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Jiang J, Ou-Yang L, Zhu L, Zou J, Tang H. Novel one-pot fabrication of lab-on-a-bubble@Ag substrate without coupling-agent for surface enhanced Raman scattering. Sci Rep 2014; 4:3942. [PMID: 24487575 PMCID: PMC3909904 DOI: 10.1038/srep03942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Through in-situ reduction of silver nitrate without using any coupling-agent, a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was prepared by coating silver on hollow buoyant silica microspheres as a lab on a bubble (LoB). The silver coated LoBs (LoBs@Ag) floated on surface of a solution could provide a very convenient platform for the detection of target molecules in the solution. The LoBs@Ag substrate not only immobilized well-distributed Ag nanoparticles on the surface LoBs, but excluded the interference of coupling agents. This yielded high-resolution SERS spectra with excellent reproducibility. The adsorption of crystal violet (CV) on the LoBs@Ag substrate was investigated by means of SERS combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The LoBs@Ag substrate exhibited a remarkable Raman enhancement effect for CV with an enhancement factor of 6.9 × 10(8) and wide adaptability from dye, pesticide to bio-molecules. On the basis of this substrate, a simple and sensitive SERS method was proposed for the determination of trace organic pollutants or bio-molecules.
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- Jizhou Jiang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430073, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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Guo TL, Li JG, Ping DH, Sun X, Sakka Y. Controlled photocatalytic growth of Ag nanocrystals on brookite and rutile and their SERS performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:236-243. [PMID: 24354270 DOI: 10.1021/am404027m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ag nanocrystals (NCs) were photocatalytically grown on the surfaces of brookite and rutile nanocrystals, respectively, and their surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance was evaluated. The resultant Ag NCs exhibit different morphologies owing to the different photocatalytic capabilities of the two types of TiO2 under otherwise identical synthetic conditions. The effects of AgNO3 concentration, UV irradiation time, and UV light power on the morphology evolution and growth kinetics of the Ag NCs were systematically investigated. Moreover, PVP was found to serve as both a reductant and a capping agent in the photocatalytic reaction systems, and its presence allows morphological control of the Ag NCs. A proper amount of PVP was confirmed to favor Ag nanoplates of larger sizes and to produce SERS substrates of substantially better performance.
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- Tian-Long Guo
- Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, China
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Kanchanapally R, Fan Z, Singh AK, Sinha SS, Ray PC. Multifunctional hybrid graphene oxide for label-free detection of malignant melanoma from infected blood. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:1934-1937. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21756f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The development of multifunctional graphene oxide for label-free detection of malignant melanoma from infected blood is reported.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Jackson State University
- Jackson, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Jackson State University
- Jackson, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Jackson State University
- Jackson, USA
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Palla M, Guo W, Shi S, Li Z, Wu J, Jockusch S, Guo C, Russo JJ, Turro NJ, Ju J. DNA sequencing by synthesis using 3'- O-azidomethyl nucleotide reversible terminators and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic detection. RSC Adv 2014; 4:49342-49346. [PMID: 25396047 DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08398a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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As an alternative to fluorescence-based DNA sequencing by synthesis (SBS), we report here an approach using an azido moiety (N3) that has an intense, narrow and unique Raman shift at 2125 cm-1, where virtually all biological molecules are transparent, as a label for SBS. We first demonstrated that the four 3'-O-azidomethyl nucleotide reversible terminators (3'-O-azidomethyl-dNTPs) displayed surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) at 2125 cm-1. Using these 4 nucleotide analogues as substrates, we then performed a complete 4-step SBS reaction. We used SERS to monitor the appearance of the azide-specific Raman peak at 2125 cm-1 as a result of polymerase extension by a single 3'-O-azidomethyl-dNTP into the growing DNA strand and disappearance of this Raman peak with cleavage of the azido label to permit the next nucleotide incorporation, thereby continuously determining the DNA sequence. Due to the small size of the azido label, the 3'-O-azidomethyl-dNTPs are efficient substrates for the DNA polymerase. In the SBS cycles, the natural nucleotides are restored after each incorporation and cleavage, producing a growing DNA strand that bears no modifications and will not impede further polymerase reactions. Thus, with further improvements in SERS for the azido moiety, this approach has the potential to provide an attractive alternative to fluorescence-based SBS.
