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Gurbatov SO, Modin E, Puzikov V, Tonkaev P, Storozhenko D, Sergeev A, Mintcheva N, Yamaguchi S, Tarasenka NN, Chuvilin A, Makarov S, Kulinich SA, Kuchmizhak AA. Black Au-Decorated TiO 2 Produced via Laser Ablation in Liquid. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:6522-6531. [PMID: 33502160 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational combination of plasmonic and all-dielectric concepts within hybrid nanomaterials provides a promising route toward devices with ultimate performance and extended modalities. Spectral matching of plasmonic and Mie-type resonances for such nanostructures can only be achieved for their dissimilar characteristic sizes, thus making the resulting hybrid nanostructure geometry complex for practical realization and large-scale replication. Here, we produced amorphous TiO2 nanospheres decorated and doped with Au nanoclusters via single-step nanosecond-laser irradiation of commercially available TiO2 nanopowders dispersed in aqueous HAuCl4. Fabricated hybrids demonstrate remarkable light-absorbing properties (averaged value ≈96%) in the visible and near-IR spectral range mediated by bandgap reduction of the laser-processed amorphous TiO2 as well as plasmon resonances of the decorating Au nanoclusters. The findings are supported by optical spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electromagnetic modeling. Light-absorbing and plasmonic properties of the produced hybrids were implemented to demonstrate catalytically passive SERS biosensor for identification of analytes at trace concentrations and solar steam generator that permitted to increase water evaporation rate by 2.5 times compared with that of pure water under identical 1 sun irradiation conditions.
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- Stanislav O Gurbatov
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690922, Russia
- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, E-20018 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Mining and Geology, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, E-20018 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690922, Russia
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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Man T, Lai W, Xiao M, Wang X, Chandrasekaran AR, Pei H, Li L. A versatile biomolecular detection platform based on photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 147:111742. [PMID: 31672389 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as one of the effective tools for sensitive and selective detection of biomolecules has attracted tremendous attention. Here, we construct a versatile biomolecular detection platform based on photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy (PIERS) effect for ultrasensitive detection of multiple analytes. In our PIERS sensor, we exploit the molecular recognition capacity of aptamers and the high affinity of aptamers with analyte to trigger TiO2@AgNP substrates binding with Raman tag-labeled gold nanoparticles probes via analyte, thus forming sandwich complexes. Additionally, combining plasmonic nanoparticles with photo-activated substrates allows PIERS sensor to achieve increased sensitivity beyond the normal SERS effect upon ultraviolet irradiation. Accordingly, the PIERS can be implemented for analysis of multiple analytes by designing different analyte aptamers, and we further demonstrate that the constructed PIERS sensor can serve as a versatile detection platform for sensitively analyzing various biomolecules including small molecules (adenosine triphosphate (ATP), limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 nM), a biomarker (thrombin, LOD of 50 pM), and a drug (cocaine, LOD of 5 nM). Therefore, this versatile biomolecular detection platform based on PIERS effect for ultrasensitive detection of multiple analytes holds great promise to be a practical tool.
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- Tiantian Man
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, PR China.
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Ben-Jaber S, Peveler WJ, Quesada-Cabrera R, Cortés E, Sotelo-Vazquez C, Abdul-Karim N, Maier SA, Parkin IP. Photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy for universal ultra-trace detection of explosives, pollutants and biomolecules. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12189. [PMID: 27412699 PMCID: PMC4947161 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is one of the most sensitive spectroscopic techniques available, with single-molecule detection possible on a range of noble-metal substrates. It is widely used to detect molecules that have a strong Raman response at very low concentrations. Here we present photo-induced-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, where the combination of plasmonic nanoparticles with a photo-activated substrate gives rise to large signal enhancement (an order of magnitude) for a wide range of small molecules, even those with a typically low Raman cross-section. We show that the induced chemical enhancement is due to increased electron density at the noble-metal nanoparticles, and demonstrate the universality of this system with explosives, biomolecules and organic dyes, at trace levels. Our substrates are also easy to fabricate, self-cleaning and reusable. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a sensitive technique capable of detecting single molecules via their vibrational fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate improved sensitivity with photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy applied to trace-level detection of explosives and other analytes.
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- Sultan Ben-Jaber
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Thin films of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles using as nonmetallic SERS-active nanosensors for submicromolar detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11458-011-0249-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ferreira J, Brolo AG, Girotto E. Probing speciation inside a conducting polymer matrix by in situ spectroelectrochemistry. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.01.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xie W, Qiu P, Mao C. Bio-imaging, detection and analysis by using nanostructures as SERS substrates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 21:5190-5202. [PMID: 21625344 DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03301d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a phenomenon that occurs on nanoscale-roughed metallic surface. The magnitude of the Raman scattering signal can be greatly enhanced when the scatterer is placed in the very close vicinity of the surface, which enables this phenomenon to be a highly sensitive analytical technique. SERS inherits the general strongpoint of conventional Raman spectroscopy and overcomes the inherently small cross section problem of a Raman scattering. It is a sensitive and nondestructive spectroscopic method for biological samples, and can be exploited either for the delivery of molecular structural information or for the detection of trace levels of analytes. Therefore, SERS has long been regarded as a powerful tool in biomedical research. Metallic nanostructure plays a key role in all the biomedical applications of SERS because the enhanced Raman signal can only be obtained on the surface of a finely divided substrate. This review focuses on progress made in the use of SERS as an analytical technique in bio-imaging, analysis and detection. Recent progress in the fabrication of SERS active nanostructures is also highlighted.
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- Wei Xie
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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Preparation, Characterization, and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Activity of Spherical α-Fe 2O 3/Ag Core/Shell Nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.152-153.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Spherical α-Fe2O3/Ag core/shell nanoparticles were prepared by reducing Ag(NH3)2+ with formaldehyde using the seeding method. 3- Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) acts as a “bridge” to link between α-Fe2O3 core and Ag shell. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, TEM, SEM, EDS, and Roman. The results show thatα-Fe2O3 cores are coated by Ag shell completely. The average size of α-Fe2O3/Ag nanoparticles is 95 nm and the thicknesses of Ag shell are 15nm in 3.7% HCHO and 1.0M AgNO3. The thickness of Ag shell can be tunable by changing reaction conditions, such as the concentration of AgNO3, reduction reaction rate. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect of the core/shell particles are measured with Pyridine (Py) as molecule probe. SERS indicate that the Raman signals of Py adsorbed on α-Fe2O3/Ag nanoparticles exhibit large enhancement at 1010 and 1038 cm-1 respectively. And the intensity of signals is enhanced with the increase of the thickness of Ag shell. The uniform and rough surface of α-Fe2O3/Ag particles exhibits strong SERS activity in 3.7% HCHO and 1.0M AgNO3. The spherical α-Fe2O3/Ag core/shell nanoparticles exhibit SERS activity.
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Lai WH, Su YH, Teoh LG, Hon MH. Commercial and natural dyes as photosensitizers for a water-based dye-sensitized solar cell loaded with gold nanoparticles. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2007.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Santos M, Brolo A, Girotto E. Study of polaron and bipolaron states in polypyrrole by in situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry. Electrochim Acta 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2007.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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