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。     

AAO模板法制备CdS纳米微粒的SERS光谱研究

在自制的孔径约15nm多孔氧化铝模板上沉积银纳米粒子,然后用电化学方法在此衬底上沉积CdS纳米微粒。研究了CdS纳米阵列在457.5nm波长激光激发下的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)性质。实验结果显示CdS的SERS信号有三个振动模式,分别对应1LO、2LO和3LO纵光学声子模,它们的强度随着作为SERS衬底的银纳米粒子高度的增加而增强,当银纳米粒子的长/径比(长度与直径的比值)达到4时,这种增强趋近饱和。最后对CdS纳米微粒光学声子模的增强机理进行了分析和讨论。     

蝶翅表面银薄膜的制备及其SERS活性研究

以商业化蝴蝶翅膀为衬底,采用真空热蒸发技术沉积银薄膜,制备银薄膜/蝶翅基底。结合X射线衍射仪(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)表征了银薄膜/蝶翅的微观结构及表面形貌。选择罗丹明6G(R6G)为探针分子,对不同品种蝶翅/银薄膜基底的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性进行研究。半定量分析了R6G溶液浓度和银薄膜厚度对基底SERS性能的影响。分别在银薄膜/枯叶蝶和银薄膜/太阳蛾基底表面随机选取十二个不同位置,特征峰604、1349和1507 cm-1处强度的相对标准偏差值分别为5. 30%、6. 86%、5. 58%和4. 36%、3. 21%、3. 35%,表明银薄膜/蝶翅基底表面具有良好的均匀性。     

以新型银胶为衬底的超低浓度R6G的拉曼光谱检测

利用柠檬酸钠还原硝酸银的原理,提出了一种微波加热制备银胶体粒子的新方法,得到了颗粒大小较均匀的灰色银胶体。以提纯后的银胶为表面增强拉曼散射衬底,研究了超低浓度染料大分子罗丹明6G分子的表面增强拉曼散射,得到浓度分别为10-12mol/L、10-13mol/L和10-14mol/L的罗丹明6G的表面增强拉曼散射光谱,初步实现了罗丹明6G的单分子检测,证明该新型银胶衬底有非常强的表面增强拉曼活性。同时根据表面增强拉曼散射“热点”的增强机理,分析了获得超低浓度R6G的表面增强拉曼光谱的原因。     

有序银纳米线阵列的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

本文通过模板法制备了一系列不同孔径的氧化铝模板 ,并通过交流电向模板中沉积银而制成有序银纳米线阵列。以SCN- 作为探针分子 ,用H3PO4溶解模板并用共焦显微拉曼系统现场检测SERS信号。结果表明 ,SERS信号的强度随露出表面纳米线的长度的增加而变大 ,到一定程度后又逐渐减弱。这说明只有具有合适长径比的纳米线才会有最大的增强     

银纳米粒子修饰三维碳纳米管阵列SERS实验

为了使表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底的三维聚焦体积内包含更多的“热点”,能吸附更多探针分子和金属纳米颗粒,以便获得更强的拉曼光谱信号,提出了银纳米粒子修饰垂直排列的碳纳米管阵列三维复合结构作为SERS基底,并对其进行了实验研究。利用化学气相沉积(CVD)方法制备了垂直排列的碳纳米管阵列;采用磁控溅射镀膜方法先在碳纳米管阵列上形成一层银膜,再通过设置不同的高温退火温度,使不同粒径的银纳米粒子沉积在垂直有序排列碳纳米管阵列的表面和外壁。SEM结果表明：在有序碳纳米管阵列的表面和外壁都均匀地负载了大量银纳米粒子,并且银纳米颗粒的粒径、形貌及颗粒间的间距随退火温度的不同而不同。采用罗丹明6G(R6G)分子作为探针分子,拉曼实验结果表明：R6G浓度越高,拉曼强度越强,但是R6G浓度的增加与拉曼强度增强并不呈线性变化;退火温度为450 ℃,银纳米颗粒平均粒径在100～120 nm左右,退火温度为400 ℃,银纳米颗粒平均粒径在70 nm左右,退火温度为450 ℃的拉曼信号强度优于退火温度400和350 ℃。     