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- Mirkó Palla
- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA ; Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Yi Z, Luo J, Yi Y, Xu X, Wu P, Jiang X, Yi Y, Tang Y. Nanoparticle attachment on Ag nanorings and nanoantenna for large increases of surface-enhanced Raman scattering. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02741h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A simple and inexpensive approach based on the heat-treatment of Ag+/PVA/PVP composite film on quartz glass has been developed for fabricating large-area Ag nanorings attached small nanoparticles.
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- Zao Yi
- College of Physics and Electronics
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083, China
- Research Center of Laser Fusion
- China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion
- China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)
- Mianyang 621900, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties
- Southwest University of Science and Technology and Research Center of Laser Fusion
- CAEP
- Mianyang 621900, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083, China
- Research Center of Laser Fusion
- China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation
- Department of Optical Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion
- China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)
- Mianyang 621900, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion
- China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)
- Mianyang 621900, China
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Kedia A, Kumar PS. Halide ion induced tuning and self-organization of gold nanostars. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra43976c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ghosh T, Das P, Chini TK, Ghosh T, Satpati B. Tilt boundary induced heteroepitaxy in chemically grown dendritic silver nanostructures on germanium and their optical properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:16730-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01711k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dentritic silver nanostructures prepared by a galvanic displacement reaction on germanium substrates show a new type of heteroepitaxy where significantly large lattice mismatch is accommodated by the formation of low-energy asymmetric tilt boundaries.
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- Tanmay Ghosh
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Kolkata-700 064, India
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- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Kolkata-700 064, India
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- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Kolkata-700 064, India
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Ji X, Yang W. High-purity gold nanocrystal dimers: scalable synthesis and size-dependent plasmonic and Raman enhancement. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc52135d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Darby BL, Etchegoin PG, Le Ru EC. Single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with nanowatt excitation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:23895-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp03422h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bi-analyte experiments demonstrate that single-molecule detection via SERS can be achieved at ultra-low excitation powers.
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- Brendan L. Darby
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Silverstein DW, Govind N, van Dam HJJ, Jensen L. Simulating One-Photon Absorption and Resonance Raman Scattering Spectra Using Analytical Excited State Energy Gradients within Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory. J Chem Theory Comput 2013; 9:5490-503. [DOI: 10.1021/ct4007772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Daniel W. Silverstein
- Department
of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- William
R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- William
R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Wafer-scale metasurface for total power absorption, local field enhancement and single molecule Raman spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2013; 3:2867. [PMID: 24091825 PMCID: PMC3790206 DOI: 10.1038/srep02867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The ability to detect molecules at low concentrations is highly desired for applications that range from basic science to healthcare. Considerable interest also exists for ultrathin materials with high optical absorption, e.g. for microbolometers and thermal emitters. Metal nanostructures present opportunities to achieve both purposes. Metal nanoparticles can generate gigantic field enhancements, sufficient for the Raman spectroscopy of single molecules. Thin layers containing metal nanostructures ("metasurfaces") can achieve near-total power absorption at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Thus far, however, both aims (i.e. single molecule Raman and total power absorption) have only been achieved using metal nanostructures produced by techniques (high resolution lithography or colloidal synthesis) that are complex and/or difficult to implement over large areas. Here, we demonstrate a metasurface that achieves the near-perfect absorption of visible-wavelength light and enables the Raman spectroscopy of single molecules. Our metasurface is fabricated using thin film depositions, and is of unprecedented (wafer-scale) extent.
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Wang H, Han X, Ou X, Lee CS, Zhang X, Lee ST. Silicon nanowire based single-molecule SERS sensor. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:8172-8176. [PMID: 23892767 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr01879b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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One-dimensional nanowire (NW) optical sensors have attracted great attention as promising nanoscale tools for applications such as probing inside living cells. However, achieving single molecule detection on NW sensors remains an interesting and unsolved problem. In the present paper, we investigate single-molecule detection (SMD) on a single SiNW based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor, fabricated by controllably depositing silver nanoparticles on a SiNW (AgNP-SiNW). Both Raman spectral blinking and bi-analyte approaches are performed in aqueous solution to investigate SMD on individual SiNW SERS sensors. The results extend the functions of the SiNW sensor to SMD and provide insight into the molecule level illustration on the sensing mechanism of the nanowire sensor.
