Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
SERS substrates formed by gold nanorods deposited on colloidal silica films.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Tsvetkov, Mikhail Yu Khlebtsov, Boris N Khanadeev, Vitaly A Bagratashvili, Victor N Timashev, Peter S Samoylovich, Mikhail I Khlebtsov, Nikolai G |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | We describe a new approach to the fabrication of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates using gold nanorod (GNR) nanopowders to prepare concentrated GNR sols, followed by their deposition on an opal-like photonic crystal (OPC) film formed on a silicon wafer. For comparative experiments, we also prepared GNR assemblies on plain silicon wafers. GNR-OPC substrates combine the increased specific surface, owing to the multilayer silicon nanosphere structure, and various spatial GNR configurations, including those with possible plasmonic hot spots. We demonstrate here the existence of the optimal OPC thickness and GNR deposition density for the maximal SERS effect. All other things being equal, the analytical integral SERS enhancement of the GNR-OPC substrates is higher than that of the thick, randomly oriented GNR assemblies on plain silicon wafers. Several ways to further optimize the strategy suggested are discussed. |
| ISSN | 19317573 |
| Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3664605 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 23697339 |
| e-ISSN | 1556276X |
| DOI | 10.1186/1556-276x-8-250 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher Date | 2013-05-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ©2013 Tsvetkov et al.; licensee Springer. |
| Subject Keyword | SERS Gold nanorod Silica nanosphere Plasmonic nanopowder Rhodamine 6G |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science |