银纳米阵列直径对SERS增强效果的影响

采用电化学沉积法分别在不同孔径的阳极氧化铝(AAO)模板上沉积一系列直径不同,排列规则的银纳米阵列。以对氨基苯甲酸(PABA)和三聚氰胺两种分子分别作为探针分子, 研究了银纳米阵列的直径大小对其表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)效果的影响。结果表明, 在波长为514.5 nm的激光激发下, 探针分子的SERS信号强度随银纳米阵列直径的改变而明显变化, 并在银纳米阵列直径约为53 nm时, SERS强度达到最大。利用电磁增强机制对此实验结果进行了分析和解释。     

高表面粗糙度银纳米线的分形研究和SERS效应

为了获得分布均匀、有序排列、可重复性高的表面增强拉曼散射基底(SERS),选取银离子导体RbAg_4I_5薄膜,结合真空热蒸镀工艺和固态离子学方法在外加电流作用下制备出高表面粗糙度的银纳米线。同时,选取罗丹明6G(R6G)溶液作为探针分子,研究高表面粗糙度银纳米线作为SERS基底时的表面增强拉曼特性。实验结果表明:制备得到的银纳米线在宏观上呈现为树枝状,在微观上呈现为有序排列,并且其纳米结构的分形维数为1.59;采用银纳米线作为SERS基底时,能够检测到R6G溶液的浓度低至10~(-17) mol/L。制备的高表面粗糙度和有序密集排列的银纳米线SERS基底在环境科学等领域具有潜在的应用前景。     

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.     

Ag纳米粒子修饰聚合物纳米尖锥阵列的SERS衬底制备

表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)以其无损、超灵敏、快速检测分析等优点而备受关注,在化学和生物传感等应用领域有着极大的潜力。研制灵敏度高、重复性强、稳定性好的SERS基底,对于实现其在痕量分析、生物诊断中的实际应用具有重要意义。具有微/纳米结构的聚合物具有优异的机械性能、光学性能、耐化学性等优点。通过模板压印法,利用多孔阳极氧化铝(AAO)在聚合物聚碳酸酯(PC)表面制备一种高度有序的纳米PC尖锥阵列结构,然后通过蒸发镀膜在PC尖锥阵列上沉积一层银膜,制备了大面积Ag纳米颗粒修饰的高度有序聚合物纳米尖锥阵列。高曲率纳米针状结构顶端的银颗粒及颗粒之间狭小的纳米间隙能产生大量的SERS"热点"。这种方法得到了均匀,可重复,大面积高增强的SERS活性基底,并进一步研究了不同沉积厚度银膜的SERS特性。用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对其进行了表征,以结晶紫作为探针分子对这种结构进行研究。结果表明:拉曼信号强度随银厚度的增加显示为先增强后减弱的趋势。基底对结晶紫的拉曼增强因子达到5.4×10~6,基底主要拉曼峰强度的RSD为10%,说明该基底具有很好的检测灵敏性和重复性。此外,基底在存放40 d后,在相同条件下仍然保持着高SERS性能,表现出很好的稳定性。整个制备过程简单易行,重复性好,制作成本非常低廉,而且能够规模化制备,可方便地作为活性基底应用于SERS研究,必将具有广阔的研究和应用前景。     

Fabrication of metal nanodot arrays using a porous alumina membrane as a template

Thin nanodotstructured metal films and heterostructured nanodot arrays (metal nanodot arrays/Si) with a high density and uniform distribution for various kinds of metals (Au, Al, Ag, Pb, Cu, Sn, and Zn) were fabricated by thermal vacuum evaporation using an anodic porous alumina membrane as a template. However, for such metals as Sn, Zn, and Pb with relatively lower melting point as compared with Al it was found that heterostructured nanodot arrays were not formed by a single stage of evaporation. For these metals, we developed a new method termed “two step evaporation method”. The size and the arrays of dots were depended on the pore structure in the anodic porous alumina template. The technique demonstrated in this report is simple and suitable for the preparation of nanodot arrays in the large area for materials which could be vacuum evaporated.     