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- Hui Wang
- Nano-organic Photoelectronic Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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El-Khoury PZ, Hess WP. Raman scattering from 1,3-propanedithiol at a hot spot: Theory meets experiment. Chem Phys Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Willets KA. New Tools for Investigating Electromagnetic Hot Spots in Single‐Molecule Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:3186-95. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Katherine A. Willets
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Welch Hall 1.202,105 E 24th ST, A5300, Austin TX 78712 (USA), Fax: (+1) 512‐471‐0985
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Liu B, Jiang W, Wang H, Yang X, Zhang S, Yuan Y, Wu T, Du Y. A Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) microdroplet detector for trace levels of crystal violet. Mikrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-013-1026-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wang D, Zhu W, Best MD, Camden JP, Crozier KB. Directional Raman scattering from single molecules in the feed gaps of optical antennas. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:2194-8. [PMID: 23550513 DOI: 10.1021/nl400698w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Controlling light from single emitters is an overarching theme of nano-optics. Antennas are routinely used to modify the angular emission patterns of radio wave sources. "Optical antennas" translate these principles to visible and infrared wavelengths and have been recently used to modify fluorescence from single quantum dots and single molecules. Understanding the properties of single molecules, however, would be advanced were one able to observe their vibrational spectra through Raman scattering in a very reproducible manner but it is a hugely challenging task, as Raman scattering cross sections are very weak. Here we measure for the first time the highly directional emission patterns of Raman scattering from single molecules in the feed gaps of optical antennas fabricated on a chip. More than a thousand single molecule events are observed, revealing that an unprecedented near-unity fraction of optical antennas have single molecule sensitivity.
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- Dongxing Wang
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Aoki PHB, Carreon EGE, Volpati D, Shimabukuro MH, Constantino CJL, Aroca RF, Oliveira ON, Paulovich FV. SERS mapping in Langmuir-Blodgett films and single-molecule detection. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 67:563-569. [PMID: 23643046 DOI: 10.1366/12-06909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Plasmon-enhanced spectroscopic techniques have expanded single-molecule detection (SMD) and are revolutionizing areas such as bio-imaging and single-cell manipulation. Surface-enhanced (resonance) Raman scattering (SERS or SERRS) combines high sensitivity with molecular-fingerprint information at the single-molecule level. Spectra originating from single-molecule SERS experiments are rare events, which occur only if a single molecule is located in a hot-spot zone. In this spot, the molecule is selectively exposed to a significant enhancement associated with a high, local electromagnetic field in the plasmonic substrate. Here, we report an SMD study with an electrostatic approach in which a Langmuir film of a phospholipid with anionic polar head groups (PO4(-)) was doped with cationic methylene blue (MB), creating a homogeneous, two-dimensional distribution of dyes in the monolayer. The number of dyes in the probed area of the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film coating the Ag nanostructures established a regime in which single-molecule events were observed, with the identification based on direct matching of the observed spectrum at each point of the mapping with a reference spectrum for the MB molecule. In addition, advanced fitting techniques were tested with the data obtained from micro-Raman mapping, thus achieving real-time processing to extract the MB single-molecule spectra.
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- Pedro H B Aoki
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente/SP, 19060-900, Brazil
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Vendrell M, Maiti KK, Dhaliwal K, Chang YT. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in cancer detection and imaging. Trends Biotechnol 2013; 31:249-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Negre CFA, Perassi EM, Coronado EA, Sánchez CG. Quantum dynamical simulations of local field enhancement in metal nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:125304. [PMID: 23449278 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/12/125304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Field enhancements (Γ) around small Ag nanoparticles (NPs) are calculated using a quantum dynamical simulation formalism and the results are compared with electrodynamic simulations using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) in order to address the important issue of the intrinsic atomistic structure of NPs. Quite remarkably, in both quantum and classical approaches the highest values of Γ are located in the same regions around single NPs. However, by introducing a complete atomistic description of the metallic NPs in optical simulations, a different pattern of the Γ distribution is obtained. Knowing the correct pattern of the Γ distribution around NPs is crucial for understanding the spectroscopic features of molecules inside hot spots. The enhancement produced by surface plasmon coupling is studied by using both approaches in NP dimers for different inter-particle distances. The results show that the trend of the variation of Γ versus inter-particle distance is different for classical and quantum simulations. This difference is explained in terms of a charge transfer mechanism that cannot be obtained with classical electrodynamics. Finally, time dependent distribution of the enhancement factor is simulated by introducing a time dependent field perturbation into the Hamiltonian, allowing an assessment of the localized surface plasmon resonance quantum dynamics.
