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Di Santo R, Niccolini B, Romanò S, Vaccaro M, Di Giacinto F, De Spirito M, Ciasca G. Advancements in Mid-Infrared spectroscopy of extracellular vesicles. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 305:123346. [PMID: 37774583 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid vesicles secreted by all cells into the extracellular space and act as nanosized biological messengers among cells. They carry a specific molecular cargo, composed of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates, which reflects the state of their parent cells. Due to their remarkable structural and compositional heterogeneity, characterizing EVs, particularly from a biochemical perspective, presents complex challenges. In this context, mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopy is emerging as a valuable tool, providing researchers with a comprehensive and label-free spectral fingerprint of EVs in terms of their specific molecular content. This review aims to provide an up-to-date critical overview of the major advancements in mid-IR spectroscopy of extracellular vesicles, encompassing both fundamental and applied research achievements. We also systematically emphasize the new possibilities offered by the integration of emerging cutting-edge IR technologies, such as tip-enhanced and surface-enhanced spectroscopy approaches, along with the growing use of machine learning for data analysis and spectral interpretation. Additionally, to assist researchers in navigating this intricate subject, our manuscript includes a wide and detailed collection of the spectral peaks that have been assigned to EV molecular constituents up to now in the literature.
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- Riccardo Di Santo
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Temperini ME, Di Giacinto F, Romanò S, Di Santo R, Augello A, Polito R, Baldassarre L, Giliberti V, Papi M, Basile U, Niccolini B, Krasnowska EK, Serafino A, De Spirito M, Di Gaspare A, Ortolani M, Ciasca G. Antenna-enhanced mid-infrared detection of extracellular vesicles derived from human cancer cell cultures. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:530. [PMID: 36514065 PMCID: PMC9746222 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01693-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are sub-micrometer lipid-bound particles released by most cell types. They are considered a promising source of cancer biomarkers for liquid biopsy and personalized medicine due to their specific molecular cargo, which provides biochemical information on the state of parent cells. Despite this potential, EVs translation process in the diagnostic practice is still at its birth, and the development of novel medical devices for their detection and characterization is highly required. RESULTS In this study, we demonstrate mid-infrared plasmonic nanoantenna arrays designed to detect, in the liquid and dry phase, the specific vibrational absorption signal of EVs simultaneously with the unspecific refractive index sensing signal. For this purpose, EVs are immobilized on the gold nanoantenna surface by immunocapture, allowing us to select specific EV sub-populations and get rid of contaminants. A wet sample-handling technique relying on hydrophobicity contrast enables effortless reflectance measurements with a Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectro-microscope in the wavelength range between 10 and 3 µm. In a proof-of-principle experiment carried out on EVs released from human colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) cells, the protein absorption bands (amide-I and amide-II between 5.9 and 6.4 µm) increase sharply within minutes when the EV solution is introduced in the fluidic chamber, indicating sensitivity to the EV proteins. A refractive index sensing curve is simultaneously provided by our sensor in the form of the redshift of a sharp spectral edge at wavelengths around 5 µm, where no vibrational absorption of organic molecules takes place: this permits to extract of the dynamics of EV capture by antibodies from the overall molecular layer deposition dynamics, which is typically measured by commercial surface plasmon resonance sensors. Additionally, the described metasurface is exploited to compare the spectral response of EVs derived from cancer cells with increasing invasiveness and metastatic potential, suggesting that the average secondary structure content in EVs can be correlated with cell malignancy. CONCLUSIONS Thanks to the high protein sensitivity and the possibility to work with small sample volumes-two key features for ultrasensitive detection of extracellular vesicles- our lab-on-chip can positively impact the development of novel laboratory medicine methods for the molecular characterization of EVs.
