Template-Confined Site-Specific Electrodeposition of Nanoparticle Cluster-in-Bowl Arrays as Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates

Autor: Yangchun Yu, Shikuan Yang, Yue Liu, Yanling Wang
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ACS Sensors. 3:2343-2350
ISSN: 2379-3694
Popis: Nanoparticle clusters have important applications in plasmonics and optical sensing fields. Various methods have been used to construct nanoparticle clusters, represented by assembling preprepared nanoparticles using DNA. However, preparation of nanoparticle clusters using a one-step method is still challenging. Herein, by using prepatterned microscale bowls as individual reaction containers, clusters of Au nanoparticles with a homogeneous structure are electrodeposited at the bottom of each bowl. The structure of the nanoparticle clusters can be simply manipulated by varying electrodeposition parameters. After coating these Au nanoparticle cluster-in-bowl arrays with a thin layer of Ag film, they can be used as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates with an SERS enhancement factor of ∼10
Databáze: OpenAIRE