Synergistic action of star-shaped Au/Ag nanoparticles decorated on AgFeO2 for ultrasensitive SERS detection of a chemical warfare agent on real samples

For real application, it is an urgent demand to fabricate stable and flexible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates with high enhancement factors in a large-scale and facile way. Herein, by using the electrospinning technique, a hydrophobic and flexible poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SB) fibrous membrane is obtained, which is beneficial for modification of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) colloid in a small region and then formation of more “hot spots” by drying; the final SERS substrate is designated as Ag/SB. Hydrophobic Ag/SB can efficiently capture heterocyclic molecules into the vicinity of hot spots of Ag NPs. Such Ag/SB films are used to quantitatively detect trace triazophos residue on fruit peels or in the juice, and the limit of detection (LOD) of 2.5 × 10−8 M is achieved. Ag/SB films possess a capability to resist heat. As a case, 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) that just barely dissolves in 90 °C water is picked for conducting Ag/SB-film-based experiments.

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Label-free highly sensitive probe detection with novel hierarchical SERS substrates fabricated by nanoindentation and chemical reaction methods

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ◽

10.3762/bjnano.10.239 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 2483-2496

Author(s):

Jingran Zhang ◽

Tianqi Jia ◽

Yongda Yan ◽

Li Wang ◽

Peng Miao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Enhancement Factor ◽

Low Cost ◽

Hierarchical Structures ◽

Production Method ◽

Copper Surface ◽

Sers Substrate ◽

Label Free ◽

Sers Substrates ◽

Highly Sensitive

Nanostructures have been widely employed in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. Recently, in order to obtain a higher enhancement factor at a lower detection limit, hierarchical structures, including nanostructures and nanoparticles, appear to be viable SERS substrate candidates. Here we describe a novel method integrating the nanoindentation process and chemical redox reaction to machine a hierarchical SERS substrate. The micro/nanostructures are first formed on a Cu(110) plane and then Ag nanoparticles are generated on the structured copper surface. The effect of the indentation process parameters and the corrosion time in the AgNO3 solution on the Raman intensities of the SERS substrate with hierarchical structures are experimentally studied. The intensity and distribution of the electric field of single and multiple Ag nanoparticles on the surface of a plane and with multiple micro/nanostructures are studied with COMSOL software. The feasibility of the hierarchical SERS substrate is verified using R6G molecules. Finally, the enhancement factor using malachite green molecules was found to reach 5.089 × 109, which demonstrates that the production method is a simple, reproducible and low-cost method for machining a highly sensitive, hierarchical SERS substrate.

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Highly Sensitive Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy from Ag Nanoparticles Decorated Graphene Sheet

Journal of Nanomaterials ◽

10.1155/2014/538024 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Hui Song ◽

Xin Li ◽

Sweejiang Yoo ◽

Yuan Wu ◽

Weihua Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Raman Spectroscopy ◽

Size Distribution ◽

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽

Sers Substrate ◽

Ag Nps ◽

Sers Enhancement ◽

Surface Enhanced ◽

Enhancement Factors ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique and has been most intensively studied. In this work, electroless deposition is proposed for Ag nanoparticles (NPs) decorated on chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth graphene sheets (GS) to create hybrid SERS substrate. From three aspects of size distribution, morphology, and coverage, Ag NPs controllable decoration on GS and SERS enhancement factors of the hybrid SERS substrate is investigated. 200–300 times enhanced SERS intensities are detected from the Ag NPs on GS hybrid as compared to pure GS. Controllable decoration is crucial for improving SERS enhancement factorsβEF, becauseβEFfrom quasi cubic Ag NPs on GS is 6.53 times stronger than that from spheric one; 1.6 timesβEFis detected while the Ag NPs size distribution is reduced to half, and when the coverage is doubled,βEFis nearly doubled. This controllable Ag NPs/GS hybrid is capable of serving as a high performance SERS substrate for efficient chemical and biological sensing applications.

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β-Cyclodextrin coated SiO2@Au@Ag core–shell nanoparticles for SERS detection of PCBs

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ◽

10.1039/c4cp04904g ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (33) ◽

pp. 21149-21157 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Yilin Lu ◽

Guohua Yao ◽

Kexi Sun ◽

Qing Huang

Keyword(s):

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Core Shell ◽

Sers Substrate ◽

Shell Nanoparticles ◽

Surface Enhanced ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman ◽

Sers Detection ◽

New Type ◽

Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽

Core Shell Nanoparticles

A new type of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate consisting of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) coated SiO2@Au@Ag nanoparticles (SiO2@Au@Ag@CD NPs) has been achieved.

