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Pramanik M, Limaye MV, Sharma PK, Mishra M, Tripathy SK, Singh SB. Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Performance of 2D Ti 3C 2T x MXene Embedded in PVDF Film Enabled by Photoinduction and Electric Field Modulation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:29121-29131. [PMID: 38776248 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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In this study, we introduce a synergistic approach to enhance the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal in two-dimensional (2D) MXene through photo-irradiation and electric field modulation. Our methodology involves the integration of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene with piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer, resulting in the creation of a free-standing, flexible composite film. On this composite film, a thin layer of Au was deposited. Our flexible substrate was able to sense methylene blue (MB), crystal violet (CV), 4-aminothiophenol (ATP), and melamine. The SERS substrate exhibits low detection limit of 10-8 M MB with a 6.7 × 106 enhancement factor (EF). The SERS substrate enables picomolar (pM) detection sensitivity for CV molecules with an EF of 9.2 × 109. Furthermore, the introduction of photo-irradiation leads to an additional ∼3.5-fold enhancement in the SERS signal, which is attributed to the altered work function and defects. The application of mechanical force to the piezoelectric PVDF/Ti3C2Tx film results in a ∼4.5-fold boost in SERS signal due to mechanical force-induced electrical energy. The fabrication strategy employed here for producing a flexible piezoelectric PVDF/Ti3C2Tx film holds significant promise for expanding the potential application of 2D MXene in rapid, on-site sensing scenarios.
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- Monidipa Pramanik
- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, Odisha, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, Odisha, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, Odisha, India
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- Department of Electronic Science, Berhampur University, Odisha 760007, India
- Centre of Excellence in Nano Sc. and Tech. for development of sensors, Berhampur University, Odisha 760007, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Nano Sc. and Tech. for development of sensors, Berhampur University, Odisha 760007, India
- Department of Physics, Berhampur University, Odisha 760007, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, Odisha, India
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Almohammed S, Finlay A, Duleba D, Cosgrave S, Johnson R, Rodriguez BJ, Rice JH. Piezoelectric Peptide Nanotube Substrate Sensors Activated through Sound Wave Energy. ACS MATERIALS LETTERS 2024; 6:1863-1869. [PMID: 38726043 PMCID: PMC11077579 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The use of sustainable and safe materials is increasingly in demand for the creation of photonic-based technology. Piezoelectric peptide nanotubes make up a class of safe and sustainable materials. We show that these materials can generate piezoelectric charge through the deformation of oriented molecular dipoles when the tube length is flexed through the application of sound energy. Through the combination of peptide nanotubes with plasmon active nanomaterials, harvesting of low-frequency acoustic sound waves was achieved. This effect was applied to boost surface-enhanced Raman scattering signal detection of analytes, including glucose. This work demonstrates the potential of utilizing sound to boost sensing by using piezoelectric materials.
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- Sawsan Almohammed
- School
of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
- Conway
Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
- Conway
Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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Xu Y, Li Z, Liao Y, Wang J, Zhang T, Liu X, Zhang Y. Unveiling the Dual-Enhancing Mechanisms of Kinetically Controlled Silver Nanoparticles on Piezoelectric PVDF Nanofibers for Optimized SERS Performance. ACS Sens 2024; 9:849-859. [PMID: 38271684 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Noble metal nanoparticle (NMP)-based composite substrates have garnered significant attention as a highly promising technique for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in diverse scientific disciplines because their remarkable ability to amplify and functionalize Raman signals has positioned them as valuable tools for molecular detection. However, optimizing the size and distribution of NMPs has not received sufficient emphasis because of challenges associated with the precise control of deposition and the modulation of reducing rates during growth. In this research, we achieved the optimized size and spatial patterns of AgNWs on electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibers by utilizing a polydopamine (PDA) layer as a mild and controllable reduction mediator, by which the size and density of the AgNWs could be relatively precisely manipulated, achieving a dense distribution of effective "hot spots". On the other hand, harnessing the inherent piezoelectric properties of the electrospun PVDF nanofibers further boosted the LSPR effect during the SERS test, forming a flexible dual-enhancing composite SERS substrate with excellent sensitivity. In addition to addressing structural aspects, exploiting synergistic systems capable of transferring external energy or forces to enhance the SERS performances presents a compelling avenue to broaden the practical applications of SERS. The dual-enhanced substrate achieved an exceptional enhancement factor (EF) of 1.05 × 108 and a low detection limit (LOD) of 10-10 M during the SERS test. This study focuses on integrating NMPs with electrospun piezoelectric polymer nanofibers to develop a dual-enhancing SERS substrate with excellent sensitivity and practicality. The findings provide valuable insights into controllably depositing NMPs on electrospun polymer fibers and hold significant implications for the development of highly sensitive and practical SERS substrates across various applications.
