Fe2O3/Au/Ag磁性核壳纳米粒子的制备及其SERS研究

本文介绍了一种制备多功能磁性Fe2O3/Au/Ag纳米粒子的简捷方法, 制备的粒子直径大约在100 nm左右, 采用UV-vis和SEM对该结构进行了表征。并通过调节硝酸银的用量, 制备了一系列具有不同壳层厚度和表面结构的多重核壳纳米粒子。以苯硫酚(TP)为探针分子, 研究了不同银壳厚度的磁性纳米粒子的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性。结果表明随Ag:Au比例的不断增加, 其SERS活性呈现先增大后减小的趋势, 这与表面结构的改变有关。     

不同Ag壳厚度Au@Ag纳米粒子的调控制备表征及表面增强拉曼光谱的效应

采用化学还原法制备了以Au为核、包覆Ag的双金属核壳Au@Ag纳米粒子,并成功地用于表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)分析测试。通过改变制备液中Ag/Au的量比来调控Ag壳包覆厚度。采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外-可见光谱仪(UV-Vis)对Au@Ag纳米粒子的构貌进行表征。TEM显示明显存在核壳结构,且Ag壳层随Ag/Au的量比的增加而逐渐变厚;UV-Vis表明随着Ag/Au的量比的增加,Au@Ag纳米粒子出现了Au核与Ag壳吸收峰的2个等离子体共振峰,同时伴随着Au峰的蓝移和Ag峰的红移。以双甲脒为分析物,考察了不同Ag/Au的量比时的Au@Ag纳米粒子的SERS活性。结果表明,SERS活性随Ag/Au的量比的增加先增大后减小,在6∶5时其SERS增强效应最佳,此时Ag壳厚度约为6 nm。以对巯基苯胺(4-ATP)、结晶紫(CV)和双甲脒为分析测试对象,对比了Au@Ag、Ag、Au 3种基底的SERS活性。结果表明,所制备的Au@Ag纳米粒子的SERS活性要明显优于单纯的Au、Ag纳米粒子。     

Fe3O4@Au纳米材料的制备和光谱性质

采用共沉淀法制备了Fe3O4纳米颗粒,并以其为晶种利用晶种生长法制备了Fe3O4@Au磁性复合纳米粒子。吸收光谱显示Au壳层成功包覆在了Fe3O4纳米核的表面。以结晶紫为探针分子的表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱展示了Fe3O4@Au良好的SERS活性。     

用于SERS基底的Au-Pd核壳纳米颗粒和银纳米立方颗粒的制备及表征(英文)

本文研究了尺寸可控的Au -Pd核壳纳米粒子和银纳米立方颗粒的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性。发现Au-Pd核壳纳米粒子的增强能力要比粗糙的钯电极强;银纳米立方颗粒的增强能力和粗糙的银电极相当。更为重要的是,银纳米立方颗粒既具有原子级平整的小单晶面又处于纳米尺度,因而它们可以作为粗糙表面和结构确定的单晶表面之间的桥梁,对其SERS效应的研究可以加深人们对SERS机理的认识。     