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- Christian F A Negre
- Departamento de Matemática y Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, INFIQC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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Tang B, Xu S, Hou X, Li J, Sun L, Xu W, Wang X. Shape evolution of silver nanoplates through heating and photoinduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:646-653. [PMID: 23298387 DOI: 10.1021/am302072u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Shape conversions of silver nanoplates were realized by heating and subsequent light irradiation. The initial silver nanoprisms were transformed into silver nanodisks gradually in the process of heating, which was possibly achieved through dissolving and readsorption of silver atoms on the surface of silver nanoplates. Subsequently, under light irradiation, the heating induced silver nanodisks were reversed to silver nanoprisms in the same solution. The dissolved oxygen was found to play a pivotal role in the shape conversion from nanoprism to nanodisk. In addition to heating, deionized water could induce the shape conversion of silver nanoplates when it was added to precipitate of the initial silver nanoprisms after centrifugation. Citrate in solution is essential to the photoinduced shape conversion process. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and extinction spectroscopy results demonstrated that localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) properties of silver nanoplates were effectively tuned through shape conversion.
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- Bin Tang
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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Kim K, Kim KL, Shin KS. Photoreduction of 4,4'-dimercaptoazobenzene on ag revealed by Raman scattering spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:183-190. [PMID: 23252520 DOI: 10.1021/la304159c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of 4,4'-dimercaptoazobenzene (4,4'-DMAB) has recently seen a surge of interest, since it might be possible to form 4,4'-DMAB from 4-aminobenzenethiol (4-ABT) via a surface-induced photoreaction. We found in this study, however, that the reverse conversion of 4,4'-DMAB to 4-ABT on Ag is a more feasible process upon irradiation with a 514.5 nm (not 632.8 nm) laser under ambient conditions. First of all, the SERS spectral pattern of 4,4'-DMAB on Ag varied as a function of laser irradiation time, finally becoming the same as that of 4-ABT on Ag. Second, the coupling reaction with 4-cyanobenzoic acid to form amide bonds proceeded readily like 4-ABT once 4,4'-DMAB on Ag was exposed to 514.5 nm radiation. Third, the growth of a calcite crystal occurred on 4,4'-DMAB on Ag, also likely on 4-ABT, when it was exposed to 514.5 nm radiation beforehand. All of these results led us to conclude that the appearance of the so-called b(2)-type bands in the SERS of 4-ABT must be due to the involvement of the chemical enhancement mechanism, not due to the formation of 4,4'-DMAB.
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- Kwan Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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Clayton DA, McPherson TE, Pan S, Chen M, Dixon DA, Hu D. Spatial and temporal variation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering at Ag nanowires in aqueous solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp43424e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Idone A, Gulmini M, Henry AI, Casadio F, Chang L, Appolonia L, Van Duyne RP, Shah NC. Silver colloidal pastes for dye analysis of reference and historical textile fibers using direct, extractionless, non-hydrolysis surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Analyst 2013; 138:5895-903. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an00788j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ringe E, Sharma B, Henry AI, Marks LD, Van Duyne RP. Single nanoparticle plasmonics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:4110-29. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp44574g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang Y, Irudayaraj J. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy at single-molecule scale and its implications in biology. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2012; 368:20120026. [PMID: 23267180 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Single-molecule (SM) spectroscopy has been an exciting area of research offering significant promise and hope in the field of sensor development to detect targets at ultra-low levels down to SM resolution. To the experts and developers in the field of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), this has often been a challenge and a significant opportunity for exploration. Needless to say, the opportunities and excitement of this multidisciplinary area impacts span the fields of physics, chemistry and engineering, along with a significant thrust in applications constituting areas in medicine, biology, environment and agriculture among others. In this review, we will attempt to provide a quick snapshot of the basics of SM-SERS, nanostructures and devices that can enable SM Raman measurement. We will conclude with a discussion on SERS implications in biomedical sciences.
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- Yuling Wang
- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Greeneltch NG, Davis AS, Valley NA, Casadio F, Schatz GC, Van Duyne RP, Shah NC. Near-infrared surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (NIR-SERS) for the identification of eosin Y: theoretical calculations and evaluation of two different nanoplasmonic substrates. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:11863-9. [PMID: 23102210 DOI: 10.1021/jp3081035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This work demonstrates the development of near-infrared surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (NIR-SERS) for the identification of eosin Y, an important historical dye. NIR-SERS benefits from the absence of some common sources of SERS signal loss including photobleaching and plasmonic heating, as well as an advantageous reduction in fluorescence, which is beneficial for art applications. This work also represents the first rigorous comparison of the enhancement factors and the relative merits of two plasmonic substrates utilized in art applications; namely, citrate-reduced silver colloids and metal film over nanosphere (FON) substrates. Experimental spectra are correlated in detail with theoretical absorption and Raman spectra calculated using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) in order to elucidate molecular structural information and avoid relying on pigment spectral libraries for dye identification.
