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Numerical investigation of effects of particle properties on nucleation process in a sulfuric acid–water vapor mixture: Homogeneous versus heterogeneous. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sun G, Fu C, Dong M, Jin G, Song Q. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) guided preparation of Ag nanostructures on Ti substrate for sensitive SERS detection of small molecules. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 269:120743. [PMID: 34942414 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has become a powerful analytical technique for highly sensitive detection of target molecules. Its performance, however, is heavily dependent on the substrates. Relatively low sensitivity for small molecules and poor reproducibility in quantitative analysis are often encountered in most of nanoparticle modified SERS substrate. The present work starts by theoretical investigation of the electromagnetic field enhancement by nanomaterials of coinage metals with different sizes. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation results revealed that the Ag NPs with the size around 100 nm exhibit the strongest SERS effect and the 'Ag-Ag' gaps have shown higher electromagnetic field enhancement than that of the 'Ag-Ti' gap. Subsequently, a multilayered Ag nanoparticles SERS substrate (or other coinage metals) was prepared by a two-step electroless deposition of Ag on Ti substrate. This was achieved by in situ reduction of Ag precursor to subsequently form a Ag nanoflake (Ag NF) layer and a Ag nanoparticle (Ag NPs) layer on the Ti base (Ti/AgNFs/AgNPs). The as-prepared SERS substrate showed a substantially enhanced SERS effect for small molecule detection and detection limit as low as 1.0 × 10-17 M for picric acid (PA), 1.0 × 10-14 M for p-nitrotoluene (PNT) and 1.0 × 10-6 M for uric acid (UA) were obtained respectively. The facile method developed in this work should be widely applicable for in-situ preparation of other SERs substrates.
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- Guowei Sun
- International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China.
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Nozawa T, Brumby PE, Ayuba S, Yasuoka K. Ordering in clusters of uniaxial anisotropic particles during homogeneous nucleation and growth. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:054903. [PMID: 30736692 DOI: 10.1063/1.5064410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Takuma Nozawa
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Wang Z, Qin F, Luo X. Numerical investigation of effects of curvature and wettability of particles on heterogeneous condensation. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:134306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5040878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Zijing Wang
- Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Sharma AK, Escobedo FA. Nucleus-size pinning for determination of nucleation free-energy barriers and nucleus geometry. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:184104. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5021602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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- Abhishek K. Sharma
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Suh D, Yasuoka K. Heterogeneous cavitation and crystallisation with an impurity by molecular dynamics. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2017.1402308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Donguk Suh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Kopanichuk IV, Vanin AA, Brodskaya EN. Disjoining pressure and structure of a fluid confined between nanoscale surfaces. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang C, Wang Y, Liu Y, Yang Y. A molecular dynamics study of water vapor nucleation in the presence of ions. Chem Eng Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yuhara D, Barnes BC, Suh D, Knott BC, Beckham GT, Yasuoka K, Wu DT, Sum AK. Nucleation rate analysis of methane hydrate from molecular dynamics simulations. Faraday Discuss 2015; 179:463-74. [PMID: 25876773 DOI: 10.1039/c4fd00219a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Clathrate hydrates are solid crystalline structures most commonly formed from solutions that have nucleated to form a mixed solid composed of water and gas. Understanding the mechanism of clathrate hydrate nucleation is essential to grasp the fundamental chemistry of these complex structures and their applications. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is an ideal method to study nucleation at the molecular level because the size of the critical nucleus and formation rate occur on the nano scale. Various analysis methods for nucleation have been developed through MD to analyze nucleation. In particular, the mean first-passage time (MFPT) and survival probability (SP) methods have proven to be effective in procuring the nucleation rate and critical nucleus size for monatomic systems. This study assesses the MFPT and SP methods, previously used for monatomic systems, when applied to analyzing clathrate hydrate nucleation. Because clathrate hydrate nucleation is relatively difficult to observe in MD simulations (due to its high free energy barrier), these methods have yet to be applied to clathrate hydrate systems. In this study, we have analyzed the nucleation rate and critical nucleus size of methane hydrate using MFPT and SP methods from data generated by MD simulations at 255 K and 50 MPa. MFPT was modified for clathrate hydrate from the original version by adding the maximum likelihood estimate and growth effect term. The nucleation rates calculated by MFPT and SP methods are within 5%, and the critical nucleus size estimated by the MFPT method was 50% higher, than values obtained through other more rigorous but computationally expensive estimates. These methods can also be extended to the analysis of other clathrate hydrates.
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- Daisuke Yuhara
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Suh D, Yasuoka K, Zeng XC. Molecular dynamics simulation of heterogeneous nucleation on nanotubes. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra04398k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Condensation rate inside and outside the tube depends on the pore diameter and length.
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Affiliation(s)
- Donguk Suh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Keio University
- Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Keio University
- Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Lincoln, USA
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