(Au-Probe)@SiO_2单层纳米粒子膜制备及表面增强拉曼光谱研究

表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)因其高达单分子检测的表面灵敏度而广受青睐,其增强机理主要包括电磁场增强效应(EM)和电荷转移增强(CT)。通常,前者占主导作用,且局域电磁场可极大地增强表面吸附分子的拉曼信号。而介质通常对局域电磁场和EM增强有一定影响,从而影响SERS检测,通过壳层隔绝纳米粒子(SHINs)可避免介质与SERS增强源间的直接接触。但迄今为止,几乎未见有关介质对其增强拉曼光谱(SHINERS)影响的研究,主要因SERS基底均匀性较差所致。制备了两种探针分子内嵌且Au核尺寸不同的核壳纳米粒子,即(55 nm Au-PNTP)@SiO_2和(110 nm Au-pMBA)@SiO_2,壳层厚度分别为3.5和4.0 nm,壳层结构连续且无针孔效应。采用液-液两相成膜法制备其单层膜,转移至固相基底上可作为SERS基底,(55 nm Au-PNTP)@SiO_2单层膜上SERS谱峰强度的相对标准偏差约为5.38%,(110 nm Au-pMBA)@SiO_2单层膜上相对标准偏差约为5.97%,其重现性及均匀性优良,符合作为SERS基底的要求。研究它们分别在空气和水两种介质中的SERS效应,结果表明Au核被致密无针孔效应的SiO_2壳层包裹,且探针分子内嵌其中,由此完全隔绝了电磁场增强源内核Au纳米粒子与介质的直接接触,当改变基底所处的环境时,其实际介质仍为SiO_2,因此在两种介质中SERS信号几乎不发生改变。内嵌探针分子的PNTP或pMBA被包裹在SiO_2壳层内,溶剂及氧气等均无法参与反应,因此探针分子未发生SPR催化反应,保持稳定的光谱特征。由此可见内嵌探针分子的SERS信号强度及光谱特征不受介质的影响,可望作为多介质环境使用的高灵敏度SERS检测以及稳定内标或标记的重要基底。     

Au-TiO_2纳米复合基底的制备及其SERS研究

通过溶胶-水热法合成TiO_2纳米粒子,然后采用光催化还原法通过改变氯金酸(HAuCl4)水溶液浓度和光照时间等参数制备不同量Au沉积的TiO_2(Au-TiO_2)纳米复合体,并以其作为SERS活性基底对吸附在其表面的探针分子(4-MBA)进行SERS研究。与纳米TiO_2上本征的SERS增强相比,适量的Au沉积导致复合基底对4-MBA分子具有更强的SERS增强效应,4-MBA的SERS信号增强来源于贵金属和半导体的共同作用;制备复合基底的光还原时间和氯金酸的浓度对复合基底的SERS增强效应均具有重要的影响。     

银/碳点复合纳米粒子的构筑及其SERS研究

碳点(CDs)作为一种新型的量子点,具有优良的发光性质,生物相容性和低毒性,以及易于化学修饰与功能集成性等优点。在光催化,光电器件,环境检测和生物成像领域有着广泛的应用[1]。碳点经常被直接使用,但最近其复合纳米粒子的研究受到越来越多关注,尤其与金属纳米粒子的复合不仅能保持两者各自本体的性质,而且具有协同作用带来的新功能。本文主要介绍了碳点作为还原剂直接还原硝酸银合成具有核壳结构的银/碳点纳米粒子,使碳点的荧光得以猝灭,得到碳点的D band和G band本征拉曼峰。然后以对巯基苯胺(PATP)为探针分子,研究了此核壳纳米粒子在溶液中的SERS性能,结果表明合成的Ag/CDs核壳纳米粒子具有稳定性好,检测限低等优点。另外Ag/CDs还具有良好的催化性能,可催化氧化TMB与催化还原PNTP,我们用SERS技术监测了整个催化过程,得到了被催化分子的变化信息,为其SERS定量与定性分析提供理论依据,扩展了碳点在SERS以及光催化领域的发展。     

水溶液银纳米晶聚集对表面增强拉曼散射的影响

由于贵金属纳米粒子独特的光学性质,基于衬底的贵金属纳米粒子薄膜表面增强拉曼散射技术在分子生物学和医学免疫分析等研究领域中显现出非常好的应用优势和潜力。本项研究工作应用柠檬酸纳作聚集剂诱导水溶液中对巯基苯甲酸修饰的Ag纳米粒子聚集,并应用以此形成的"热点"增强SERS光谱,获得了对巯基苯甲酸修饰的Ag纳米粒子聚集非常有效的4-MBA分子的SERS信号,为未来建立生物待测物的分析检测奠定前期基础。结果证明,水溶液中的Ag纳米粒子的聚集形成的"热点"具有非常好的SERS光谱增强效应。     