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- Maria Eleonora Temperini
- grid.7841.aDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy ,grid.25786.3e0000 0004 1764 2907Center for Life Neuro and Nano Sciences IIT@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- grid.7841.aDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- grid.7841.aDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- grid.25786.3e0000 0004 1764 2907Center for Life Neuro and Nano Sciences IIT@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy
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- grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.509494.5NEST, CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze and Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- grid.7841.aDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy ,grid.25786.3e0000 0004 1764 2907Center for Life Neuro and Nano Sciences IIT@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414603.4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy ,grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Zhong W, Ye L, Du J, Jing C. Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy for Analyzing Nucleophilic Molecules Using Ethylene Glycol Decorated TiO 2 Nanosheet. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:54313-54319. [PMID: 36417693 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy has been developed for the nondestructive analysis of trace molecules. Herein, we found that ethylene glycol (EG) decorated TiO2 nanosheet exhibits a selective SEIRA effect for molecules with nucleophilic groups, such as -NH2 and -OH. The SEIRA effect was attributed to the chemical mechanism originating from the interactions between the surface EG and the analytes. The enhancement factor was negatively correlated with the electrophilicity index of the analytes (p = 0.004), and the noncovalent bond dominates the interactions between the analytes and EG. The charge distribution analysis revealed that the -CH2 groups of EG exposed on the TiO2 surface are positively charged, attracting the electron-rich groups of the analyte. This attraction concentrates the analyte, redistributes its charge, defines its molecular dipole moment, and thereby enhances the SEIRA effect. The insights gained from this study shed light on developing new SEIRA substrates and emphasized the critical role of surface ligands in SEIRA applications.
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- Wen Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao266237, China
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Qi W, Tian Y, Lu D, Chen B. Detection of glutathione in dairy products based on surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy of silver nanoparticles. Front Nutr 2022; 9:982228. [PMID: 36046139 PMCID: PMC9421297 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.982228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared as enhanced substrates for the detection of glutathione in dairy products by polyol reduction of silver nitrate. The infrared spectra were collected and analyzed by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA) method of transmission mode using a cell of calcium fluoride window sheet immobilization solution for the study. The disappearance of the thiol (-SH) absorption peak in the infrared spectrum, and the shift of its characteristic absorption peak when glutathione was bound to AgNPs solvate indicated the Ag-S bond interaction and the aggregation of AgNPS. AgNPs accumulate to form "hot spots", resulting in enhanced electromagnetic fields and thus enhanced infrared signals of glutathione. The intensity of the characteristic absorption peak at 1,654 cm-1 (carbonyl C=O bond stretching) was used for the quantitative analysis of glutathione. After optimizing the conditions, glutathione content in pretreated pure milk and pure ewe's milk was determined using AgNPs in combination with SEIRA. Good linearity was obtained in the range of 0.02-0.12 mg/mL with correlation coefficients (R 2) of 0.9879 and 0.9833, respectively, and LOD of 0.02 mg/mL with average spiked recoveries of 101.3 and 92.5%, respectively. The results show that the method can be used for accurate determination of glutathione content in common dairy products.
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- Wenliang Qi
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Beijing Jingyi Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, China.,Beijing Beifen-Ruili Analytical Instrument (Group) Co., Ltd., Beijing Engineering Research Center of Material Composition Analytical Instrument, Beijing Enterprise Technology Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Le THH, Matsushita T, Ohta R, Shimoda Y, Matsui H, Kitamori T. Fabrication of Infrared-Compatible Nanofluidic Devices for Plasmon-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy. Micromachines (Basel) 2020; 11:mi11121062. [PMID: 33266007 PMCID: PMC7760999 DOI: 10.3390/mi11121062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Nanofluidic devices have offered us fascinating analytical platforms for chemical and bioanalysis by exploiting unique properties of liquids and molecules confined in nanospaces. The increasing interests in nanofluidic analytical devices have triggered the development of new robust and sensitive detection techniques, especially label-free ones. IR absorption spectroscopy is one of the most powerful biochemical analysis methods for identification and quantitative measurement of chemical species in the label-free and non-invasive fashion. However, the low sensitivity and the difficulties in fabrication of IR-compatible nanofluidic devices are major obstacles that restrict the applications of IR spectroscopy in nanofluidics. Here, we realized the bonding of CaF2 and SiO2 at room temperature and demonstrated an IR-compatible nanofluidic device that allowed the IR spectroscopy in a wide range of mid-IR regime. We also performed the integration of metal-insulator-metal perfect absorber metamaterials into nanofluidic devices for plasmon-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy with ultrahigh sensitivity. This study also shows a proof-of-concept of the multi-band absorber by combining different types of nanostructures. The results indicate the potential of implementing metamaterials in tracking several characteristic molecular vibrational modes simultaneously, making it possible to identify molecular species in mixture or complex biological entities.