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- Nathan G Greeneltch
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201, United States
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Xu X, Kim K, Li H, Fan DL. Ordered arrays of Raman nanosensors for ultrasensitive and location predictable biochemical detection. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:5457-63. [PMID: 22887635 PMCID: PMC3710289 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Revised: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is sensitive enough for single-molecule biochemical detection, but it is extremely difficult to obtain a large number of SERS hotspots for sensitive and reproducible detection. It is even more challenging to assemble the hotspots at designated positions for location predictable sensing. Here, we report an original strategy for the synthesis, manipulation, and assembling of plasmonic nanocapsule SERS sensors for high-sensitivity biochemical detection at predictable locations.
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- Xiaobin Xu
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Titus EJ, Weber ML, Stranahan SM, Willets KA. Super-resolution SERS imaging beyond the single-molecule limit: an isotope-edited approach. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:5103-10. [PMID: 22978614 DOI: 10.1021/nl3017779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Super-resolution imaging of single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SM-SERS) reveals a spatial relationship between the SERS emission centroid and the corresponding intensity. Here, an isotope-edited bianalyte approach is used to confirm that shifts in the SERS emission centroid are directly linked to the changing position of the molecule on the nanoparticle surface. By working above the single-molecule limit and exploiting SERS intensity fluctuations, the SERS centroid positions of individual molecules are found to be spatially distinct.
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- Eric J Titus
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Welch Hall 2.204, 105 E. 24th St. STOP A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, USA
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Jiang N, Foley ET, Klingsporn JM, Sonntag MD, Valley NA, Dieringer JA, Seideman T, Schatz GC, Hersam MC, Van Duyne RP. Observation of multiple vibrational modes in ultrahigh vacuum tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy combined with molecular-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:5061-7. [PMID: 22200250 DOI: 10.1021/nl2039925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Multiple vibrational modes have been observed for copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) adlayers on Ag(111) using ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). Several important new experimental features are introduced in this work that significantly advance the state-of-the-art in UHV-TERS. These include (1) concurrent sub-nm molecular resolution STM imaging using Ag tips with laser illumination of the tip-sample junction, (2) laser focusing and Raman collection optics that are external to the UHV-STM that has two cryoshrouds for future low temperature experiments, and (3) all sample preparation steps are carried out in UHV to minimize contamination and maximize spatial resolution. Using this apparatus we have been able to demonstrate a TERS enhancement factor of 7.1 × 10(5). Further, density-functional theory calculations have been carried out that allow quantitative identification of eight different vibrational modes in the TER spectra. The combination of molecular-resolution UHV-STM imaging with the detailed chemical information content of UHV-TERS allows the interactions between large polyatomic molecular adsorbates and specific binding sites on solid surfaces to be probed with unprecedented spatial and spectroscopic resolution.
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- N Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Zhang L, Gong X, Bao Y, Zhao Y, Xi M, Jiang C, Fong H. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes surface-decorated with silver nanoparticles as flexible and active/sensitive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:14433-40. [PMID: 22974488 DOI: 10.1021/la302779q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The development of novel nanomaterials with well-controlled morphologies/structures to achieve excellent activities/sensitivities in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is crucial in advancing the high-performance SERS detections of chemical and biological species. In this study, amidoxime surface-functionalized polyacrylonitrile (ASFPAN) nanofibrous membranes surface-decorated with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were prepared via the technique of electrospinning followed by the method of seed-mediated electroless plating. High SERS activities/sensitivities were observed from the ASFPAN-Ag NPs nanofibrous membranes, while the density and size of Ag NPs had an important impact on the SERS activity/sensitivity. The results confirmed that the enhancement of Raman signals is due to the presence of hot spots between/among Ag NPs on the nanofiber surfaces. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes surface-decorated with Ag NPs were mechanical flexible/resilient and could be used as highly active/sensitive SERS substrates for a broad range of applications.
