Trace detection of herbicides by SERS technique, using SERS-active substrates fabricated from different silver nanostructures deposited on silicon

Autor: Ngoc Minh Kieu, Thi Thuy Luong, Truc Quynh Ngan Luong, Tran Cao Dao, Ngoc Hai Nguyen, Van Vu Le, Tuan Anh Cao
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 6:035012
ISSN: 2043-6262
DOI: 10.1088/2043-6262/6/3/035012
Popis: In this report we present the initial results of the use of different silver nanostructures deposited on silicon for trace detection of paraquat (a commonly used herbicide) using the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect. More specifically, the SERS-active substrates were fabricated from silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) deposited onto the flat surface of a silicon wafer (AgNPs@Si substrate), as well as on the surface of an obliquely aligned silicon nanowire (SiNW) array (AgNPs@SiNWs substrate), and from silver nanodendrites (AgNDs) deposited onto the flat surface of a silicon wafer (AgNDs@Si substrate). Results showed that with the change of the structure of the SERS-active substrate, higher levels of SERS enhancement have been achieved. Specifically, with the fabricated AgNDs@Si substrate, paraquat concentration as low as 1 ppm can be detected.
Databáze: OpenAIRE