银纳米有序阵列SERS活性基底的制备及在膀胱肿瘤细胞检测中的应用

以多孔阳极氧化铝(porous anodic alumina,PAA)膜为模板,采用真空电子束蒸镀技术,分别在PAA多孔层以及阻挡层表面形成了银纳米孔和银纳米帽有序阵列表面增强拉曼散射(surface-enhancedRaman scattering,SERS)活性基底,并以膀胱肿瘤细胞作为分子探针,测试和分析了这两种SERS活性基底的表面增强拉曼光谱的特性。结果表明,两种SERS活性基底对膀胱肿瘤细胞的拉曼散射信号均有很好的增强作用。银纳米帽有序阵列SERS活性基底不仅具有较高的SERS增强和荧光猝灭效应,而且不存在与PAA膜中草酸根杂质相关的干扰峰,可获得膀胱肿瘤细胞拉曼散射光谱的更多细节信息。     

银纳米颗粒阵列的表面增强拉曼散射效应研究

利用具有高密度拉曼热点的金属纳米结构作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底,可以显著增强吸附分子的拉曼信号.本文通过阳极氧化铝模板辅助电化学法沉积制备了高密度银(Ag)纳米颗粒阵列;利用扫描电子显微镜和反射谱表征了样品的结构形貌和表面等离激元特性;用1, 4-苯二硫醇(1, 4-BDT)为拉曼探针分子,研究了Ag纳米颗粒阵列的SERS效应.通过优化沉积时间,制备出高SERS探测灵敏度的Ag纳米颗粒阵列,检测极限可达10~(-13)mol/L;时域有限差分法模拟结果证实了纳米颗粒间存在强的等离激元耦合作用,且发现纳米颗粒底端的局域场增强更大.研究结果表明Ag纳米颗粒阵列可作为高效的SERS基底.     

膜结构对金纳米线阵列表面增强拉曼散射的影响

金纳米线阵列作为表面增强拉曼散射的基底能够产生有效的增强效应,金纳米线阵列通过金线之间的电场耦合产生增强的拉曼信号。在实验中,制备出金纳米线阵列与金纳米刷,两种样品结构不同,金纳米刷的一面带有金膜。用巯基吡啶作为探针分子,金纳米刷的SERS实验显示出很好的增强效应,增强因子为106,不同位点的SERS谱具有区域不均一的特征。而相同实验条件下的金纳米线阵列的增强因子只有102。光学吸收谱表明这两种结构均发生了共振吸收增强电场,对其结构的分析表明,这两种结构具有不同的电场局域化分布,同时金纳米刷中金线上端强烈的电场耦合,这是其具有更好的增强效用的原因。同时,4-MP的表面增强拉曼谱的变化特征体现了化学增强效应的影响。     

基于微球自组装技术的大面积表面增强拉曼基底研究

表面增强拉曼光谱(surface-enhanced Raman scattering,SERS)能够有效解决常规拉曼中信号极弱问题,在低浓度分析物的痕量检测甚至单分子的检测中具有重要的应用前景,是化学、生物、环境等领域重要的分析手段。在SERS中,高性能SERS基底的实现是关键。本文以微球自组装技术为基础,制备了一种大面积、廉价、高效的SERS基底并对其进行了形貌表征和拉曼增强光谱研究。通过开展R6G分子的SERS研究发现,此种SERS基底对R6G拉曼散射信号的增强倍数是一般粗糙基底的五倍以上。结合数值模拟分析和系统的实验研究,得到了微球直径、纳米颗粒的高度等参数对基底表面附近局域热点和SERS增强倍数的影响规律,给出了最优化的SERS基底参数。本文工作可为SERS研究提供高性能的SERS基底。     

表面增强拉曼光谱研究胞嘧啶在银胶上的吸附行为

为探讨胞嘧啶(Cytosine,Cy)在基底银表面的吸附特性和规律,采用表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱对其吸附行为进行分析,并结合量子化学密度泛函理论(DFT)/B3LYP计算方法对Cy分子的常规拉曼光谱(NRS)及Cy与Ag团簇吸附的SERS光谱进行计算,与测定结果进行比对且对其拉曼峰进行系统指认及归属,理论计算结合实测值探讨了Cy在基底Ag上的增强效应和吸附行为。考察了Cy分子在Ag纳米粒子上的不同吸附时间、浓度、pH等条件对SERS光谱的影响及优化,发现pH影响最大,在中性和强碱性条件下的增强效应明显优于酸性。Cy分子存在2种不同的异构体和3种不同的存在形态,并随酸度变化相互转化而达动态平衡。基于Cy在不同pH时的形态分布和相应的SERS变化规律,结合DFT算得的Cy分子中的电荷分布及在银基底表面的吸附机制,详细探讨了酸碱对Cy分子的SRES光谱影响的内因和吸附机理,指出在中性和弱碱性时,是Cy中的N3和O与Ag形成配位吸附;在pH大于11时,N与Ag形成配位吸附,而O与Ag形成共价吸附。     

