Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)is a powerful spectroscopic tool in quantitative analysis of molecules,where the substrate plays a critical role in determining the detection performance.Herein,a silver nanocube...Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)is a powerful spectroscopic tool in quantitative analysis of molecules,where the substrate plays a critical role in determining the detection performance.Herein,a silver nanocubes/polyelectrolyte/gold film sandwich structure was prepared as a reproducible,highperformance SERS substrate by the wate r/oil inte rfacial assembly method.In addition to the hot spots on the nanocubes surface,the edge-to-edge interspace of the Ag nanocubes led to marked enhancement of the SERS intensity,with a limit of detection of 10~(11)mol/L and limit of quantitation of 10~(10)mol/L for crystal violet.When rhodamine 6 G and crystal violet were co-adsorbed on the Ag nanocube surfaces,the characteristic SERS peaks of the two molecules remained well resolved and separated,and the peak intensities varied with the respective concentration,which could be exploited for concurrent detection of dual molecules.Results from this work indicate that organized ensembles of Ag nanocubes can serve as effective SERS substrate can for sensitive analysis for complex molecular systems.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.21471103,51631001,11574173 and 21603014)the Scientific Research Base Development Program and the science and technology innovation service ability construction project of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education。
文摘Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)is a powerful spectroscopic tool in quantitative analysis of molecules,where the substrate plays a critical role in determining the detection performance.Herein,a silver nanocubes/polyelectrolyte/gold film sandwich structure was prepared as a reproducible,highperformance SERS substrate by the wate r/oil inte rfacial assembly method.In addition to the hot spots on the nanocubes surface,the edge-to-edge interspace of the Ag nanocubes led to marked enhancement of the SERS intensity,with a limit of detection of 10~(11)mol/L and limit of quantitation of 10~(10)mol/L for crystal violet.When rhodamine 6 G and crystal violet were co-adsorbed on the Ag nanocube surfaces,the characteristic SERS peaks of the two molecules remained well resolved and separated,and the peak intensities varied with the respective concentration,which could be exploited for concurrent detection of dual molecules.Results from this work indicate that organized ensembles of Ag nanocubes can serve as effective SERS substrate can for sensitive analysis for complex molecular systems.