水溶液银纳米晶聚集对表面增强拉曼散射的影响

由于贵金属纳米粒子独特的光学性质,基于衬底的贵金属纳米粒子薄膜表面增强拉曼散射技术在分子生物学和医学免疫分析等研究领域中显现出非常好的应用优势和潜力。本项研究工作应用柠檬酸纳作聚集剂诱导水溶液中对巯基苯甲酸修饰的Ag纳米粒子聚集,并应用以此形成的"热点"增强SERS光谱,获得了对巯基苯甲酸修饰的Ag纳米粒子聚集非常有效的4-MBA分子的SERS信号,为未来建立生物待测物的分析检测奠定前期基础。结果证明,水溶液中的Ag纳米粒子的聚集形成的"热点"具有非常好的SERS光谱增强效应。     

Au/TiN复合薄膜制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱研究

表面增强拉曼散射光谱(SERS)已用于环境监测、生物医药、食品卫生等领域,而高活性SERS基底是表面增强拉曼散射光谱技术应用的关键。TiN作为新型等离子材料具有较强的SERS性能,同时化学稳定性及生物相容性较好,但其SERS性能不如贵金属金强。该研究采用氨气还原氮化法和电化学沉积法,在TiN薄膜表面沉积贵金属Au纳米颗粒制备出Au/TiN复合薄膜。在Au/TiN复合薄膜中单质Au和TiN两种物相共存;随着电化学沉积时间延长,TiN薄膜表面单质金纳米颗粒数量逐渐增多,金纳米颗粒尺寸增大,颗粒间距减小。由于金与TiN两者的本征表面等离子共振耦合作用,Au/TiN复合薄膜的共振吸收峰发生了偏移。利用罗丹明6G为拉曼探针分子,对Au/TiN复合薄膜进行SERS性能分析,发现Au/TiN复合薄膜上的R6G探针分子的拉曼峰信号强度随沉积时间延长呈现先增大后减小的规律;当电化学沉积时间为5 min时,R6G拉曼信号峰较高,复合薄膜样品的SERS活性最大。将Au/TiN复合薄膜和Au薄膜分别浸泡在10-3,10-5,10-7,10-8及10-9 mol·L-1 R6G溶液5 min,进行检测限分析,发现Au/TiN复合薄膜检测极限达10-8 mol·L-1,增强因子达到8.82×105,与Au薄膜和TiN薄膜相比,Au/TiN复合薄膜上对R6G探针分子SERS活性最高。这得益于Au/TiN复合膜中表面等离子体产生的耦合效应,使得局域电磁场强度增强,从而引起R6G探针分子拉曼信号增强。通过2D-FDTD模拟电场分布发现Au/TiN,Au及TiN薄膜具有电场增强作用,其中Au/TiN复合薄膜的增强作用尤为显著,这也证实了氮化钛与金纳米颗粒之间存在耦合效应。另外发现TiN与Au之间可能存在电荷转移,促进了4-氨基苯硫酚氧化反应,进而证实了TiN与Au薄膜的协同作用。此外,Au/TiN复合薄膜均匀性较好,相对平均偏差仅为7.58%。由此可见,采用电化学沉积制备的Au/TiN复合薄膜具有作为SERS基底材料的应用潜力。     

Ultrathin silver‐coated gold nanoparticles as suitable substrate for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering

Surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an extremely powerful tool for the analysis of the composition of bimetallic nanoparticle (BNP) surfaces because of the different adsorption schemes adopted by several molecules on different metals, such as Au and Ag. The preparation of BNPs normally implies a change in the plasmonic properties of the core metal. However, for technological applications it could be interesting to synthesize core–shell structures preserving these original plasmonic properties. In this work, we present a facile method for coating colloidal gold nanoparticles (NPs) in solution with a very thin shell of silver. The resulting bimetallic Au@Ag system maintains the optical properties of gold but shows the chemical surface affinity of silver. The effectiveness of the coating method, as well as the progressive silver enrichment of the outermost part of the Au NPs, has been monitored through the SERS spectra of several species (chloride, luteolin, thiophenol and lucigenin), which show different behaviors on gold and silver surfaces. A growth mechanism of the Ag shell is proposed on the basis of the spectroscopic and microscopic data consisting in the formation and deposit of Ag clusters on the Au NP surface. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Facile preparation of Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanospheres and its application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering

In this paper, an Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanostructure was obtained by using SiO₂ nanospheres as sacrificial templates. The nanostructure was fabricated via a three steps method. SiO₂@Au nanospheres were first synthesized by the layer-by-layer technique, and then they were coated with a layer of Ag particles, finally, the Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanospheres were obtained by dissolution of the SiO₂ core by exposure in HF solution. Several characterizations, such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and UV visible absorption spectroscopy were used to investigate the prepared nanostructures. The effectiveness of these Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanospheres as substrates toward surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection was evaluated by using rhodamine 6G (R6G) as a probe molecule. We show that such Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanospheres structure films which consisting of larger interconnected aggregates are highly desirable as SERS substrates in terms of high Raman intensity enhancement. The Au/Ag bimetallic hollow nanostructured aggregate, interconnected nanostructured aggregate and nanoscale roughness are important factors responsible for this large SERS enhancement ability.     

Preparation of monodisperse bimetallic nanorods with gold nanorod core and silver shell and their plasmonic property and SERS efficiency

In this study, monodisperse bimetallic nanorods with gold (Au) nanorod core and silver (Ag) shell (Au@AgNRs) were synthesized through seed‐mediated growth process by reduction of AgNO₃ using Au nanorods with narrow size and shape distribution as seeds. With increasing the used amount of AgNO₃, the Ag shell thickness of their lateral facets is raised faster than that of their two tips, leading to a decrease of their aspect ratios. Four plasmon bands are observable on the extinction spectra of Au@AgNRs, which are attributed to the longitudinal dipolar plasmon mode, transverse dipolar plasmon mode, and octupolar plasmon mode of the core‐shell structured bimetallic nanorods, respectively. As their Ag shell thickness increases, their longitudinal plasmon band blue‐shifts notably with the transverse plasmon band blue‐shifting and the two octupolar plasmon bands red‐shifting slightly, due to the decrease of their aspect ratios and enhancement of Ag plasmon resonance contribution. When used as surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate for probing minute amounts of 4‐mercaptobenzoic acid in aqueous solution, Au@AgNRs have much stronger SERS activity than Au nanorods, and the obtained Raman signals are highly reproducible arising from their excellent monodispersity. Their SERS activity is remarkably increased with their Ag shell thickness thanks to the enhancing surface electric field and the chemical enhancement associated with electronic ligand effect. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An insight into the effect of composition for enhance catalytic performance of biogenic Au/Ag bimetallic nanoparticles

A comprehensive knowledge of composition‐activity property relationship of nanoparticulate materials is highly desirable for applications in various catalysis reactions. We have addressed a facile green aqueous approach for preparation of Au, Ag monometallic, Au/Ag alloy as well as core‐shell bimetallic nanoparticles. The phytochemicals present in lemon grass leaves extract were employed both as natural reducing and capping agents at room temperature. X‐ray diffraction pattern, UV‐Vis spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X‐ray studies confirmed the formation of bimetallic system. The ensuing Au core/Ag shell and Au/Ag alloy bimetallic nanoparticles were crystalline and spherical in nature with identical average diameter of ~ 18 nm as measured via transmission electron microscopy. The bimetallic systems incredibly display higher catalytic potential than their monometallic counterparts which were vividly reckoned on structural effect, lattice compression, and synergistic electronic effect.     