基于PS@Ag纳米探针和Si@Ag阵列基底的表面增强拉曼散射特性的肿瘤标志物免疫检测

基于Ag包覆聚苯乙烯球(PS@Ag)纳米探针和Ag覆盖硅金字塔结构(Si@Ag)阵列基底构建"三明治"免疫结构,开展表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)特性研究,实现了肝癌肿瘤标志物甲胎蛋白(AFP)的高灵敏、高特异性的检测.通过硝酸银原位还原生成PS@Ag纳米粒子,再依次链接4-巯基苯甲酸(4-MBA)及甲胎蛋白抗体(Anti-AFP)制备得到PS@Ag免疫探针.采用Langmiur-Bloggt膜技术、等离子体刻蚀和湿法刻蚀技术,以PS球阵列为模版,刻蚀大面积硅金字塔结构,再依次沉积Ag膜和链接Anti-AFP制备得到免疫基底.结果表明,基于"三明治"免疫结构的SERS检测方案具有高灵敏度(检测极限为1.75fg·mL~(-1))和宽的动态范围(2fg·mL~(-1)～200ng·mL~(-1)).此外,对临床人体血清样品进行SERS免疫检测,得到了与化学免疫发光法一致的结果,而且具有更高的灵敏度,可应用于肝癌的早期检测与诊断.     

钴的表面增强拉曼散射中的电磁增强因子计算

本文初步探讨了钴电极的表面增强拉曼散射机理。采用二维阵列理论模型在 0 .5～ 4.0eV的光子能量范围对钴纳米椭球阵列的表面增强拉曼散射 (SERS)现象进行了理论分析。有关计算表明 ,经过合适的表面粗糙化的钴金属电极能产生较弱的表面增强效应 (SERS增强因子约 1 0 2 ～ 1 0 4 ) ,制备出具有高纵横比的纳米粒子阵列是得到钴体系较大的SERS增强因子的关键     

金纳米颗粒阵列基底的化学置换制备及其表面增强拉曼散射特性研究

表面增强拉曼(SERS)作为一种分析手段,具有高灵敏度、高选择性、高重复性、非破坏性等优点,在过去的几十年中,被广泛应用在成分检测、环境科学、生物医药及传感器等领域。其中以金、银等贵金属纳米颗粒薄膜在表面增强拉曼(SERS)活性基底方面得到了更为广泛的应用。SERS技术一个关键的因素是如何制设计并备具有大面积、高增强能力及高重复性、可循环使用的SERS基底。通常,贵金属纳米颗粒规则阵列结构的单元颗粒电磁增强特性及其颗粒间的电磁耦合增强特性的综合作用可大力提升SERS基底的探测性能。然而,利用传统微纳米加工方法如光刻、电子束光刻等方法制备得到的贵金属纳米阵列结构的表面粗糙度不够理想。结合光刻与化学置换方法制备金纳米颗粒四方点阵列孔洞结构,并研究其作为SERS基底的电磁增强特性。具体研究利用光刻法在硅衬底上制备了规则排列的四方点阵列孔洞结构,用磁控溅射在其表面镀上金属铁膜;接着在衬底上旋涂浓度为1.893 8 mol·L-1的氯金酸液膜,在孔洞内铁和氯金酸发生置换反应,进而孔洞生成金纳米颗粒,最终得到金纳米颗粒四方点阵SERS活性基底。采用罗丹明6G(R6G)分子作为探测分子测试不同金纳米颗粒阵列结构基底的SERS谱。实验结果表明,随着化学置换反应时间的延长,金纳米颗粒排列更加紧凑有序,SERS谱增强性能更好。     

巯基苯甲酸在电化学沉积的金/银薄膜表面的吸附行为

通过表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)技术和密度泛函理论(DFT)研究对巯基苯甲酸自组装在电化学沉积的金和银薄膜表面的吸附行为.结果表明电化学沉积的金和银薄膜是良好的SERS活性基底. 通过对巯基苯甲酸的SERS光谱分析和DFT理论计算,以及表面选择定则,得到了对巯基苯甲酸主要通过羧基自组装在电化学沉积银膜表面,并且苯环表面可能和银表面有一倾角,对巯基苯甲酸主要通过硫原子和金表面相互作用,并且苯环平面可能和金膜表面有一个倾角     

