scholarly journals Improved Surface-Enhanced-Raman Scattering Sensitivity Using Si Nanowires/Silver Nanostructures by a Single Step Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1760
Author(s):  
Ioannis Kochylas ◽  
Spiros Gardelis ◽  
Vlassis Likodimos ◽  
Konstantinos Giannakopoulos ◽  
Polycarpos Falaras ◽  
...  

In this study, we developed highly sensitive substrates for Surface-Enhanced-Raman-Scattering (SERS) spectroscopy, consisting of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) decorated by silver nanostructures using single-step Metal Assisted Chemical Etching (MACE). One-step MACE was performed on p-type Si substrates by immersion in AgNO3/HF aqueous solutions resulting in the formation of SiNWs decorated by either silver aggregates or dendrites. Specifically, dendrites were formed during SiNWs’ growth in the etchant solution, whereas aggregates were grown after the removal of the dendrites from the SiNWs in HNO3 aqueous solution and subsequent re-immersion of the specimens in a AgNO3/HF aqueous solution by adjusting the growth time to achieve the desired density of silver nanostructures. The dendrites had much larger height than the aggregates. R6G was used as analyte to test the SERS activity of the substrates prepared by the two fabrication processes. The silver aggregates showed a considerably lower limit of detection (LOD) for SERS down to a R6G concentration of 10−13 M, and much better uniformity in terms of detection in comparison with the silver dendritic structures. Enhancement factors in the range 105–1010 were calculated, demonstrating very high SERS sensitivities for analytic applications.

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Zhang ◽  
X. L. Wu ◽  
C. X. Kan ◽  
F. M. Pan ◽  
H. T. Chen ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (21) ◽  
pp. 17750-17755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoxuan Jiang ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Yifang Wang ◽  
Shaoming Yu

Silver porous nanostructures with tunable porosity were fabricated as an excellent enhancing substrate for SERS detection of trace pesticide residues.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Yakimchuk ◽  
Egor Kaniukov ◽  
Victoria Bundyukova ◽  
Liubov Osminkina ◽  
Steffen Teichert ◽  
...  

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2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 3236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Joseph ◽  
Franziska Schulte ◽  
Heidemarie Rooch ◽  
Ines Feldmann ◽  
Ilona Dörfel ◽  
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