A multifunctional Cu2O/Ag micro-nanocomposite, which has the characteristics of high cat- alytic activities under the visible light and high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity, was fabricated via a fa...A multifunctional Cu2O/Ag micro-nanocomposite, which has the characteristics of high cat- alytic activities under the visible light and high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity, was fabricated via a facile method and employed for the in situ SERS monitoring of the photocatalytic degradation reaction of crystal violet. Through the variation of the AgNO3 concentration, Ag content on the Cu2O template can be controllably tuned, which has great influence on the SERS effect. The results indicate that Ag nanopartieles form on the Cu2O nanoframes to obtain the Cu2O/Ag nanoeomposite, which can act as an excellent bifunetional platform for in situ monitoring of photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutions by SERS.展开更多
The structure, electrostatic properties, and Raman spectra of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and AFB1-Ag complex are studied by density functional theory with B3LYP/6- 311G(d,p)/Lan12dz basis set. The results show that the s...The structure, electrostatic properties, and Raman spectra of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and AFB1-Ag complex are studied by density functional theory with B3LYP/6- 311G(d,p)/Lan12dz basis set. The results show that the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and pre-resonance Raman spectra of AFB1-Ag complex strongly depend on the adsorption site and the excitation wavelength found to enhance 102-103 order compared to of the incident light. The SERS factors are normal Raman spectrum of AFB1 molecule due to the larger static polarizabilities of the AFB1-Ag complex, which directly results in the stronger chemical enhancement in SERS spectra. The pre-resonance Raman spectra of AFB1-Ag complex are explored at 266, 482, 785, and 1064 nm incident light wavelength, in which the enhancement factors are about 10^2-10^4, mainly caused by the charge-transfer excitation resonance. The vibrational modes are analyzed to explain the relationship between the vibrational direction and the enhanced Raman intensities.展开更多
Strong near-field scattering enhancement (NFSE) of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes(POSS) nanoparticles (NPs) aggregates is found through physical simulation. An aggregation of N,N′-di-[3-(isobutyl polyhedral ol...Strong near-field scattering enhancement (NFSE) of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes(POSS) nanoparticles (NPs) aggregates is found through physical simulation. An aggregation of N,N′-di-[3-(isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes) propyl] perylene diimide(DPP) which possesses POSS as scatteres experimentally performs strong NFSE, which confirms the physical simulation results. Moreover, coherent random laser is triggered from the DPP aggregates in carbon disulfide. It is the NFSE of POSS NPs connected to both ends of DPP through covalent bonds and the NFSE of their aggregation thanks to DPP’s aggregation that is responsible for the coherent random laser. So, this work develops a method to improve weak scattering of system through construction of molecules, and opens a road to a variety of novel interdisciplinary investigations, involving molecular designing for disordered photonics.展开更多
The fluorescence enhancement mechanism of Dy3+-Gd3+- SSA-CTMAB system was studied by the resonance light scattering and fluorescence spectrum. In this paper, the influencing factors including the concentration of Gd...The fluorescence enhancement mechanism of Dy3+-Gd3+- SSA-CTMAB system was studied by the resonance light scattering and fluorescence spectrum. In this paper, the influencing factors including the concentration of Gd3+, ligands, pH value as well as surfactants were studied. As a result, the optimal experimental conditions were obtained. The existence of molecule congeries was proved by scattering-light spectrum.展开更多
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) has been widely used as an effective technique for lowconcentration molecules detections in the past decades. This work proposes a rapid and accessible process to fabricate SERS...Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) has been widely used as an effective technique for lowconcentration molecules detections in the past decades. This work proposes a rapid and accessible process to fabricate SERS-active substrates with high uniformity and controllability based on two-step laser ablation. Laser beams directly ablate the surface of Si, concurrently creating microstructures and ejecting molten materials caused by the thermal effect that nucleate in ambient air. The nuclei grow into nanoparticles and deposit over the surface. These nanoparticles,together with microstructures, improve the light collection efficiency of the SERS-active substrates. Especially after Au thin film deposition, these nanoparticles can provide nanogaps as hotspots for SERS. By orthogonal experiment design,laser processing parameters for better performances are determined. Compared with substrates fabricated by single 1064 nm master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA) laser ablation, substrates ablated by the primary 1064 nm MOPA laser and secondary UV pulsed laser show more uniform nanoparticles’ deposition over the surface. The optimized largearea substrate has a SERS detection limit of 10^(-8)mol/L for 4-aminothiophenol(4-ATP), indicating the potential realworld applications for trace detection.展开更多
Abstract Linear Thomson scattering of a short pulse laser by relativistic electron has been investigated using computer simulations. It is shown that scattering of an intense laser pulse of -33 fs full width at half m...Abstract Linear Thomson scattering of a short pulse laser by relativistic electron has been investigated using computer simulations. It is shown that scattering of an intense laser pulse of -33 fs full width at half maximum, with an electron of γ0 = 10 initial energy, generates an ultrashort, pulsed radiation of 76 attoseconds with a photon wavelength of 2.5 nm in the backward direction. The scattered radiation generated by a highly relativistic electron has superior quality in terms of its pulse width and angular distribution in comparison to the one generated by lower relativistic energy electron.展开更多