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- Thu Hac Huong Le
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
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- Collaborative Research Organization for Micro and Nano Multifunctional Devices (NMfD), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (R.O.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Bioengineering/Electrical Engineering and Information systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (Y.S.); (H.M.)
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering/Electrical Engineering and Information systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (Y.S.); (H.M.)
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Collaborative Research Organization for Micro and Nano Multifunctional Devices (NMfD), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (R.O.); (T.K.)
- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems iNEMS, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
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Langer J, Jimenez de Aberasturi D, Aizpurua J, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Auguié B, Baumberg JJ, Bazan GC, Bell SEJ, Boisen A, Brolo AG, Choo J, Cialla-May D, Deckert V, Fabris L, Faulds K, García de Abajo FJ, Goodacre R, Graham D, Haes AJ, Haynes CL, Huck C, Itoh T, Käll M, Kneipp J, Kotov NA, Kuang H, Le Ru EC, Lee HK, Li JF, Ling XY, Maier SA, Mayerhöfer T, Moskovits M, Murakoshi K, Nam JM, Nie S, Ozaki Y, Pastoriza-Santos I, Perez-Juste J, Popp J, Pucci A, Reich S, Ren B, Schatz GC, Shegai T, Schlücker S, Tay LL, Thomas KG, Tian ZQ, Van Duyne RP, Vo-Dinh T, Wang Y, Willets KA, Xu C, Xu H, Xu Y, Yamamoto YS, Zhao B, Liz-Marzán LM. Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Nano 2020; 14:28-117. [PMID: 31478375 PMCID: PMC6990571 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1289] [Impact Index Per Article: 322.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
Abstract
The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Significant experimental and theoretical effort has been directed toward understanding the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect and demonstrating its potential in various types of ultrasensitive sensing applications in a wide variety of fields. In the 45 years since its discovery, SERS has blossomed into a rich area of research and technology, but additional efforts are still needed before it can be routinely used analytically and in commercial products. In this Review, prominent authors from around the world joined together to summarize the state of the art in understanding and using SERS and to predict what can be expected in the near future in terms of research, applications, and technological development. This Review is dedicated to SERS pioneer and our coauthor, the late Prof. Richard Van Duyne, whom we lost during the preparation of this article.
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- Judith Langer
- CIC
biomaGUNE and CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Miramón 182, Donostia-San Sebastián 20014, Spain
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- Materials
Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU), and Donostia
International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, Donostia-San
Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física e Inorgánica and EMaS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- ICREA-Institució
Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain
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- School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria
University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- The
MacDiarmid
Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- The Dodd-Walls
Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- NanoPhotonics
Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials and Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa
Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Micro- and Nanotechnology, The Danish National Research Foundation
and Villum Foundation’s Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery
and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3065, Victoria, BC V8W 3 V6, Canada
- Center
for Advanced Materials and Related Technologies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, South Korea
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- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology Jena - Member of the research alliance “Leibniz Health Technologies”, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena 07745, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology Jena - Member of the research alliance “Leibniz Health Technologies”, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena 07745, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers
University, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, United Kingdom
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- ICREA-Institució
Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain
- The Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, Institut
de Ciencies Fotoniques, Castelldefels (Barcelona) 08860, Spain
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Kirchhoff
Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Nano-Bioanalysis
Research Group, Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- Department
of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg S412 96, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin-Adlershof 12489, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Key Lab
of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, International
Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- State Key
Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, JiangSu 214122, China
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- School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria
University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- The
MacDiarmid
Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- The Dodd-Walls
Centre for Quantum and Photonic Technologies, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford
University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- State Key
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, MOE Key Laboratory
of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Chair in
Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich 80539, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology Jena - Member of the research alliance “Leibniz Health Technologies”, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena 07745, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University
of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido
University, North 10 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo,
Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1406 W. Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Departamento
de Química Física and CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo 36310, Spain
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- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology Jena - Member of the research alliance “Leibniz Health Technologies”, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena 07745, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Kirchhoff
Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department
of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- State Key
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, MOE Key Laboratory
of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg S412 96, Sweden
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- Physical
Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration
Duisburg-Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen 45141, Germany
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- National
Research Council Canada, Metrology Research
Centre, Ottawa K1A0R6, Canada
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- School
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- State Key
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, MOE Key Laboratory
of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Fitzpatrick
Institute for Photonics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, 101 Science Drive, Box 90281, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern
University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Key Lab
of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, International
Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- State Key
Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, JiangSu 214122, China
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- School
of Physics and Technology and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, United Kingdom
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- School
of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- State Key
Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- CIC
biomaGUNE and CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Miramón 182, Donostia-San Sebastián 20014, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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Autore M, Mester L, Goikoetxea M, Hillenbrand R. Substrate Matters: Surface-Polariton Enhanced Infrared Nanospectroscopy of Molecular Vibrations. Nano Lett 2019; 19:8066-8073. [PMID: 31574225 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Infrared nanospectroscopy based on Fourier transform infrared near-field spectroscopy (nano-FTIR) is an emerging nanoanalytical tool with large application potential for label-free mapping and identification of organic and inorganic materials with nanoscale spatial resolution. However, the detection of thin molecular layers and nanostructures on standard substrates is still challenged by weak signals. Here, we demonstrate a significant enhancement of nano-FTIR signals of a thin organic layer by exploiting polariton-resonant tip-substrate coupling and surface polariton illumination of the probing tip. When the molecular vibration matches the tip-substrate resonance, we achieve up to nearly one order of magnitude signal enhancement on a phonon-polaritonic quartz (c-SiO2) substrate, as compared to nano-FTIR spectra obtained on metal (Au) substrates, and up to two orders of magnitude when compared to the standard infrared spectroscopy substrate CaF2. Our results will be of critical importance for boosting nano-FTIR spectroscopy toward the routine detection of monolayers and single molecules.
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- Marta Autore
- CIC nanoGUNE , 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián , Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE , 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián , Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE , 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián , Spain
- IKERBASQUE , Basque Foundation for Science , 48013 Bilbao , Spain
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Li X, Zhang Y, Fu M, Tang Y, Yin S, Ma Z, Dai H, Li H, Gao H, Russell TP, An Q. Using a Graphene-Polyelectrolyte Complex Reducing Agent To Promote Cracking in Single-Crystalline Gold Nanoplates. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:41602-41610. [PMID: 31609573 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b16500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It is a challenge to produce single-crystalline gold nanoparticles having regular size definition designed for controlled light absorbance and internal structural inhomogeneities to enhance electro-magnetic fields. Here, we report a synthetic strategy to generate large single-crystalline triangular or hexagonal gold nanoplates with multiple cracks within the plates using a graphene-polyelectrolyte complex as both a surface adsorbent and bulk reducing agent. Large-scale gold nanoplates can be synthesized within 48 h. First-principles calculations indicate that the nanoplates have a kinetically limited morphology resulting from prior growth of {111} facets confined by the graphene-polyelectrolyte multilayer. The nanocracks result from the inability of the bulk reducing agent to enter narrow defect spaces during growth that remained permanently. The nanoplates had extraordinary physical-chemical detection sensitivity when used for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA). The limit of rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) SERS detection is as low as 5 × 10-13 M. The gold nanoplates also showed a remarkable light-to-heat conversion efficiency (68.5%). The approach described may be applicable to other metals so that tunable nanostructures can be generated by the graphene-polyelectrolyte multilayer strategy.