A facile strategy to synthesize bimetallic Au/Ag nanocomposite film by layer-by-layer assembly technique

A facile strategy has been developed for the preparation of bimetallic gold–silver (Au–Ag) nanocomposite films by alternating absorption of poly-(ethyleneimine)–silver ions and Au onto substrates and subsequent reduction of the silver ions. The composition, micro-structure and properties of the {PEI–Ag/Au}_n nanocomposite films were characterized by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), transmisson electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The UV–vis characteristic absorbances of {PEI–Ag/Au}_n nanocomposite thin film increase almost linear with the number of bilayers, which indicates a process of uniform assembling. Appearance of a double plasmon bands in the visible region and the lack of apparent core–shell structures in the TEM images confirm the formation of bimetallic Au–Ag nanoparticles. The result of XPS also demonstrates the existence of Ag and Au nanoparticles in the nanocomposite films. TEM and FESEM images show that these Ag and Au nanoparticles in the films possess sphere structure with the size of 20–25 nm. The resulting {PEI–Ag/Au}_n films inherit the properties from both the metal Ag and Au, which exhibits a unique performance in SERS and electrocatalytic activities to the oxidation of dopamine. As a result, the {PEI–Ag/Au}_n films are more attractive compared to {PEI–Ag/PSS}_n and {PEI/Au}_n films.     

Fabrication and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of Ag/Au bimetallic films on Si substrates

Ag films on Si substrates were fabricated by immersion plating and served as sacrificial materials for preparation of Ag/Au bimetallic films by galvanic replacement reaction. The formation procedure of films on the surface of Si was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which revealed Ag films with island and dendritic morphologies experienced novel structural evolution process during galvanic replacement reaction, and nanostructures with holes were produced within the resultant Ag/Au bimetallic films. SERS activity both of sacrificial Ag films and resultant Ag/Au bimetallic films was investigated by using crystal violet as an analyte. It has been shown that SERS signals increased with the process of galvanic substitution and reached intensity significantly stronger than that obtained from pure Ag films.     

Study of thermal diffusivity of nanofluids with bimetallic nanoparticles with Au(core)/Ag(shell) structure

The thermal diffusivity of Au/Ag nanoparticles with core/shell structure, at different compositions (Au/Ag = 3/1, 1/1, 1/3, 1/6), was measured by using the mismatched mode of the dual-beam thermal lens (TL) technique. This study determines the effect of the bimetallic composition on the thermal diffusivity of the nanofluids. In these results we find a lineal increment of the nanofluid it thermal diffusivity when the Ag shell thickness is increased. Our results show that the nanoparticle structure is an important parameter to improve the heat transport in composites and nanofluids. These results could have importance for applications in therapies and photothermal deliberation of drugs. Complementary measurements with UV-vis spectroscopy and TEM, were used to characterize the Au(core)/Ag(shell) nanoparticles.     

Synthesis and photo physical properties of Au @ Ag (core @ shell) nanoparticles disperse in poly vinyl alcohol matrix

Synthesis of core @ shell (Au @ Ag) nanoparticle with varying silver composition has been carried out in aqueous poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix. Core gold nanoparticle (~15 nm) has been synthesized through seed-mediated growth process. Synthesis of silver shell with increasing thickness (~1–5 nm) has been done by reducing Ag⁺ over the gold sol in the presence of mild reducing ascorbic acid. Characterization of Au @ Ag nanoparticles has been done by UV–Vis, High resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopic study. The blue shift of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band with increasing mole fraction of silver has been interpreted due to dampening of core, i.e. Au SPR by Ag. The dependence of nonlinear optical response of spherical core @ shell nanoparticles has been investigated as a function of relative composition of each metal. Simulation of SPR extinction spectra based on quasi-static theory is done. A comparison of our experimental and the simulated extinction spectra using quasi-static theory of nanoshell suggests that our synthesized bimetallic particles have core @ shell structure rather than bimetallic alloy particles.