Rhodamine molecules are one of the most used dyes for applications related to Raman spectroscopy. We have systematically studied Raman spectra of Rhodamine 6G, Rhodamine 123, and Rhodamine B (RhB) molecules using de...Rhodamine molecules are one of the most used dyes for applications related to Raman spectroscopy. We have systematically studied Raman spectra of Rhodamine 6G, Rhodamine 123, and Rhodamine B (RhB) molecules using density functional theory. It is found that with BP86 functional the calculated Raman spectra of cationic Rhodamine molecules are in good agreement with corresponding experimental spectra in aqueous solution. It is shown that the involvement of the counter ion, chlorine, and the specific hydrogen bonds has noticeable effects on the Raman spectra of RhB that can partially explain the observed difference between Raman spectra of RhB in solution and on gold surfaces. It also indicates that an accurate description of surface enhanced Raman scattering for Rhodamine molecules on metal surface still requires to take into account the changes induced by the interracial interactions.展开更多
The research was carried out to study the effect of varying certain ecological conditions in the coffee through the implementation of different agronomic practices such as regulation of the shade, ground cover and reh...The research was carried out to study the effect of varying certain ecological conditions in the coffee through the implementation of different agronomic practices such as regulation of the shade, ground cover and rehabilitation of plantations on the populations of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), it was also evaluated the influence of these conditions in the introduction and transfer of new variants of application of the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin. The results showed that the pest damage was lower under a system of sustainable coffee, designed after the restoration of the population density of coffee, conducting systematic pruning and plant health, sanitation of the forest, shade management to double stratum with scattered light intensity of 60-70% and a combination of systems of denominated handling of weeds (Strip weeding - Ring weeding), it was found that under these conditions the technical effectiveness of the fungus B. bassiana was higher compared with applications made in the trees less enlightened, being more advantageous to spray the foliage four times with a frequency of 40 days from 60 days to peak flowering with positive economic indicators even when used as single biological control strategy against the coffee berry borer.展开更多
A rapid and simple approach to fabricate large-area surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active(SERS-active) substrates is reported.The substrates are fabricated by using femtosecond laser(fs-laser) direct writing on Sil...A rapid and simple approach to fabricate large-area surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active(SERS-active) substrates is reported.The substrates are fabricated by using femtosecond laser(fs-laser) direct writing on Silicon wafers,followed by thin-film coating of metal such as gold.The substrates are demonstrated to exhibit signal homogeneity and good enhancement ability for SERS.The maximum enhancement factor(EF) up to 3×10 7 of such SERS substrates for rhodamine 6G(R6G) at 785 nm excitation wavelength was measured.This technique could demonstrate a functional microchip with SERS capability of signal homogeneity,high sensitivity and chemical stability.展开更多
An overview of recent researches of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing technology in Laboratory of Science and Technology of Micro-Nano Optics (LMNO), University of Science and Technology of China, is present...An overview of recent researches of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing technology in Laboratory of Science and Technology of Micro-Nano Optics (LMNO), University of Science and Technology of China, is presented. Some novel SPR sensors, such as sensors based on metallic grating, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) nanoring and optical fiber, are designed or fabricated and tested. The sensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of metallic nanoparticles is also be summarized. Because of the coupling of propagating surface plasmons and localized surface plasmons, the localized electromagnetic field is extremely enhanced, which is applied to surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and fluorenscence enhancement. Future prospects of SPR and/or LSPR sensing developments and applications are atso discussed.展开更多
A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nano...A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nanostructure, for instance, is interesting for nanophotonics, nanomedicine, and catalysis. However, alloying of Fe and Ag is inhibited for thermodynamic reasons. Here, we describe the synthesis of Fe-doped Ag NPs via laser ablation in liquid solution, bypassing thermodynamics constraints. These NPs have an innovative structure consisting of a scaffold of face-centered cubic metal Ag alternating with disordered Ag-Fe alloy domains, all arranged in a truffle-like morphology. The Fe-Ag NPs exhibit the plasmonic properties of Ag and the magnetic response of Fe-containing phases, and the surface of the Fe-Ag NPs can be functionalized in one step with thiolated molecules. Taking advantage of the multiple properties of Fe-Ag NPs, the magnetophoretic amplification of plasmonic properties is demonstrated with proof-of-concept surface-enhanced Raman scattering and photothermal heating experiments. The synthetic approach is of general applicability and virtually permits the preparation of a large variety of multi-element NPs in one step.展开更多
基金This work was supported by tile Key Projects of Natural Science Research of Universities in Anhui Province (No.KJ2015A183, No.KJ2015A201) and Talents Foundation of Hefei University (No.15RC05), Anhui Province Natural Science Foundation (No.1608085MD78), the Key Projects of Anhui Province University Outstanding Youth Talent Support Program (gxyqZD2016274), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21305142, No.51403048).