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Photoinduced synthesis of Ag nanoparticles on ZnO nanowires for real-time SERS systems

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c4ra11296b ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 51-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Hyun Wook Kang ◽

Juyoung Leem ◽

Hyung Jin Sung

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Enhancement Factor ◽

Detection System ◽

Microfluidic Channel ◽

Zno Nanowires ◽

Hierarchical Nanostructure ◽

Sers Detection ◽

Photoinduced Synthesis

Hierarchical nanostructure of Ag nanoparticles on ZnO nanowires is introduced by using a photoinduced synthesis. A real-time, in situ SERS detection system is achieved with a microfluidic channel. The hierarchical nanostructure shows 6.36 × 1011 of SERS enhancement factor.

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Facilely Flexible Imprinted Hemispherical Cavity Array for Effective Plasmonic Coupling as SERS Substrate

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano11123196 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3196

Author(s):

Jihua Xu ◽

Jinmeng Li ◽

Guangxu Guo ◽

Xiaofei Zhao ◽

Zhen Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Field ◽

Mechanical Stability ◽

Coupling Effect ◽

Low Cost ◽

Flexible Substrate ◽

Localized Surface Plasmon ◽

Sers Substrate ◽

Ag Nps ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman ◽

Sers Detection

The focusing field effect excited by the cavity mode has a positive coupling effect with the metal localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect, which can stimulate a stronger local electromagnetic field. Therefore, we combined the self-organizing process for component and array manufacturing with imprinting technology to construct a cheap and reproducible flexible polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocavity array decorating with the silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs). The distribution of the local electromagnetic field was simulated theoretically, and the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance of the substrate was evaluated experimentally. The substrate shows excellent mechanical stability in bending experiments. It was proved theoretically and experimentally that the substrate still provides a stable signal when the excited light is incident from different angles. This flexible substrate can achieve low-cost, highly sensitive, uniform and conducive SERS detection, especially in situ detection, which shows a promising application prospect in food safety and biomedicine.

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Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection of Sodium Thiocyanate in Milk Based on the Aggregation of Ag Nanoparticles

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s19061363 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 1363 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Yanting Feng ◽

Rijian Mo ◽

Ling Wang ◽

Chunxia Zhou ◽

Pengzhi Hong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Trichloroacetic Acid ◽

Limit Of Detection ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽

Sodium Thiocyanate ◽

Ag Nps ◽

Trichloroacetic Acid Solution ◽

Surface Enhanced ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman ◽

Sers Detection

A method is developed for detecting the concentration of sodium thiocyanate (NaSCN) in milk based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technology. A trichloroacetic acid solution can be used to enhance the SERS signal because of its function in promoting the aggregation of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs). Meanwhile, the protein in milk would be precipitated as trichloroacetic acid added and the interference from protein could be reduced during the detection. In this work, the enhancement factor (EF) is 7. 56 × 105 for sodium thiocyanate in water and the limit of detection (LOD) is 0.002 mg/L. Meanwhile, this method can be used to detect the concentration of sodium thiocyanate in milk. Results show that SERS intensity increased as the concentration of sodium thiocyanate increase from 10 to 100 mg/L. The linear correlation coefficient is R2 = 0.998 and the detection limit is 0.04 mg/L. It is observed that the concentration of sodium thiocyanate does not exceed the standard in the three kinds of milk. The confirmed credibility of SERS detection is compared with conventional methods.

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Stabilizing Ag Nanoparticles Using Anatase TiO2 and Cu on Al Surface

Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences ◽

10.9734/ajopacs/2020/v8i430123 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 22-30

Author(s):

Masayoshi Kaneko

Keyword(s):

Ag Nanoparticles ◽

Au Nanoparticles ◽

Active Surface ◽

Anatase Tio2 ◽

Sers Substrate ◽

Ag Nps ◽

Au Nps ◽

Surface Enhanced ◽

Surface Enhanced Raman ◽

Enhanced Raman Scattering

Chemical adsorption of anatase TiO2, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), and Cu particles (Cu Ps) on aluminum (Al) surface yielded an active surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. TiO2 is known to reduce both silver (Ag) and copper (Cu). In an oxidizing environment, Ag NPs remain unoxidized since Cu has a more negative redox potential than Ag. Ag is therefore protected by Cu from getting oxidized. Although Ag NPs exhibit better SERS activity than Au NPs, Ag is relatively easier to oxidize, limiting the development of Ag-based nanomaterials. Therefore, despite the poor SERS activity of Au nanoparticles than that of Ag nanoparticles, Au nanoparticles have been widely used. Herein, the stabilization of Ag nanoparticles by incorporating a reductive process using anatase TiO2 is reported. The fabricated substrates bearing anatase, Ag NPs, and Cu Ps were stable, as seen by Raman spectra, and remained unchanged for more than 2 months.

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