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- Lifeng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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Guerrero AR, Zhang Y, Aroca RF. Experimental confirmation of local field enhancement determining far-field measurements with shell-isolated silver nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:2964-7. [PMID: 22777870 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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- Ariel R Guerrero
- Materials and Surface Science Group, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
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Kleinman SL, Frontiera RR, Henry AI, Dieringer JA, Van Duyne RP. Creating, characterizing, and controlling chemistry with SERS hot spots. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 15:21-36. [PMID: 23042160 DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42598j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In this perspective we discuss the roles of hot spots in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). After giving background and defining the hot spot, we evaluate a variety of SERS substrates which often contain hot spots. We compare and discuss the differentiating properties of each substrate. We then provide a thorough analysis of the hot spot contribution to the observed SERS signal both in ensemble-averaged and single-molecule conditions. We also enumerate rules for determining the SERS enhancement factor (EF) to clarify the use of this common metric. Finally, we present a forward-looking overview of applications and uses of hot spots for controlling chemistry on the nanoscale. Although not exhaustive, this perspective is a review of some of the most interesting and promising methodologies for creating, controlling, and using hot spots for electromagnetic amplification.
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- Samuel L Kleinman
- Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Ameer FS, Ansar SM, Hu W, Zou S, Zhang D. Inner Filter Effect on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Measurement. Anal Chem 2012; 84:8437-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302073f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Fathima S. Ameer
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
39762, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
39762, United States
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- Department
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- Department
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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Tang B, Zhang M, Hou X, Li J, Sun L, Wang X. Coloration of Cotton Fibers with Anisotropic Silver Nanoparticles. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie3015704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Bin Tang
- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research
and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory
for Textile Fibers and Products, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430073, China
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Chen XW, Agio M, Sandoghdar V. Metallodielectric hybrid antennas for ultrastrong enhancement of spontaneous emission. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 108:233001. [PMID: 23003950 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.233001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We devise new optical antennas that reduce the excited-state radiative lifetimes of emitters to the order of 100 fs while maintaining quantum efficiencies of about 80% at a broadband operation. Here, we combine metallic nanoparticles with planar dielectric structures and exploit design strategies from plasmonic nanoantennas and concepts from cavity quantum electrodynamics to maximize the local density of states and minimize the nonradiative losses incurred by the metallic constituents. The proposed metallodielectric hybrid antennas promise an important impact on various fundamental and applied research fields, including photophysics, ultrafast plasmonics, bright single-photon sources, and Raman spectroscopy.
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- Xue-Wen Chen
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Singh AK, Khan SA, Fan Z, Demeritte T, Senapati D, Kanchanapally R, Ray PC. Development of a long-range surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy ruler. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:8662-9. [PMID: 22559168 DOI: 10.1021/ja301921k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Optical-ruler-based distance measurements are essential for tracking biomolecular processes in a wide range of analytical biochemical applications. The normally used Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) ruler is not useful for investigating distance-dependent properties when distances are more than 10 nm. Driven by this limitation, we have developed a long-range surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) optical ruler using oval-shaped gold nanoparticles and Rh6G dye-modified rigid, variable-length double-strand DNAs. The bifunctional rigid dsDNA molecule serves as the SERS-active ruler. Our experimental results show that one can tune the length of the SERS ruler between 8 and ∼18 nm by choosing the size of the oval-shaped gold nanoparticles. A possible mechanism for our observed distance-dependent SERS phenomenon is discussed using the Gersten and Nitzan model. Ultimately, our long-range SERS molecular rulers can be an important step toward understanding distance-dependent biological processes.
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- Anant Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Mississippi 39217-0510, United States
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Novák V, Šebestík J, Bouř P. Theoretical Modeling of the Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Activity. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 8:1714-20. [PMID: 26593665 DOI: 10.1021/ct300150g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman optical activity (SEROA) is a new technique combining the sensitivity of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with the detailed information about molecular structure provided by the chiral spectroscopies. So far, experimental SEROA spectra have been reported in several studies, but the interpretation and theoretical background are rather limited. In this work, general expressions for the electromagnetic contribution to SEROA are derived using the matrix polarization theory and used to investigate the enhancement in model systems. The results not only reveal a strong dependence of the enhancement on the distance between the molecule and a metal part but also the dependence of the ratio of ROA and Raman intensities (circular intensity difference, CID) on the distance and rotational averaging. For a ribose model, an optimal molecule-colloid distance was predicted which provided the highest CIDs. However, the CID maximum disappeared after a rotational averaging. For cysteine zwitterion, the simulated SEROA and SERS spectra provided a qualitative agreement with previous experiments.