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- Ying Xu
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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Potential Controlled Redox Cycling of 4-aminothiophenol by Coupling Plasmon Mediated Chemical Reaction with Electrochemical Reaction. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ge K, Hu Y, Li G. Recent Progress on Solid Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Analysis. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:941. [PMID: 36354450 PMCID: PMC9687977 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy technique with distinguished features of non-destructivity, ultra-sensitivity, rapidity, and fingerprint characteristics for analysis and sensors. The SERS signals are mainly dependent on the engineering of high-quality substrates. Recently, solid SERS substrates with diverse forms have been attracting increasing attention due to their promising features, including dense hot spot, high stability, controllable morphology, and convenient portability. Here, we comprehensively review the recent advances made in the field of solid SERS substrates, including their common fabrication methods, basic categories, main features, and representative applications, respectively. Firstly, the main categories of solid SERS substrates, mainly including membrane substrate, self-assembled substrate, chip substrate, magnetic solid substrate, and other solid substrate, are introduced in detail, as well as corresponding construction strategies and main features. Secondly, the typical applications of solid SERS substrates in bio-analysis, food safety analysis, environment analysis, and other analyses are briefly reviewed. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of solid SERS substrates, including analytical performance improvement and largescale production level enhancement, are proposed.
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Liu C, Chen Z, Teng K, Tong W, Zhang Y, Chee W, An Q. Enzyme‐Mimetic Molecular Selective Catalysis via Single Zr Atom Catalysis in Chelated Cage Embedded in a Flexible Piezoelectrical Matrix. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104287. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chao Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Micron Semiconductor Asia 75743 Singapore Singapore
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences, Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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Plou J, Valera PS, García I, de Albuquerque CDL, Carracedo A, Liz-Marzán LM. Prospects of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomarker Monitoring toward Precision Medicine. ACS PHOTONICS 2022; 9:333-350. [PMID: 35211644 PMCID: PMC8855429 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Future precision medicine will be undoubtedly sustained by the detection of validated biomarkers that enable a precise classification of patients based on their predicted disease risk, prognosis, and response to a specific treatment. Up to now, genomics, transcriptomics, and immunohistochemistry have been the main clinically amenable tools at hand for identifying key diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers. However, other molecular strategies, including metabolomics, are still in their infancy and require the development of new biomarker detection technologies, toward routine implementation into clinical diagnosis. In this context, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has been recognized as a promising technology for clinical monitoring thanks to its high sensitivity and label-free operation, which should help accelerate the discovery of biomarkers and their corresponding screening in a simpler, faster, and less-expensive manner. Many studies have demonstrated the excellent performance of SERS in biomedical applications. However, such studies have also revealed several variables that should be considered for accurate SERS monitoring, in particular, when the signal is collected from biological sources (tissues, cells or biofluids). This Perspective is aimed at piecing together the puzzle of SERS in biomarker monitoring, with a view on future challenges and implications. We address the most relevant requirements of plasmonic substrates for biomedical applications, as well as the implementation of tools from artificial intelligence or biotechnology to guide the development of highly versatile sensors.
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- Javier Plou
- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research
and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology
Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Spain
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- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research
and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology
Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Spain
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- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research
and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology
Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Networking Center in Cancer (CIBERONC), 48160, Derio, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Translational
Prostate Cancer Research Lab, CIC bioGUNE-Basurto, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research
and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Xu J, He H, Jian X, Qu K, Xu J, Li C, Gao Z, Song YY. Wireless Battery-Free Generation of Electric Fields on One-Dimensional Asymmetric Au/ZnO Nanorods for Enhanced Raman Sensing. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9286-9295. [PMID: 34165967 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Wearable electronics have great potential in enhancing health monitoring, disease diagnosis, and environmental pollution tracking. Development of wearable surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates with target sampling and sensitive sensing functions is a promising way to obtain physical and chemical information. This study describes a facile and effective approach for constructing an electrically modulated SERS (E-SERS) substrate as a wearable and wireless battery-free substrate with improved sensitivity. By integrating zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO NRs) with asymmetric gold decoration, controllable enhanced piezoelectric potentials were achieved using magnets to supply the adjustable pressure force. Owing to spatially oriented electron-hole pair separation on the asymmetric NRs, the local hotspot intensity at the Au tips is significantly improved, increasing the SERS signal by 6.7 times. This mechanism was quantitatively analyzed using Raman spectra by in situ formation of Prussian blue (PB). As a proof-of-concept, the E-SERS substrate was further used as a wearable flexible device to directly collect the sweat on a runner's skin and then monitor the lactate status of the runner. This study offers new insight into the development of E-SERS substrates and provides new design options for the construction of wearable sampling and sensing devices for the noninvasive monitoring of metabolites in healthcare and biomedical fields.