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- Xiangming Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Sciences and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
- College of Materials Sciences and Technology , Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology , Maoming , 525000 , China
- Materials Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Sciences 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 Sciences and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
- College of Materials Sciences and Technology , Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology , Maoming , 525000 , China
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- The Molecular Foundry , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Materials Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
- School of Engineering , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Sciences and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
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- Department of Materials, School of Technology , Yantai Nanshan University , Longkou , Shandong 265713 , 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 Sciences and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
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- School of Science , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
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- Materials Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Sciences and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing , 100083 , China
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Li Q, Wang Y, Li Y, Park Y, Chen Y, Wang X, Zhao B, Ruan W, Jung YM. Identification of native charge-transfer status of p-aminothiolphenol adsorbed on noble metallic substrates by surface-enhanced infrared absorption ( SEIRA) spectroscopy. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2018; 204:532-536. [PMID: 29975915 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
p-Aminothiophenol (PATP) is a preferred molecule in research on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) because of its unique characteristics of high spectral activity, easily induced charge-transfer (CT), and sensitivity to molecular structural changes. However, some aspects are still unclear, such as the initial steady state of PATP on noble metallic substrates without strong additional excitation with incident and/or induced electromagnetic radiation. Information about the initial steady state, especially the intrinsic CT state, is of great importance to elucidate the dynamic processes of CT and/or molecular structural changes under additional excitation. To investigate the native state of an adsorbed molecule, a suitable probe method that does not disrupt the native state of the whole system, including both molecules and substrates, is required. SERS is not applied in this context because of its use of high-energy visible and near-infrared light. Herein, a low-energy probe method, surface-enhanced infrared-absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy, is employed as a suitable method for studying the native adsorption state of PATP on silver nanoisland films. The molecular structure and adsorption state were investigated. The intrinsic CT state received particular attention by analyzing the CT-related vibration of B2 modes. Using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), transmission SEIRA and reflection SEIRA spectroscopy, we explained why the relative intensities of some bands were different under different conditions. A quasi-standing orientation of PATP adsorbed on the substrates was also confirmed. More importantly, we demonstrated that there is no perceptible CT between PATP and silver nanoisland films; in contrast, CT generally occurs in a disruptive manner in SERS. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the selection rules for infrared (IR) transmission and reflection-absorption spectroscopy were used to analyze the spectra throughout the paper. SEIRA proved to be an effective technique to explore the native adsorption state of molecules without the excessive external disturbance induced by excitation. The results are very important in providing insight into molecules in surface-interface chemistry, enhanced spectroscopy and photoelectronics.
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- Qianwen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 24341, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, and Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 24341, South Korea; Guangdong Research Institute of Rare-Metal, Guangdong Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510651, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; Department of Chemistry, and Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 24341, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, and Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 24341, South Korea.
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Gopalan KK, Paulillo B, Mackenzie DMA, Rodrigo D, Bareza N, Whelan PR, Shivayogimath A, Pruneri V. Scalable and Tunable Periodic Graphene Nanohole Arrays for Mid-Infrared Plasmonics. Nano Lett 2018; 18:5913-5918. [PMID: 30114919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Despite its great potential for a wide variety of devices, especially mid-infrared biosensors and photodetectors, graphene plasmonics is still confined to academic research. A major reason is the fact that, so far, expensive and low-throughput lithography techniques are needed to fabricate graphene nanostructures. Here, we report for the first time a detailed experimental study on electrostatically tunable graphene nanohole array surfaces with periods down to 100 nm, showing clear plasmonic response in the range ∼1300-1600 cm-1, which can be fabricated by a scalable nanoimprint technique. Such large area plasmonic nanostructures are suitable for industrial applications, for example, surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) sensing, as they combine easy design, extreme field confinement, and the possibility to excite multiple plasmon modes enabling multiband sensing, a feature not readily available in nanoribbons or other localized resonant structures.
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- Kavitha K Gopalan
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques , The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels , Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques , The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels , Spain
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- Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) , Technical University of Denmark , DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby , Denmark
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology (DTU Nanotech) , Technical University of Denmark , DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby , Denmark
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques , The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels , Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques , The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels , Spain
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- Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) , Technical University of Denmark , DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby , Denmark
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- Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) , Technical University of Denmark , DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby , Denmark
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques , The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels , Spain
- ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis , Avançats Passeig Lluís Companys, 23 , 08010 Barcelona , Spain
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Gerdes B, Rixen RM, Kramer K, Forbrig E, Hildebrandt P, Steinem C. Quantification of Hv1-induced proton translocation by a lipid-coupled Oregon Green 488-based assay. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6497-6505. [PMID: 30027319 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1248-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Passive proton translocation across membranes through proton channels is generally measured with assays that allow a qualitative detection of the H+-transfer. However, if a quantitative and time-resolved analysis is required, new methods have to be developed. Here, we report on the quantification of pH changes induced by the voltage-dependent proton channel Hv1 using the commercially available pH-sensitive fluorophore Oregon Green 488-DHPE (OG488-DHPE). We successfully expressed and isolated Hv1 from Escherichia coli and reconstituted the protein in large unilamellar vesicles. Reconstitution was verified by surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy and proton activity was measured by a standard 9-amino-6-chloro-2-methoxyacridine assay. The quantitative OG488-DHPE assay demonstrated that the proton translocation rate of reconstituted Hv1 is much smaller than those reported in cellular systems. The OG488-DHPE assay further enabled us to quantify the KD-value of the Hv1-inhibitor 2-guanidinobenzimidazole, which matches well with that found in cellular experiments. Our results clearly demonstrate the applicability of the developed in vitro assay to measure proton translocation in a quantitative fashion; the assay allows to screen for new inhibitors and to determine their characteristic parameters. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Benjamin Gerdes
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany. .,Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Autore M, Li P, Dolado I, Alfaro-Mozaz FJ, Esteban R, Atxabal A, Casanova F, Hueso LE, Alonso-González P, Aizpurua J, Nikitin AY, Vélez S, Hillenbrand R. Boron nitride nanoresonators for phonon-enhanced molecular vibrational spectroscopy at the strong coupling limit. Light Sci Appl 2018; 7:17172. [PMID: 30839544 PMCID: PMC6060053 DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Enhanced light-matter interactions are the basis of surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy, and conventionally rely on plasmonic materials and their capability to focus light to nanoscale spot sizes. Phonon polariton nanoresonators made of polar crystals could represent an interesting alternative, since they exhibit large quality factors, which go far beyond those of their plasmonic counterparts. The recent emergence of van der Waals crystals enables the fabrication of high-quality nanophotonic resonators based on phonon polaritons, as reported for the prototypical infrared-phononic material hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). In this work we use, for the first time, phonon-polariton-resonant h-BN ribbons for SEIRA spectroscopy of small amounts of organic molecules in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Strikingly, the interaction between phonon polaritons and molecular vibrations reaches experimentally the onset of the strong coupling regime, while numerical simulations predict that vibrational strong coupling can be fully achieved. Phonon polariton nanoresonators thus could become a viable platform for sensing, local control of chemical reactivity and infrared quantum cavity optics experiments.
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- Marta Autore
- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales (MPC, CSIC-UPV/EHU), Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Current address: Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
- CIC nanoGUNE and UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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Le THH, Tanaka T. Plasmonics-Nanofluidics Hydrid Metamaterial: An Ultrasensitive Platform for Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy and Quantitative Measurement of Molecules. ACS Nano 2017; 11:9780-9788. [PMID: 28945355 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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One of the most attractive potentials of plasmonic metamaterials is the amplification of intrinsically weak signals such as molecular infrared absorption or Raman scattering for detection applications. This effect, however, is only effective when target molecules are located at the enhanced electromagnetic field of the plasmonic structures (i.e., hot-spots). It is thus of significance to control the spatial overlapping of molecules and hot-spots, yet it is a long-standing challenge, since it involves the handling of molecules in nanoscale spaces. Here a metamaterial consisting of a nanofluidic channel with a depth of several tens of nanometers sandwiched between plasmonic resonators and a metal film enables the controllable delivery of small molecules into the most enhanced field arising from the quadrupole mode of the structures, forming a plasmon-molecular coupled system. It offers an ultrasensitive platform for detection of IR absorption and molecular sensing. Notably, the precise handling of molecules in a fixed and ultrasmall (10-100 nm) gap also addressed some critical issues in IR spectroscopy such as quantitative measurement and measurement in aqueous solution. Moreover, a drastic change in the reflectance characteristic resulting from the strong coupling between molecules and plasmonic structures indicates that molecules can also be utilized as triggers for actively switching the optical property of metamaterials.
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- Thu H H Le
- Innovative Photon Manipulation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics , Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Innovative Photon Manipulation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics , Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Metamaterials Laboratory, RIKEN , Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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Dong L, Yang X, Zhang C, Cerjan B, Zhou L, Tseng ML, Zhang Y, Alabastri A, Nordlander P, Halas NJ. Nanogapped Au Antennas for Ultrasensitive Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy. Nano Lett 2017; 17:5768-5774. [PMID: 28787169 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy has outstanding potential in chemical detection as a complement to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), yet it has historically lagged well behind SERS in detection sensitivity. Here we report a new ultrasensitive infrared antenna designed to bring SEIRA spectroscopy into the few-molecule detection range. Our antenna consists of a bowtie-shaped Au structure with a sub-3 nm gap, positioned to create a cavity above a reflective substrate. This three-dimensional geometry tightly confines incident mid-infrared radiation into its ultrasmall junction, yielding a hot spot with a theoretical SEIRA enhancement factor of more than 107, which can be designed to span the range of frequencies useful for SEIRA. We quantitatively evaluated the IR detection limit of this antenna design using mixed monolayers of 4-nitrothiophenol (4-NTP) and 4-methoxythiolphenol (4-MTP). The optimized antenna structure allows the detection of as few as ∼500 molecules of 4-NTP and ∼600 molecules of 4-MTP with a standard commercial FTIR spectrometer. This strategy offers a new platform for analyzing the IR vibrations of minute quantities of molecules and lends insight into the ultimate limit of single-molecule SEIRA detection.
