scholarly journals Study on surface enhanced Raman scattering of Au and Au@Al2O3 spherical dimers based on 3D finite element method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao-xin Yan ◽  
Yan-ying Zhu ◽  
Yong Wei ◽  
Huan Pei
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Electric Field Enhancement ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

AbstractIn this paper, the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) characteristics of Au and Au@Al2O3 nanoparticle dimers were calculated and analyzed by using finite element method (3D-FEM). Firstly, the electric field enhancement factors of Au nanoparticles at the dimer gap were optimized from three aspects: the incident angle of the incident light, the radius of nanoparticle and the distance of the dimer. Then, aluminum oxide is wrapped on the Au dimer. What is different from the previous simulation is that Al2O3 shell and Au core are regarded as a whole and the total radius of Au@Al2O3 dimer is controlled to remain unchanged. By comparing the distance of Au nucleus between Au and Au@Al2O3 dimer, it is found that the electric field enhancement factor of Au@Al2O3 dimer is much greater than that of Au dimer with the increase of Al2O3 thickness. The peak of electric field of Au@Al2O3 dimer moves towards the middle of the resonance peak of the two materials, and it is more concentrated than that of the Au dimer. The maximum electric field enhancement factor 583 is reached at the shell thickness of 1 nm. Our results provide a theoretical reference for the design of SERS substrate and the extension of the research scope.

scholarly journals Study on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering of Au and Au@Al2O3 Spherical Dimers Based on 3D Finite Element Method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baoxin Yan ◽  
Yanying Zhu ◽  
Yong Wei ◽  
Huan Pei
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Electric Field Enhancement ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Peak Electric Field

Abstract In this paper, the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) characteristics of Au and Au@Al2O3 nanoparticle dimers were calculated and analyzed by using finite element method (3D-FEM). Firstly, the electric field enhancement factors of Au nanoparticles at the dimer gap were optimized from three aspects: the incident angle of the incident light, the radius of nanoparticle and the distance of the dimer. Then, aluminum oxide is wrapped on the Au dimer. What is different from the previous simulation is that Al2O3 shell and Au core are regarded as a whole and the total radius of Au@Al2O3 dimer is controlled to remain unchanged. By comparing the distance of Au nucleus between Au and Au@Al2O3 dimer, it is found that the electric field enhancement factor of Au@Al2O3 dimer is much greater than that of Au dimer with the increase of Al2O3 thickness. The peak electric field of Au@Al2O3 dimer moves towards the middle of the resonance peak of the two materials, but the peak electric field of Au dimer is more concentrated than that of Au dimer, so that the excitation wavelength has less influence on Raman enhancement. The maximum electric field enhancement factor 583 is reached at the shell thickness of 1 nm. Our results provide a theoretical reference for the design of SERS substrate and the extension of the research scope.

Study of surface-enhanced Raman scattering of InAs particles of subwavelength apertures at terahertz frequencies

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (31) ◽  
pp. 1550197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Guangjun Ren ◽  
Rongjian Du ◽  
Yongming Zhang ◽  
Tianbo Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Electric Field Enhancement ◽  
Subwavelength Apertures ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Theoretical Mechanism ◽  
Terahertz Frequencies

We present a theoretical mechanism for electric field enhancement with SERS of InAs particles of subwavelength apertures under THz excitation. The distribution of electric field confirms that there is a strong enhancement in the InAs particles at THz frequencies. The InAs with a Drude-like behavior in THz range, which is similar to metals at optical frequencies, leads to different SERS when the parameters of these two particles change. The SERS enhancement factor can reach [Formula: see text] under the certain conditions.

Room-temperature mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticle homojunction assemblies for the surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (78) ◽  
pp. 74662-74669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Lu ◽  
Fangyi Zhan ◽  
Guodong Gong ◽  
Yali Cao ◽  
Qiang Zhen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Mechanochemical Synthesis ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Electric Field Enhancement ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Surface Electric Field

Room-temperature mechanochemical synthesis of Ag/Ag homojunction assemblies giving giant surface electric field enhancement for SERS.

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.

Local Electric Field Enhancement of Neighboring Ag Nanoparticles in Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering

2013 ◽  
Vol 760-762 ◽  
pp. 801-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Yue Deng ◽  
Gu Ling Zhang ◽  
Bin Zou ◽  
Hong Long Shi ◽  
Yu Jie Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Ag Nanoparticles ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Ag Nps ◽  
Sers Enhancement ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering

We used a simple low-temperature hydrothermal approach to synthesize Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and demonstrated their efficiency as organic molecule detectors in surface enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). Using finite difference time domain simulation, we described an investigation on the distribution of electric fields amplitude of the neighboring Ag NPs. The enhanced electric field is confined at the interparticle gaps and the enhancement factor can be further increased with reducing the spacing between the NPs. The theoretical simulation demonstrated good consistency with the experimental measurement results, which predicts an electric fields amplitude enhancement of 115 at the center of NPs gap and an electromagnetic SERS enhancement of 108. The evidence of clear correlations between SERS enhancement and morphology distribution offer a route to develop more effective SERS substrates.

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