银覆盖冠状硅柱阵列基底的制备、SERS特性分析及肿瘤标志物miRNA-106a的检测

以聚苯乙烯(PS)小球为模板,采用金属辅助刻蚀和湿法化学刻蚀技术,制备大面积冠状硅柱阵列,再原位生长银纳米粒子后得到银覆盖冠状硅柱阵列(Ag/Si CPA)基底。实验表明,制备的基底具有优良的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)特性,电磁增强因子达到1.81×10~6。同时,将制备的罗丹明分子(R6G)标记的DNA发卡探针与基底链接,在与miRNA-106a互补杂交后进行SERS信号检测,获得相应的剂量-响应曲线。结果表明,基于(Ag/Si CPA)基底的SERS特性,开展miRNA-106a的检测,具有特异性好和灵敏度高的优势,检测范围为1 fmol·L~(-1)～100 pmol·L~(-1),检测极限为0.917 fmol·L~(-1)。此外,与实时荧光定量多聚核苷酸链式反应(RT-qPCR)方法相比,不仅检测结果一致,而且基于SERS光谱技术的检测方法具有更高的灵敏度。     

Controlling SERS intensity by tuning the size and height of a silver nanoparticle array

It is demonstrated that the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) intensity of R6G molecules adsorbed on a Ag nanoparticle array can be controlled by tuning the size and height of the nanoparticles. A firm Ag nanoparticle array was fabricated on glass substrate by using nanosphere lithography (NSL) combined with reactive ion etching (RIE). Different sizes of Ag nanoparticles were fabricated with seed polystyrene nanospheres ranging from 430 nm to 820 nm in diameter. By depositing different thicknesses of Ag film and lifting off nanospheres from the surface of the substrate, the height of the Ag nanoparticles can be tuned. It is observed that the SERS enhancement factor will increase when the size of the Ag nanoparticles decreases and the deposition thickness of the Ag film increases. An enhancement factor as high as 2×10⁶ can be achieved when the size of the polystyrene nanospheres is 430 nm in diameter and the height of the Ag nanoparticles is 96 nm. By using a confocal Raman mapping technique, we also demonstrate that the intensity of Raman scattering is enhanced due to the local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) occurring in the Ag nanoparticle array.     

Nanogaps in 2D Ag‐nanocap arrays for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering

The surface‐enhanced Raman scattering substrate of Ag–Ag nanocap arrays are prepared by depositing Ag film onto two‐dimensional (2D) polystyrene colloidal nanosphere templates. When the original colloidal arrays are used as the substrate for Ag deposition, surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) enhancements show the strong size‐dependence behaviours. When O₂‐plasma etched 2D polystyrene templates are used as the substrate for Ag deposition to form nanogaps, the gap sizes between adjacent Ag nanocaps from 5 to 20 nm generate even greater SERS enhancements. When SiO₂ coverage is deposited to isolate the Ag nanocaps from the neighbours, the SERS signals are enhanced more. The significant SERS effects are due to the coupling between Ag nanocaps controlled by the distance, which enhances the local electric‐field intensity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SERS-active substrates based on n-type porous silicon

Porous silicon (PS) prepared from n-type Si crystal is proposed as a new material for the fabrication of sensitive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The formation procedure for nanostructured silver films on the surface of PS was optimized. Maximum of SERS enhancement for rhodamine 6G probing molecule is observed for samples obtained by the immersion plating from the water solution of AgNO₃ with the 10 mM concentration during 5 min. The dependence of morphological parameters of PS and corresponding silvered surfaces on the anodization current density has been studied. It is shown that the most SERS activities possess substrates produced from PS with lower porosity. The optimum of the PS layer thickness for high Raman signal is about 5 μm. The detection limit for rhodamine 6G adsorbed on Ag-coated PS from the 100 pM solution is established to be comparable with that for p-type PS-based substrates. Thus, the n-type porous silicon is suitable material for the preparation of sensitive SERS-active substrates.     

二维银球腔阵列的制备及其在SERS检测中的应用

以密堆积的700 nm单分散聚苯乙烯微球为模板,采用多电流阶跃方法制备了不同深度的二维有序微/纳尺度银球腔阵列。通过扫描电子显微镜,反射紫外对球腔形貌及表面等离子体共振进行了表征,以对氨基苯硫酚及罗丹明6G为探针分子进行了表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)的研究。结果表明,通过控制电化学沉积的条件可以实现对球腔形貌的控制。以该种球腔阵列作为SERS基底,其增强因子可达107,并具有良好的信号重现性,信号间相对标准偏差小于8%。该基底用于对罗丹明6G的定量检测,检测限可达0.1 ng·mL-1。     

Large-scale fabrication of polymer/Ag core–shell nanorod array as flexible SERS substrate by combining direct nanoimprint and electroless deposition

