Photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy for universal ultra-trace detection of explosives, pollutants and biomolecules
| Autor: | Ben-Jaber, Sultan, Peveler, William J., Quesada-Cabrera, Raul, Cortés, Emiliano, Sotelo-Vazquez, Carlos, Abdul-Karim, Nadia, Maier, Stefan A., Parkin, Ivan P. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | The Royal Society, Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E, Office Of Naval Research (USA) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016) Nature Communications |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Popis: | Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is one of the most sensitive spectroscopic techniques available, with single-molecule detection possible on a range of noble-metal substrates. It is widely used to detect molecules that have a strong Raman response at very low concentrations. Here we present photo-induced-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, where the combination of plasmonic nanoparticles with a photo-activated substrate gives rise to large signal enhancement (an order of magnitude) for a wide range of small molecules, even those with a typically low Raman cross-section. We show that the induced chemical enhancement is due to increased electron density at the noble-metal nanoparticles, and demonstrate the universality of this system with explosives, biomolecules and organic dyes, at trace levels. Our substrates are also easy to fabricate, self-cleaning and reusable. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a sensitive technique capable of detecting single molecules via their vibrational fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate improved sensitivity with photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy applied to trace-level detection of explosives and other analytes. |
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