Surface-enhanced Raman scattering activities of carbon nanotubes decorated with silver nanoparticles

The Analyst ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 141 (19) ◽  
pp. 5527-5534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolei Zhang ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Jiamin Quan ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Yong Zhu

We synthesized a carbon nanotube (CNT) loaded with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) composite as an effective surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate via a low-cost, simple citrate reduction method.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuy Van Nguyen ◽  
Duc Chinh Vu ◽  
Huy Bui ◽  
Thanh Binh Pham ◽  
Thi Hong Cam Hoang ◽  
...  

Abstract Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful spectroscopic technique for ultrasensitive and selective bio-chemical detection due to its capability of providing “fingerprint” information of molecular structures in low concentrations even at single molecular level. In this work, we present the silver nanoparticles/porous silicon (AgNPs/PSi) hybrid structures as SERS substrates prepared by a fast, straightforward and effective method using the PSi immersion plating in silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution. The nano-silvers can simultaneously grow on the surface and nano-pillars of porous silicon making quasi-three-dimension (quasi-3D) structural SERS substrate that has a large surface area to adsorb moleculars for SERS measurement. The proposed SERS substrate can detect Diphenylamine (DPA) with ultralow concentration of 10-9 M (~0.17 ppb), which would have higher enhancement than 2D surface SERS based on nano-silver deposited on silicon substrate and other electrochemical sensors.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 955-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seher Karabıçak ◽  
Murat Kaya ◽  
Tuan Vo-Dinh ◽  
Mürvet Volkan

A simple polymer substrate for inducing Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has been investigated. This SERS substrate consists of a solid support, such as a glass slide covered with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) impregnated with fine silver nanoparticles. The preparation simply involves mixing aqueous PVA polymer with solid AgNO3 to produce a solution that can be easily spin coated on the glass substrate and dried to obtain a hard translucent coating. Aqueous solution of FeSO4·7H2O was used to reduce Ag+ ions to silver nanoparticles. The effects of various experimental conditions of sample preparation were investigated in order to improve the Raman enhancement efficiency of the substrate. The overall substrate performance was evaluated with the use of biologically important compounds: benzoic acid, p-amino benzoic acid, pyridine and dopamine. The spectral features of these compounds closely matched with those reported in literature. The use of the polymer matrix made the SERS substrate resistant to scratching, therefore, improving it to be more suitable for field applications. The hydrophilic nature of the polymer provides additional advantages for probing biological samples. The shelf-life of the dried, unreduced substrates is at least one month.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (21) ◽  
pp. 1950239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongdong Yuan ◽  
Shu Chen ◽  
Yanan Wu ◽  
Junqiao Wang

Flexible surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate was prepared by modification of sandpaper with silver nanoparticles. Under 633 nm excitation wavelength, the SERS enhancement effect of sandpapers which were treated with silver nanoparticles were evaluated by collecting Raman signals of probed molecules. The results demonstrate that the SERS enhancement effect of white (12,000 meshes) is better than that of pink (8000 meshes) sandpaper under the same condition; when the concentration of probe molecules is [Formula: see text] mol/L, white sandpaper has the best SERS enhancement; the Raman scattering spectrum has better signal when the silver sol is 15 [Formula: see text].


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 172034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanzi Wu ◽  
Ye Jiang ◽  
Xiaoshan Zheng ◽  
Shasha Jia ◽  
Zhi Zhu ◽  
...  

We describe a facile and low-cost approach for a flexibly integrated surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate in microfluidic chips. Briefly, a SERS substrate was fabricated by the electrostatic assembling of gold nanoparticles, and shaped into designed patterns by subsequent lift-up soft lithography. The SERS micro-pattern could be further integrated within microfluidic channels conveniently. The resulting microfluidic SERS chip allowed ultrasensitive in situ SERS monitoring from the transparent glass window. With its advantages in simplicity, functionality and cost-effectiveness, this method could be readily expanded into optical microfluidic fabrication for biochemical applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Kudryashova ◽  
A. G. Galstian ◽  
E. B. Faizuloev ◽  
A. Yu. Olenin ◽  
G. V. Lisichkin ◽  
...  

Aim. Study of the possibility of adenovirus antigen detection by recording of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of enzyme oxidized product of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine. Materials and methods. Clinical fecal samples containing adenoviruses, group A rotaviruses, noroviruses and healthy children samples, as well as laboratory strains of adenoviruses with a titer of 5 — 6 lg TCD50/ml were used. Sandwich immunoassay was used, the Raman spectra were recorded by a Raman spectrometer (532 nm) after incubation with silver nanoparticles. Results. The concordance of the adenovirus detection results was obtained in comparison with the enzyme immunoassay method with colorimetric detection and PCR. Conclusion. The possibility of TMB+ using as a SERS reporter and silver nanoparticles as a SERS substrate for the detection of adenovirus antigen in complex biological samples was shown.


The Analyst ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 143 (21) ◽  
pp. 5202-5209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Wu ◽  
Lixia Zhang ◽  
Xiangfeng Bu ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Bing Zhao ◽  
...  

Silver nanoparticles stabilized using sodium alginate were synthesized as SERS substrate to determine vardenafil and rosiglitazone maleate based on the coffee ring effect.


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