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- Jing Xu
- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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SERRS Detection on Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Acid-Treated Melamine-Resin Microspheres. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11051337. [PMID: 34069526 PMCID: PMC8160733 DOI: 10.3390/nano11051337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Melamine-resin microspheres were synthesized at a pH of 4.0 for 20 min and used as silver nanoparticle (AgNP) carriers for surface enhanced resonant Raman scattering (SERRS) detection. An acetic acid–treatment reaction was introduced into the fabrication of the final substrate. The SERRS performance of the substrate was effectively optimized by regulating excess formaldehyde and experimental parameters, such as acidity, number of treatments and reaction temperature in the acid-treatment reaction. Based on the SERRS detection, it was declared that a trace amount of oligomers with a certain degree of polymerization is necessary for the construction of SERRS hotspots. In addition, it is important to remove excess oligomers with reference to the synthetic reaction of the polymer materials, given the special role of oligomers and the wide application of polymer materials in SERRS detection.
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A porous piezoelectric-dielectric flexible energy conversion film for electricity generation from multiple sources. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cong S, Liu X, Jiang Y, Zhang W, Zhao Z. Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Revealed by Interfacial Charge-Transfer Transitions. Innovation (N Y) 2020; 1:100051. [PMID: 34557716 PMCID: PMC8454671 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2020.100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a fingerprint spectral technique whose performance is highly dependent on the physicochemical properties of the substrate materials. In addition to the traditional plasmonic metal substrates that feature prominent electromagnetic enhancements, boosted SERS activities have been reported recently for various categories of non-metal materials, including graphene, MXenes, transition-metal chalcogens/oxides, and conjugated organic molecules. Although the structural compositions of these semiconducting substrates vary, chemical enhancements induced by interfacial charge transfer are often the major contributors to the overall SERS behavior, which is distinct from that of the traditional SERS based on plasmonic metals. Regarding charge-transfer-induced SERS enhancements, this short review introduces the basic concepts underlying the SERS enhancements, the most recent semiconducting substrates that use novel manipulation strategies, and the extended applications of these versatile substrates.
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- Shan Cong
- Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China
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Almohammed S, Fularz A, Zhang F, Alvarez-Ruiz D, Bello F, O'Regan DD, Rodriguez BJ, Rice JH. Flexing Piezoelectric Diphenylalanine-Plasmonic Metal Nanocomposites to Increase SERS Signal Strength. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:48874-48881. [PMID: 33054174 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Piezoelectric quasi-1D peptide nanotubes and plasmonic metal nanoparticles are combined to create a flexible and self-energized surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate that strengthens SERS signal intensities by over an order of magnitude compared to an unflexed substrate. The platform is used to sense bovine serum albumin, lysozyme, glucose, and adenine. Finite-element electromagnetic modeling indicates that the signal enhancement results from piezoelectric-induced charge, which is mechanically activated via substrate bending. The results presented here open the possibility of using peptide nanotubes on conformal substrates for in situ SERS detection.
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- Sawsan Almohammed
- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Physics, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Tong W, An Q, Wang Z, Li Y, Tong Q, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhang Y. Enhanced Electricity Generation and Tunable Preservation in Porous Polymeric Materials via Coupled Piezoelectric and Dielectric Processes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2003087. [PMID: 32844463 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Biological systems and artificial devices convert omnipresent low-frequency and weak mechanical stimulation into electricity for important functions. However, in-depth understanding of the energy conversion, boosting, and preservation processes of the coupled piezo-dielectric phenomenon in polymeric artificial materials is still lacking. In this study, combined experimental and simulation methods are employed to rationalize the process of energy conversion and preservation via a coupled piezo-dielectric phenomena in composite polymeric films. Both the intensity of the transmembrane electric voltages and the kinetic aspects of the energy generation and preservation process are elucidated. The study indicates that composite films consisting of a conductive filler fraction below the percolation threshold, effectively convert low-frequency mechanical stimulation to preserved electrical energy. Interestingly, film structure engineered into porous film has the ability to break the intertwined high-voltage and exhibits a low-preservation-period relationship; it can simultaneously provide high electric field intensity, high induction velocity, and a long preservation period. The model is not only supported by the experiments but is also consistent with the electricity generation and preservation features of other reported piezo-dielectric films. The systematic understanding can facilitate and inspire new device designs to better address the energy, environmental, and biomedical challenges faced by modern societies.