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- Vít Novák
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Ansar SM, Li X, Zou S, Zhang D. Quantitative Comparison of Raman Activities, SERS Activities, and SERS Enhancement Factors of Organothiols: Implication to Chemical Enhancement. J Phys Chem Lett 2012; 3:560-5. [PMID: 26699076 DOI: 10.1021/jz2016439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Studying the correlation between the molecular structures of SERS-active analytes and their SERS enhancement factors is important to our fundamental understanding of SERS chemical enhancement. Using a common internal reference method, we quantitatively compared the Raman activities, SERS activities, and SERS enhancement factors for a series of organothiols that differ significantly in their structural characteristics and reported chemical enhancements. We find that while the tested molecules vary tremendously in their normal Raman and SERS activities (by more than 4 orders of magnitude), their SERS enhancement factors are very similar (the largest difference is less than 1 order of magnitude). This result strongly suggests that SERS chemical enhancement factors are not as diverse as initially believed. In addition to shedding critical insight on the SERS phenomena, the common internal reference method developed in this work provides a simple and reliable way for systematic investigation of the correlation between molecular structures and their normal Raman and SERS activities.
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- Siyam M Ansar
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University , Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, United States
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- Department of Sciences and Mathematics, Mississippi University for Women , Columbus, Mississippi 39701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University , Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, United States
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Qian X, Emory SR, Nie S. Anchoring molecular chromophores to colloidal gold nanocrystals: surface-enhanced Raman evidence for strong electronic coupling and irreversible structural locking. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:2000-3. [PMID: 22257217 PMCID: PMC3412403 DOI: 10.1021/ja210992b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High-affinity anchoring groups such as isothiocyanate (ITC, -N═C═S) are often used to attach organic chromophores (reporter molecules) to colloidal gold nanocrystals for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), to atomically smooth gold surfaces for tip-enhanced Raman scattering, and to scanning tunneling microscopy probes (nanosized electrodes) for single-molecule conductance measurements. However, it is still unclear how the attached molecules interact electronically with the underlying surface, and how the anchoring group might affect the electronic and optical properties of such nanoscale systems. Here we report systematic surface-enhanced Raman studies of two organic chromophores, malachite green (MG) and its ITC derivative (MGITC), that have very different functional groups for surface binding but nearly identical spectroscopic properties. A surprise finding is that, under the same experimental conditions, the SERS signal intensities for MGITC are nearly 500-fold higher than those of MG. Correcting for the intrinsic difference in scattering cross sections of these two dyes, we estimate that the MGITC enhancement factors are ~200-fold higher than for MG. Furthermore, pH-dependent studies reveal that the surface structure of MGITC is irreversibly stabilized or "locked" in its π-conjugated form and is no longer responsive to pH changes. In contrast, the electronic structure of adsorbed MG is still sensitive to pH and can be switched between its localized and delocalized electronic forms. These results indicate that ITC is indeed an unusual anchoring group that enables strong electronic coupling between gold and the adsorbed dye, leading to more efficient chemical enhancement and higher overall enhancement factors.
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- Ximei Qian
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, 101 Woodruff Circle, Suite 2001, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, 101 Woodruff Circle, Suite 2001, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Xu L, Kuang H, Xu C, Ma W, Wang L, Kotov NA. Regiospecific plasmonic assemblies for in situ Raman spectroscopy in live cells. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:1699-709. [PMID: 22192084 PMCID: PMC3277787 DOI: 10.1021/ja2088713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Multiple properties of plasmonic assemblies are determined by their geometrical organization. While high degree of complexity was achieved for plasmonic superstructures based on nanoparticles (NPs), little is known about the stable and structurally reproducible plasmonic assemblies made up from geometrically diverse plasmonic building blocks. Among other possibilities, they open the door for the preparation of regiospecific isomers of nanoscale assemblies significant both from a fundamental point of view and optical applications. Here, we present a synthetic method for complex assemblies from NPs and nanorods (NRs) based on selective modification of NRs with DNA oligomers. Three types of assemblies denoted as End, Side, and Satellite isomers that display distinct elements of regiospecificity were prepared with the yield exceeding 85%. Multiple experimental methods independently verify various structural features, uniformity, and stability of the prepared assemblies. The presence of interparticle gaps with finely controlled geometrical parameters and inherently small size comparable with those of cellular organelles fomented their study as intracellular probes. Against initial expectations, SERS intensity for End, Side, and Satellite isomers was found to be dependent primarily on the number of the NPs in the superstructures rationalized with the help of electrical field simulations. Incubation of the label-free NP-NR assemblies with HeLa cells indicated sufficient field enhancement to detect structural lipids of mitochondria and potentially small metabolites. This provided the first proof-of-concept data for the possibility of real-time probing of the local organelle environment in live cells. Further studies should include structural optimization of the assemblies for multitarget monitoring of metabolic activity and further increase in complexity for applications in transformative optics.
