array. Nano-imprint lithography (NIL) can lead to mass-production and high throughput, but is not appropriate for generating strong “hot-spots.” However, when we apply electrochemical deposition to an NIL substrate and the reaction time was increased to 45 s, periodical “hot-spots” between the microbeads were generated on the substrates. It contributed to increasing the enhancement factor (EF) and lowering the detection limit of the substrates to 4.40 × 106 and 1.0 × 10−11 M, respectively. In addition, this synthetic method exhibited good substrate-to-substrate reproducibility (RSD < 9.4%). Our research suggests a new opportunity for expanding the SERS application.

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