We demonstrate a highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate, which consists of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) assembled on the surface of a nanopatterned polymer film. The fabrication route of a polymer/Ag core–shell nanorod (PACSN) array employed a direct nanoimprint technique to create a high-resolution polymer nanorod array. The obtained nanopatterned polymer film was subjected to electroless deposition to form a sea-cucumber-like Ag shell over the surface of the polymer nanorod. The morphology and structures of PACSNs were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The as-synthesized PACSNs exhibited a remarkable SERS activity and Raman signal reproducibility to rhodamine 6G, and a concentration down to 10^?12 M can be identified. The effect of electroless deposition time of Ag NPs onto the polymer nanorod surface was investigated. It was found that the electroless deposition time played an important role in SERS activity. Our results revealed that the combination of direct nanoimprint and electroless deposition provided a convenient and cost-effective way for large-scale fabrication of reliable SERS substrates without the requirement of expensive instruments.     

罗丹明6G在银纳米线阵列上的SERS光谱研究

制备出有序、均匀的活性衬底一直足表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)研究中的关键.阳极氧化法制备的多孔氧化铝膜的结构有序、均匀,为纳米金属SERS基底的制备提供了模板.以沉积了银的多孔氧化铝组装体为衬底,研究了罗丹明6G(Rh6G)分子的表面增强拉曼散射光谱.结果表明,沉积了银的多孔氧化铝模板是很好的SERS衬底,Rh6G分子在此衬底上的SERS谱强度与银纳米线在表面的显露高度有关,而其拉曼频移未受表面状态的影响,而PO43-离子的存在使SERS强度得到很大提高.     

Enhancement in SERS intensity with hierarchical nanostructures by bimetallic deposition approach

We investigate the plasmonic enhancement arising from bimetallic (Au/Ag) hierarchical structure and address the fundamental issues relating to the design of multilayered nanostructures for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. SERS‐active nanosphere arrays with Ag underlayer and Au overlayer were systematically constructed, with the thickness of each layer altered from 40 to 320 nm. The SERS responses of the resultant bimetallic structures were measured with 2‐naphthalenethiol dye as the test sample. The results confirm the dependency of SERS enhancement on the thickness ratio (Au : Ag). Compared with Au‐arrays, our optimized bimetallic structures, which exhibit nanoprotrusions on the nanospheres, were found to be 2.5 times more SERS enhancing, approaching the enhancement factor of an Ag‐array. The elevated SERS is attributed to the formation of effective hot‐spots associated with increased roughness of the outer Au film, resulting from subsequent sputtering of Au granules on a roughened Ag surface. The morphology and reflectance studies suggest that the SERS hot‐spots are distributed at the junctions of interconnected nanospheres and over the nanosphere surface, depending on the thickness ratio between the Au and Ag layers. We show that, by varying the thickness ratio, it is possible to optimize the SERS enhancement factor without significantly altering the operating plasmon resonance wavelength, which is dictated solely by the size of the underlying nanospheres template. In addition, our bimetallic substrates show long‐term stability compared with previously reported Ag‐arrays, whose SERS efficiency drops by 60% within a week because of oxidation. These findings demonstrate the potential of using such a bimetallic configuration to morphologically optimize any SERS substrate for sensing applications that demand huge SERS enhancement and adequate chemical stability. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The SERS response of semiordered Ag nanorod arrays fabricated by template oblique angle deposition

Semiordered Ag nanorod arrays are fabricated by template oblique angle deposition (OAD) using regular Au nano‐post arrays with different diameters as seed patterns. The Au nano‐post arrays do not give an observable surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity under our detection configuration, whereas the patterned Ag nanorod arrays can produce a very strong SERS signal. These SERS intensities increase monotonically with the decrease in the diameter and separation of the Ag nanorods, which demonstrates that one can improve the SERS detection by tuning the diameter and separation of the Ag nanorods, and the template OAD method can help produce more uniform, reproducible, and sensitive Ag nanorod SERS substrates. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on ordered nanocap arrays

We fabricated the Ag cap array for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) by Ag deposition onto two dimensional polystyrene colloid sphere templates, and 4-mercaptopyridine (4-MPy) was used as the probing molecule. When the colloids with different size were chosen as the substrate for 20 nm Ag deposition, the film on 100 nm colloids gave the significant enhancement. SERS intensity increased with the increase of Ag thickness. When 20 nm Ag film was coated by Ta, the SERS signals decreased with the increase of Ta thickness, indicating the main effect from the top of cap structure. When Co layer was added under the Ag film, the SERS intensity decreased with the increase of Co thickness because the Co layer affects electromagnetic and plasmon resonance.