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- Liangliang Dong
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ∥Laboratory for Nanophotonics and the Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Kato Y, Kikugawa M, Sudo E. Attenuated Total Reflection Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (ATR SEIRA) Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Fatty Acids on Silver Nanoparticles. Appl Spectrosc 2017; 71:2083-2091. [PMID: 28585894 DOI: 10.1177/0003702817712712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The application of attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR SEIRA) to the analysis of fatty acids on silver nanoparticles was investigated. Attenuated total reflection measurements using four types of internal reflection elements (IREs)-zinc selenide, diamond, silicon, and germanium-were performed for silver nanoparticles modified with fatty acids, and germanium IRE was shown to be suitable for the analysis of silver nanoparticles, even when the sample had a high refractive index. Fatty acids coating the silver nanoparticles could be directly identified by SEIRA enhancement, because both symmetric carboxylate stretching vibration and methylene wagging vibration were strongly detected. Furthermore, the peak positions for methylene wagging vibration differed depending on the carbon number of the fatty acid, so that information from the ATR SEIRA spectra makes it possible to identify substances coating silver nanoparticles. Therefore, ATR SEIRA would appear to have significant potential as a technique for the identification of substances coated on metal nanoparticle surfaces.
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- Yuichi Kato
- Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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Chien YH, Wang CH, Liu CC, Chang SH, Kong KV, Chang YC. Large-Scale Nanofabrication of Designed Nanostructures Using Angled Nanospherical-Lens Lithography for Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:24917-24925. [PMID: 28671812 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nanophotonics has been a focused research discipline for the past decade and has resulted in many novel concepts that promise to change human life. However, the actual penetration of this research into real products is severely limited mostly due to the slow development of economic nanofabrication. In this study, we have demonstrated a versatile and low-cost nanofabrication method referred to as "angled nanospherical-lens lithography (A-NLL)", which is able to produce large-scale and periodic nanopatterns. The nanopatterns designed within a two-dimensional polar chart can be carefully fabricated on the substrate. The fabricated patterns easily cover an area larger than 1 cm2, which is beneficial as platforms for surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) where an expensive and bulky IR microscope is not required. We believe that the proposed A-NLL method is ideal for industrialization of future nanophotonic applications.
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- Yi-Hsin Chien
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11526, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11526, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11526, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica , Taipei 11526, Taiwan
- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Agrawal A, Singh A, Yazdi S, Singh A, Ong GK, Bustillo K, Johns RW, Ringe E, Milliron DJ. Resonant Coupling between Molecular Vibrations and Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Faceted Metal Oxide Nanocrystals. Nano Lett 2017; 17:2611-2620. [PMID: 28337921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Doped metal oxides are plasmonic materials that boast both synthetic and postsynthetic spectral tunability. They have already enabled promising smart window and optoelectronic technologies and have been proposed for use in surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA) and sensing applications. Herein, we report the first step toward realization of the former utilizing cubic F and Sn codoped In2O3 nanocrystals (NCs) to couple to the C-H vibration of surface-bound oleate ligands. Electron energy loss spectroscopy is used to map the strong near-field enhancement around these NCs that enables localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) coupling between adjacent nanocrystals and LSPR-molecular vibration coupling. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy measurements and finite element simulations are applied to observe and explain the nature of the coupling phenomena, specifically addressing coupling in mesoscale assembled films. The Fano line shape signatures of LSPR-coupled molecular vibrations are rationalized with two-port temporal coupled mode theory. With this combined theoretical and experimental approach, we describe the influence of coupling strength and relative detuning between the molecular vibration and LSPR on the enhancement factor and further explain the basis of the observed Fano line shape by deconvoluting the combined response of the LSPR and molecular vibration in transmission, absorption and reflection. This study therefore illustrates various factors involved in determining the LSPR-LSPR and LSPR-molecular vibration coupling for metal oxide materials and provides a fundamental basis for the design of sensing or SEIRA substrates.