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- Wangshu Tong
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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Electric Field-Modulated Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by PVDF/Ag Hybrid. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5269. [PMID: 32210311 PMCID: PMC7093541 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62251-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Electrically modulated surface enhanced Raman scattering (E-SERS) can be able to regulate the plasmon resonance peak of metal nanostructures, further improve the detection sensitivity of the SERS substrate. However, the E-SERS substrates require auxiliary equipment to provide the electrical potential, and most of them are non-flexible structure, which limits the application of E-SERS in the portable, in-situ and fast detection area. Here, we developed an electric field-modulated SERS substrate based on the piezoelectric effect by combining the PVDF (piezoelectric-modulated layer) and Ag nanowires (AgNWs) (SERS active layer) and investigated the SERS activity in experiment and theory. The enhanced electric field and the tunable plasmon resonance induced by the piezoelectric effect provide the additional enhancement for the SERS signal. Furthermore, we fabricated a SERS active ring with a piezoelectric field-modulated substrate and achieved the in-situ detection of glucose with a non-invasive method. This work provided innovation for the E-SERS and could greatly promote the development of the in-situ, wearable and intelligent sensors.
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Li X, Yang L, Shao D, Luo K, Liu L, Wu Z, Luo Z, Wang X. Preparation and application of poly(ethylene oxide)‐based all solid‐state electrolyte with a walnut‐like SiO
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as nano‐fillers. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Xiaolong Li
- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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Xu K, Zhou R, Takei K, Hong M. Toward Flexible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1900925. [PMID: 31453071 PMCID: PMC6702763 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy provides a noninvasive and highly sensitive route for fingerprint and label-free detection of a wide range of molecules. Recently, flexible SERS has attracted increasingly tremendous research interest due to its unique advantages compared to rigid substrate-based SERS. Here, the latest advances in flexible substrate-based SERS diagnostic devices are investigated in-depth. First, the intriguing prospect of point-of-care diagnostics is briefly described, followed by an introduction to the cutting-edge SERS technique. Then, the focus is moved from conventional rigid substrate-based SERS to the emerging flexible SERS technique. The main part of this report highlights the recent three categories of flexible SERS substrates, including actively tunable SERS, swab-sampling strategy, and the in situ SERS detection approach. Furthermore, other promising means of flexible SERS are also introduced. The flexible SERS substrates with low-cost, batch-fabrication, and easy-to-operate characteristics can be integrated into portable Raman spectroscopes for point-of-care diagnostics, which are conceivable to penetrate global markets and households as next-generation wearable sensors in the near future.
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- Kaichen Xu
- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 3Singapore117576Singapore
- Department of Physics and ElectronicsOsaka Prefecture University SakaiOsaka599‐8531Japan
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- School of Aerospace EngineeringXiamen University422 Siming South Road, Siming DistrictXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and ElectronicsOsaka Prefecture University SakaiOsaka599‐8531Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 3Singapore117576Singapore
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Zhang S, Tong W, Wang J, Wang W, Wang Z, Zhang Y. Modified sepiolite/PVDF‐HFP composite film with enhanced piezoelectric and dielectric properties. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Shaojie Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
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Yu J, Guo Y, Wang H, Su S, Zhang C, Man B, Lei F. Quasi Optical Cavity of Hierarchical ZnO Nanosheets@Ag Nanoravines with Synergy of Near- and Far-Field Effects for in Situ Raman Detection. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:3676-3680. [PMID: 31204810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The vertically interlaced hierarchical structure (HS) of ZnO nanosheets (NSs)@Ag nanoravines (NRs) as a quasi optical cavity (QOC) for Raman enhancement has been studied experimentally and theoretically in this work. A novel synergism of near- and far-field effects of Ag NRs is facilitated by the multiple oscillation of light inside the ZnO QOC, providing wide distributions of "hot spots" in a large space. The "spatial hot spots" in the HS bring reliable signal collection in in situ Raman detection. Without any specific materials and methods adopted, this HS provides researchers a new way to adjust the light in the fields of Raman enhancement.