文摘A multifunctional Cu2O/Ag micro-nanocomposite, which has the characteristics of high cat- alytic activities under the visible light and high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity, was fabricated via a facile method and employed for the in situ SERS monitoring of the photocatalytic degradation reaction of crystal violet. Through the variation of the AgNO3 concentration, Ag content on the Cu2O template can be controllably tuned, which has great influence on the SERS effect. The results indicate that Ag nanopartieles form on the Cu2O nanoframes to obtain the Cu2O/Ag nanoeomposite, which can act as an excellent bifunetional platform for in situ monitoring of photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutions by SERS.
基金ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11174237), the National Basic Rcsearch Program of China (No.2013CB328904), and the Application Basic program of Sichuan Province (No.2013JY0035).
文摘The structure, electrostatic properties, and Raman spectra of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and AFB1-Ag complex are studied by density functional theory with B3LYP/6- 311G(d,p)/Lan12dz basis set. The results show that the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and pre-resonance Raman spectra of AFB1-Ag complex strongly depend on the adsorption site and the excitation wavelength found to enhance 102-103 order compared to of the incident light. The SERS factors are normal Raman spectrum of AFB1 molecule due to the larger static polarizabilities of the AFB1-Ag complex, which directly results in the stronger chemical enhancement in SERS spectra. The pre-resonance Raman spectra of AFB1-Ag complex are explored at 266, 482, 785, and 1064 nm incident light wavelength, in which the enhancement factors are about 10^2-10^4, mainly caused by the charge-transfer excitation resonance. The vibrational modes are analyzed to explain the relationship between the vibrational direction and the enhanced Raman intensities.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51673178,No.51273186,No.21574120,No.11874012,No.11404087,and No.11574070)Basic Research Fund for the Central Universities(No.WK2060200012)+3 种基金Science and Technological Fund of Anhui Province for Outstanding Youth(No.1608085J01)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China,Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2015M571918 and No.2017T100442)the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sk lodowska-Curie Grant Agreement(No.744817)the Project of State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials,Southwest University of Science and Technology(No.18zxhk10)
文摘Strong near-field scattering enhancement (NFSE) of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes(POSS) nanoparticles (NPs) aggregates is found through physical simulation. An aggregation of N,N′-di-[3-(isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes) propyl] perylene diimide(DPP) which possesses POSS as scatteres experimentally performs strong NFSE, which confirms the physical simulation results. Moreover, coherent random laser is triggered from the DPP aggregates in carbon disulfide. It is the NFSE of POSS NPs connected to both ends of DPP through covalent bonds and the NFSE of their aggregation thanks to DPP’s aggregation that is responsible for the coherent random laser. So, this work develops a method to improve weak scattering of system through construction of molecules, and opens a road to a variety of novel interdisciplinary investigations, involving molecular designing for disordered photonics.
基金Acknowledgement: The authors are thankful to the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province for its financial support (No. J06105) and the Youth Foundation of ghandong Agricultural University.
文摘The fluorescence enhancement mechanism of Dy3+-Gd3+- SSA-CTMAB system was studied by the resonance light scattering and fluorescence spectrum. In this paper, the influencing factors including the concentration of Gd3+, ligands, pH value as well as surfactants were studied. As a result, the optimal experimental conditions were obtained. The existence of molecule congeries was proved by scattering-light spectrum.
基金Project(2020H0006) supported by the Fujian Provincial Science and Technology ProgrammeChina+2 种基金Project(62175203) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(RD2020050301) supported by the Innovation Laboratory for Science and Technology of Energy Materials of Fujian Province Applied Research ProjectChina。
文摘Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) has been widely used as an effective technique for lowconcentration molecules detections in the past decades. This work proposes a rapid and accessible process to fabricate SERS-active substrates with high uniformity and controllability based on two-step laser ablation. Laser beams directly ablate the surface of Si, concurrently creating microstructures and ejecting molten materials caused by the thermal effect that nucleate in ambient air. The nuclei grow into nanoparticles and deposit over the surface. These nanoparticles,together with microstructures, improve the light collection efficiency of the SERS-active substrates. Especially after Au thin film deposition, these nanoparticles can provide nanogaps as hotspots for SERS. By orthogonal experiment design,laser processing parameters for better performances are determined. Compared with substrates fabricated by single 1064 nm master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA) laser ablation, substrates ablated by the primary 1064 nm MOPA laser and secondary UV pulsed laser show more uniform nanoparticles’ deposition over the surface. The optimized largearea substrate has a SERS detection limit of 10^(-8)mol/L for 4-aminothiophenol(4-ATP), indicating the potential realworld applications for trace detection.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No, 10375083 and the Special Foundation for State Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No. TG1999075206-2
文摘Abstract Linear Thomson scattering of a short pulse laser by relativistic electron has been investigated using computer simulations. It is shown that scattering of an intense laser pulse of -33 fs full width at half maximum, with an electron of γ0 = 10 initial energy, generates an ultrashort, pulsed radiation of 76 attoseconds with a photon wavelength of 2.5 nm in the backward direction. The scattered radiation generated by a highly relativistic electron has superior quality in terms of its pulse width and angular distribution in comparison to the one generated by lower relativistic energy electron.