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- Liguang Xu
- School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, JiangSu, 214122, PRC
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- School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, JiangSu, 214122, PRC
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- School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, JiangSu, 214122, PRC
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- School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, JiangSu, 214122, PRC
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
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- School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, JiangSu, 214122, PRC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
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Meyer SA, Auguié B, Le Ru EC, Etchegoin PG. Combined SPR and SERS microscopy in the Kretschmann configuration. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:1000-7. [PMID: 22175443 DOI: 10.1021/jp2107507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel hybrid spectroscopic technique is proposed, combining surface plasmon resonance (SPR) with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microscopy. A standard Raman microscope is modified to accommodate the excitation of surface plasmon-polaritons (SPPs) on flat metallic surfaces in the Kretschmann configuration, while retaining the capabilities of Raman microscopy. The excitation of SPPs is performed as in standard SPR-microscopy; namely, a beam with TM-polarization traverses off-axis a high numerical aperture oil immersion objective, illuminating at an angle the metallic film from the (glass) substrate side. The same objective is used to collect the full Kretschmann cone containing the SERS emission on the substrate side. The angular dispersion of the plasmon resonance is measured in reflectivity for different coupling conditions and, simultaneously, SERS spectra are recorded from Nile Blue (NB) molecules adsorbed onto the surface. A trade-off is identified between the conditions of optimum coupling to SPPs and the spot size (which is related to the spatial resolution). This technique opens new horizons for SERS microscopy with uniform enhancement on flat surfaces.
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- Stefan A Meyer
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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A general overview of the field of single-molecule (SM) surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as it stands today is provided. After years of debates on the basic aspects of SM-SERS, the technique is emerging as a well-established subfield of spectroscopy and SERS. SM-SERS is allowing the observation of subtle spectroscopic phenomena that were not hitherto accessible. Examples of the latter are natural isotopic substitutions in single molecules, observation of the true homogeneous broadening of Raman peaks, Raman excitation profiles of individual molecules, and SM electrochemistry. With background examples of the contributions produced by our group, properly interleaved with results by other practitioners in the field, we present some of the latest developments and promising new leads in this new field of spectroscopy.
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- Eric C Le Ru
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Han X, Wang H, Ou X, Zhang X. Highly sensitive, reproducible, and stable SERS sensors based on well-controlled silver nanoparticle-decorated silicon nanowire building blocks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm31443f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, Liz-Marzán LM. Traps and cages for universal SERS detection. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:43-51. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15155j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Artur CG, Miller R, Meyer M, Ru ECL, Etchegoin PG. Single-molecule SERS detection of C60. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:3219-25. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp23853e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Demeritte T, Kanchanapally R, Fan Z, Singh AK, Senapati D, Dubey M, Zakar E, Ray PC. Highly efficient SERS substrate for direct detection of explosive TNT using popcorn-shaped gold nanoparticle-functionalized SWCNT hybrid. Analyst 2012; 137:5041-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c2an35984g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cialla D, März A, Böhme R, Theil F, Weber K, Schmitt M, Popp J. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS): progress and trends. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 403:27-54. [PMID: 22205182 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5631-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combines molecular fingerprint specificity with potential single-molecule sensitivity. Therefore, the SERS technique is an attractive tool for sensing molecules in trace amounts within the field of chemical and biochemical analytics. Since SERS is an ongoing topic, which can be illustrated by the increased annual number of publications within the last few years, this review reflects the progress and trends in SERS research in approximately the last three years. The main reason why the SERS technique has not been established as a routine analytic technique, despite its high specificity and sensitivity, is due to the low reproducibility of the SERS signal. Thus, this review is dominated by the discussion of the various concepts for generating powerful, reproducible, SERS-active surfaces. Furthermore, the limit of sensitivity in SERS is introduced in the context of single-molecule spectroscopy and the calculation of the 'real' enhancement factor. In order to shed more light onto the underlying molecular processes of SERS, the theoretical description of SERS spectra is also a growing research field and will be summarized here. In addition, the recording of SERS spectra is affected by a number of parameters, such as laser power, integration time, and analyte concentration. To benefit from synergies, SERS is combined with other methods, such as scanning probe microscopy and microfluidics, which illustrates the broad applications of this powerful technique.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dana Cialla
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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