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- Jing Yu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
- School of Physics and Electronics, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Information Engineering , Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004 , P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology , Shandong Agricultural University , Taian 271018 , P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P.R. China
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Lee HK, Lee YH, Koh CSL, Phan-Quang GC, Han X, Lay CL, Sim HYF, Kao YC, An Q, Ling XY. Designing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platforms beyond hotspot engineering: emerging opportunities in analyte manipulations and hybrid materials. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:731-756. [PMID: 30475351 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00786h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a molecule-specific spectroscopic technique with diverse applications in (bio)chemistry, clinical diagnosis and toxin sensing. While hotspot engineering has expedited SERS development, it is still challenging to detect molecules with no specific affinity to plasmonic surfaces. With the aim of improving detection performances, we venture beyond hotspot engineering in this tutorial review and focus on emerging material design strategies to capture and confine analytes near SERS-active surfaces as well as various promising hybrid SERS platforms. We outline five major approaches to enhance SERS performance: (1) enlarging Raman scattering cross-sections of non-resonant molecules via chemical coupling reactions; (2) targeted chemical capturing of analytes through surface-grafted agents to localize them on plasmonic surfaces; (3) physically confining liquid analytes on non-wetting SERS-active surfaces and (4) confining gaseous analytes using porous materials over SERS hotspots; (5) synergizing conventional metal-based SERS platforms with functional materials such as graphene, semiconducting materials, and piezoelectric polymers. These approaches can be integrated with engineered hotspots as a multifaceted strategy to further boost SERS sensitivities that are unachievable using hotspot engineering alone. Finally, we highlight current challenges in this research area and suggest new research directions towards efficient SERS designs critical for real-world applications.
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- Hiang Kwee Lee
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
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Bian R, Meng L, Zhang M, Chen L, Liu H. Aligning One-Dimensional Nanomaterials by Solution Processes. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:1816-1823. [PMID: 31459436 PMCID: PMC6648870 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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One-dimensional nanomaterials, including both nanowires (NWs) and nanotubes (NTs), have been extensively investigated in the decades because of their unique physicochemical properties. Particularly, aligning NWs/NTs into a network or complex micropatterns has been a key issue for its unique integrated functionalities, which enjoy benefits in versatile applications. So far, solution processes remain the most effective strategy to align NWs/NTs, which also bear advantages of mild operation condition and large-scale production. In this perspective, particular attention is drawn to the currently widely used solution coating approaches for aligning NWs/NTs, including the Langmuir-Blodgett film technique, solution shearing approaches, and methods of tri-phase contact line manipulation. We also proposed several perspectives in this field.
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Li X, Wang X, Shao D, Liu L, Yang L. Preparation and performance of poly(ethylene oxide)‐based composite solid electrolyte for all solid‐state lithium batteries. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xiaolong Li
- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of ChemistryXiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 Hunan China
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Dai H, Fu P, Li Z, Zhao J, Yu X, Sun J, Fang H. Electricity mediated plasmonic tip engineering on single Ag nanowire for SERS. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:25031-25036. [PMID: 30469611 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.025031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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An electricity-mediated plasmonic engineering was applied on a single Ag nanowire to engineer its tip for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Under this constant photoelectric field treatment, a significant sharpening of the tip and reduction of the surface fluctuation was observed for the Ag nanowire tip via in situ atomic force microscopy. A significant SERS signal enhancement was thus obtained after the tip engineering. The relevant dynamic mechanisms of the tip engineering, including the light-induced plasmonic phase transition and electrostatic force driven flow on the Ag nanowire tip are discussed in detail. It is expected that this type of tip engineering will greatly enhance the signal of single metal nanowire SERS probes and provide new insights into fabrication technologies for metal nanostructures.
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Tong Q, Wang W, Fan Y, Dong L. Recent progressive preparations and applications of silver-based SERS substrates. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Yang X, Cheng M, Zhang L, Zhang S, Liu X, Shi F. Electricity Generation through Light-Responsive Diving-Surfacing Locomotion of a Functionally Cooperating Smart Device. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1803125. [PMID: 30028545 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Mini-generators converting other forms of energy into electric energy are ideal power supplies for widely used microelectronic devices because they need only a low power supply in the range of µW to mW. Among various creative strategies to fabricate mini-generators, recently developed functionally integrated systems combining self-propulsion of small objects and the application of Faraday's law show advantages such as facile, noncontact, low resistance, and durability. However, wide application of such functionally integrated systems is currently restricted by artificial energy inputs, such as chemical fuels or mechanical work, and harvesting energy available in the environment or nature is urgently required. Herein, a light-responsive functionally cooperating smart device is developed as a mini-generator that can directly harvest naturally available light energy for diving-surfacing motions, thus converting mechanical energy into electricity through Faraday's law. The mini-generator generates a maximum voltage of 1.72 V with an energy conversion efficiency of 2.44 × 10-3 % to power LEDs and shows a lifetime of at least 30 000 s. By using environmental energy, the study may promote the concept of a functionally cooperating system as an economic and facile power supply for microelectronics, reducing their dependence on batteries.
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- Xiao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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