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Sánchez-Alvarado AB, Zhou J, Jin P, Neumann O, Senftle TP, Nordlander P, Halas NJ. Combined Surface-Enhanced Raman and Infrared Absorption Spectroscopies for Streamlined Chemical Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Derived Compounds. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25697-25706. [PMID: 38063501 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a class of universally prevalent carcinogenic environmental contaminants. It is increasingly recognized, however, that PAHs derivatized with oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen functional groups are frequently more dangerous than their unfunctionalized counterparts. This much larger family of chemicals─polycyclic aromatic compounds─PACs─is far less well characterized than PAHs. Using surface-enhanced Raman and IR Absorption spectroscopies (SERS + SEIRA) combined on a single substrate, along with density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations, we show that direct chemical detection and identification of PACs at sub-parts-per-billion concentration can be achieved. Focusing our studies on 9,10-anthraquinone, 5,12-tetracenequinone, 9-nitroanthracene, and 1-nitropyrene as model PAC contaminants, detection is made possible by incorporating a hydroxy-functionalized self-assembled monolayer that facilitates hydrogen bonding between analytes and the SERS + SEIRA substrate. 5,12-Tetracenequinone was detected at 0.3 ppb, and the limit of detection was determined to be 0.1 ppb using SEIRA alone. This approach is straightforwardly extendable to other families of analytes and will ultimately facilitate fieldable chemical detection of these dangerous yet largely overlooked environmental contaminants.
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- Andrés B Sánchez-Alvarado
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Min W, Gao X. Raman scattering and vacuum fluctuation: An Einstein-coefficient-like equation for Raman cross sections. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:194103. [PMID: 37965998 PMCID: PMC10653873 DOI: 10.1063/5.0171382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Since it was first predicted 100 years ago, Raman scattering has been a cornerstone of molecular spectroscopy with a widespread impact on science and technology. Nearly all theoretical frameworks have employed Raman cross sections (σRaman) to characterize and quantify molecular Raman response. The recently introduced absolute stimulated Raman scattering cross section (σSRS), on the other hand, provides an alternative way of interpreting molecular responses under two coherent laser sources. However, the theoretical connection between σRaman and σSRS remains unclear. Herein, we are inspired by Einstein's A and B coefficients for spontaneous and stimulated emissions and derived an analogous equation [Eq. (16)] for Raman scattering from an approach along quantum electrodynamics. Equation (16) decomposes Raman cross sections into a contribution from the vacuum electromagnetic field and an underlying molecular response captured by stimulated Raman cross sections (in the unit of Göppert-Mayer). This theoretical relation is supported by recent experimental measurements on methanol as a model compound. Foremost, it provides a connection between experimentally defined σRaman and σSRS under certain approximations. In addition, it quantitatively shows that it is the weak vacuum field of the Stokes channel that makes Raman cross sections appear so small, corroborating the conventional Raman theory. Moreover, it suggests stimulated Raman cross sections to be a vacuum-decoupled intrinsic quantity for characterizing molecular response during Raman scattering. Remarkably, stimulated Raman cross sections turn out to be not weak when compared to two-photon absorption, narrowing the conventional gap of cross sections between spontaneous Raman and UV-vis absorption by more than 1010 folds.
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- Wei Min
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Srivastava P, Stierwalt DA, Elles CG. Broadband Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy with Stimulated Raman Scattering as an Internal Standard. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13227-13234. [PMID: 37603818 PMCID: PMC10484208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Two-photon absorption (2PA) spectroscopy provides valuable information about the nonlinear properties of molecules. In contrast with single-wavelength methods, broadband 2PA spectroscopy using a pump-probe approach gives a continuous 2PA spectrum across a wide range of transition energies without tuning the excitation laser. This contribution shows how stimulated Raman scattering from the solvent can be used as a convenient and robust internal standard for obtaining accurate absolute 2PA cross sections using the broadband approach. Stimulated Raman scattering has the same pump-probe overlap dependence as 2PA, thus eliminating the need to measure the intensity-dependent overlap of the pump and probe directly. Eliminating the overlap represents an important improvement because intensity profiles are typically the largest source of uncertainty in the measurement of absolute 2PA cross sections using any method. Raman scattering cross sections are a fundamental property of the solvent and therefore provide a universal standard that can be applied any time the 2PA and Raman signals are present within the same probe wavelength range. We demonstrate this approach using sample solutions of coumarin 153 in methanol, DMSO, and toluene, as well as fluorescein in water.
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- Prasenjit Srivastava
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Ren P, Wang C, Yang B, Xing L, Wang S, Men Z, Sun C. Intermolecular energy transfer-enhanced super-broadband stimulated Raman scattering in cyclohexane-benzene mixtures. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:064302. [PMID: 36792499 DOI: 10.1063/5.0137238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Supercontinuum radiation has found numerous applications in diverse fields encompassing spectroscopy, pulse compression, and tunable laser sources. Anomalous enhanced stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of cyclohexane-benzene mixtures was obtained in this study. SRS of the pure solvent, the multi-order Stokes of the strongest fundamental vibration modes, and energy transfer in intra-molecular modes were observed. SRS of the mixture revealed that the cross-pumping effect was generated between the C-H stretching (v2) mode of cyclohexane and the C=C ring skeleton (v1) mode of benzene, thereby producing the intermolecular secondary stimulated Raman emission and the appearance of two super-broadband radiations at 664.36-673.9 nm and 704.62-729.22 nm. The results suggest that the energy transfer of intermolecular vibrational modes, where the strongest vibrational mode excites other vibrational modes, is a simple approach for generating supercontinuum coherent radiation.
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- Panpan Ren
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Nuraliev MK, Parashchuk OD, Tukachev NV, Repeev YA, Maslennikov DR, Borshchev OV, Vainer YG, Paraschuk DY, Sosorev AY. Toward probing of the local electron–phonon interaction in small-molecule organic semiconductors with Raman spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:174303. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0023754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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- Muzaffar K. Nuraliev
- Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/62, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/62, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fizicheskaya Str., 5, Troitsk, Moscow 108840, Russia
- Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143026, Russia
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- Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fizicheskaya Str., 5, Troitsk, Moscow 108840, Russia
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- Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fizicheskaya Str., 5, Troitsk, Moscow 108840, Russia
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- Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials, Russian Academy of Science, Profsoyuznaya 70, Moscow 117393, Russia
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- Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fizicheskaya Str., 5, Troitsk, Moscow 108840, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/62, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/62, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fizicheskaya Str., 5, Troitsk, Moscow 108840, Russia
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