基金ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work is supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2013M541951). The Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC) is acknowledged for computer time.
文摘Rhodamine molecules are one of the most used dyes for applications related to Raman spectroscopy. We have systematically studied Raman spectra of Rhodamine 6G, Rhodamine 123, and Rhodamine B (RhB) molecules using density functional theory. It is found that with BP86 functional the calculated Raman spectra of cationic Rhodamine molecules are in good agreement with corresponding experimental spectra in aqueous solution. It is shown that the involvement of the counter ion, chlorine, and the specific hydrogen bonds has noticeable effects on the Raman spectra of RhB that can partially explain the observed difference between Raman spectra of RhB in solution and on gold surfaces. It also indicates that an accurate description of surface enhanced Raman scattering for Rhodamine molecules on metal surface still requires to take into account the changes induced by the interracial interactions.
文摘The research was carried out to study the effect of varying certain ecological conditions in the coffee through the implementation of different agronomic practices such as regulation of the shade, ground cover and rehabilitation of plantations on the populations of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), it was also evaluated the influence of these conditions in the introduction and transfer of new variants of application of the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin. The results showed that the pest damage was lower under a system of sustainable coffee, designed after the restoration of the population density of coffee, conducting systematic pruning and plant health, sanitation of the forest, shade management to double stratum with scattered light intensity of 60-70% and a combination of systems of denominated handling of weeds (Strip weeding - Ring weeding), it was found that under these conditions the technical effectiveness of the fungus B. bassiana was higher compared with applications made in the trees less enlightened, being more advantageous to spray the foliage four times with a frequency of 40 days from 60 days to peak flowering with positive economic indicators even when used as single biological control strategy against the coffee berry borer.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.51271092 and 11274160)
文摘A rapid and simple approach to fabricate large-area surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active(SERS-active) substrates is reported.The substrates are fabricated by using femtosecond laser(fs-laser) direct writing on Silicon wafers,followed by thin-film coating of metal such as gold.The substrates are demonstrated to exhibit signal homogeneity and good enhancement ability for SERS.The maximum enhancement factor(EF) up to 3×10 7 of such SERS substrates for rhodamine 6G(R6G) at 785 nm excitation wavelength was measured.This technique could demonstrate a functional microchip with SERS capability of signal homogeneity,high sensitivity and chemical stability.
基金This work is supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2011cb301802), and Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60736037). The authors gratefully acknowledge Prof. Y. H. Lu, D. G. Zhang, and P. Wang for many helpful discussions.
文摘An overview of recent researches of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing technology in Laboratory of Science and Technology of Micro-Nano Optics (LMNO), University of Science and Technology of China, is presented. Some novel SPR sensors, such as sensors based on metallic grating, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) nanoring and optical fiber, are designed or fabricated and tested. The sensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of metallic nanoparticles is also be summarized. Because of the coupling of propagating surface plasmons and localized surface plasmons, the localized electromagnetic field is extremely enhanced, which is applied to surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and fluorenscence enhancement. Future prospects of SPR and/or LSPR sensing developments and applications are atso discussed.
文摘A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nanostructure, for instance, is interesting for nanophotonics, nanomedicine, and catalysis. However, alloying of Fe and Ag is inhibited for thermodynamic reasons. Here, we describe the synthesis of Fe-doped Ag NPs via laser ablation in liquid solution, bypassing thermodynamics constraints. These NPs have an innovative structure consisting of a scaffold of face-centered cubic metal Ag alternating with disordered Ag-Fe alloy domains, all arranged in a truffle-like morphology. The Fe-Ag NPs exhibit the plasmonic properties of Ag and the magnetic response of Fe-containing phases, and the surface of the Fe-Ag NPs can be functionalized in one step with thiolated molecules. Taking advantage of the multiple properties of Fe-Ag NPs, the magnetophoretic amplification of plasmonic properties is demonstrated with proof-of-concept surface-enhanced Raman scattering and photothermal heating experiments. The synthetic approach is of general applicability and virtually permits the preparation of a large variety of multi-element NPs in one step.