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- Ankit Agrawal
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- The Molecular Foundry and National Center for Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry and National Center for Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Engineering of the optical resonances in plasmonic resonators arrays is achieved by virtue of the intrinsic properties to the constituent structures such as composition, size and shape and by controlling the inter-resonator interactions by of virtue the array geometrical arrangement. The nanoscale confinement of the plasmonic field enhances light-matter interactions enabling, for instance, the surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) effect. However, the subwavelength confinement also poses an experimental challenge for discriminating the response stemming from the individual resonators and from the collective response in densely packed arrays. In this work, the photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) technique is leveraged to obtain nanoscale images and spectra of near-field SEIRA hot spots observed in isolated plasmonic resonators of different shapes and in selected resonators within closely packed plasmonic arrays informing on whether the interactions with neighboring resonators are beneficial or otherwise. Results are correlated with far-field spectra and theoretical calculations.
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- Jungseok Chae
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Maryland Nanocenter, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Maryland Nanocenter, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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Brown LV, Yang X, Zhao K, Zheng BY, Nordlander P, Halas NJ. Fan-shaped gold nanoantennas above reflective substrates for surface-enhanced infrared absorption ( SEIRA). Nano Lett 2015; 15:1272-80. [PMID: 25565006 DOI: 10.1021/nl504455s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Here, we report a new nanoantenna for surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) detection, consisting of a fan-shaped Au structure positioned at a well-specified distance above a reflective plane with an intervening silica spacer layer. We examine how to optimize both the antenna dimensions and the spacer layer for optimal SEIRA enhancement of the C-H stretching mode. This tunable 3D geometry yields a theoretical SEIRA enhancement factor of 10(5), corresponding to the experimental detection of 20-200 zeptomoles of octadecanethiol, using a standard commercial FTIR spectrometer. Experimental studies illustrate the sensitivity of the observed SEIRA signal to the gap dimensions. The optimized antenna structure exhibits an order of magnitude greater SEIRA sensitivity than previous record-setting designs.
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- Lisa V Brown
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and ⊥Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Kumar N, Thomas S, Tokas RB, Kshirsagar RJ. SEIRA studies of uracil adsorbed on wet-chemically prepared gold nanoparticles film on glass substrate - effect of morphology of film. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 129:359-64. [PMID: 24747861 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) studies of uracil adsorbed on wet-chemically prepared gold nanoparticles (AuNp) immobilized on silanised glass substrate were carried out using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. The deposition time dependent evolution of morphological changes in AuNp films and its influence on the SEIRA spectra of uracil were investigated. The morphological changes were examined by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The spectrum of uracil adsorbed on AuNp film obtained with 1/2 an hour deposition time showed a clear enhancement than 2 and 4h deposition times. The small shift seen in SEIRA spectra indicates weak interaction of the molecules with AuNp film.
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- Naveen Kumar
- High Pressure & Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- High Pressure & Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India.
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- Atomic & Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- High Pressure & Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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Kumar N, Thomas S, Tokas RB, Kshirsagar RJ. Investigation on the adsorption characteristics of sodium benzoate and taurine on gold nanoparticle film by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 118:614-8. [PMID: 24091347 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic studies of sodium benzoate and taurine adsorbed on gold nanoparticle (AuNp) film on silanised glass slides have been studied by attenuated total reflection technique (ATR). The surface morphology of the AuNp films has been measured by Atomic Force Microscopy. The ATR spectra of sodium benzoate and taurine deposited on AuNp film are compared with ATR spectra of their powdered bulk samples. A new red-shifted band appeared along with the symmetric and asymmetric stretches of carboxylate group of sodium benzoate leading to a broadening of the above peaks. Similar behavior is also seen in the case of symmetric and asymmetric stretches of sulphonate group of taurine. The results indicate presence of both chemisorbed and physisorbed layers of both sodium benzoate and taurine on the AuNp film with bottom layer chemically bound to AuNp through carboxylate and sulphonate groups respectively.
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- Naveen Kumar
- High Pressure & Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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