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.     

Large‐area Ag nanorod array substrates for SERS: AAO template‐assisted fabrication,functionalization, and application in detection PCBs

Highly ordered arrays of thiolated β‐cyclodextrin (HS‐β‐CD) functionalized Ag‐nanorods (Ag‐NRs) with plasmonic antennae enhancement of electrical field have been achieved for encapsulation and rapid detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The large‐area ordered arrays of rigid Ag‐NRs supported on copper base were fabricated via porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template‐assisted electrochemical deposition. The inter‐nanorod gaps between the neighboring Ag‐NRs were tuned to sub‐10 nm by thinning the pore‐wall thickness of the AAO template using diluted H₃PO₄. The nearly perfect large‐area ordered arrays of Ag‐NRs supported on copper base render these systems excellent in surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance with uniform electric field enhancement, as testified by the SERS spectra and Raman mappings of rhodamine 6 G. Furthermore, the Ag‐NRs were functionalized with HS‐β‐CD molecules so as to capture the apolar PCB molecules in the hydrophobic cavity of the CD. Compared to the ordinary undecorated SERS substrates, the HS‐β‐CD modified Ag‐NR arrays exhibit better capture ability and higher sensitivity in rapid detection of PCBs. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Controllable synthesis of highly ordered Ag nanorod arrays by chemical deposition method

Highly ordered Ag nanorod arrays were successfully fabricated using a simple chemical deposition method with the assistance of porous alumina membrane (PAM) template. The products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ag⁺ ions in the PAM nanochannels were reduced by acetaldehyde reagent and resulting in the formation of rod array structures. It is found that the diameter of the Ag nanorods is determined by the PAM template, and the length of the Ag nanorods is depended on the reaction temperature. The growth mechanism of the Ag nanorod arrays is investigated in the study.     

A comparative study of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering from silver‐coated anodic aluminum oxide and porous silicon

Three types of Ag‐coated arrays from porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) were prepared and studied as substrates for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). They were compared with Ag‐coated porous silicon (PSi) samples. AAO‐based substrates were prepared by the vapor deposition of silver directly onto the surface of porous AAO with different morphologies of the pores, whereas SERS‐active island films on the PSi were prepared by immersion plating. The resulting metallic nanostructures were characterized by UV‐vis absorption spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thermal evaporation leads to the formation of granular arrays of Ag nanoparticles on the surface of AAO. SERS activity of the substrates was tested using water‐soluble cationic Zn(II)‐tetrakis (4‐N‐methylpyridyl) porphyrin (ZnTMPyP4) as a probe molecule. The results indicate that all AAO‐based substrates studied here exhibit some degree of SERS activity. Noteworthy, for excitation at 532 nm, signals from AAO‐based substrates were comparable with those from the PSi‐based ones, whereas for 441.6 nm excitation they were about twice higher. The strongest SERS‐enhancement at 441.6 nm excitationwas provided by the AAO substrates with silver deposited on the monolith (originally nonporous) side of AAO. Preferential SERS‐enhancement of the bands ascribed to the vibrations of the N‐methylpyridinium group of ZnTMPyP4 when going to blue excitation was found. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.     

Deposition of Ag nanoparticles on porous anodic alumina for surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate

Ag nanoparticles were exclusively deposited inside the pores of the porous anodic alumina (PAA) template through the deposition cycle including the incubation and the subsequent reduction of Ag(NH₃) . Both the density and size of the produced Ag nanoparticles increased as the deposition cycle number increased. A field‐emission scanning electron microscopeand an ultraviolet‐visible spectrometer were applied, respectively, to study the morphology and the extinction spectra of the Ag nanoparticles. The optimum deposition number was found from the scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of p‐aminothiophenol recorded on the Ag–PAA substrates prepared under increasing number of deposition cycles, manifested an enlarging trend of peak intensity. A point‐by‐point SERS mapping of p‐aminothiophenol on the Ag–PAA substrate was acquired to characterise the homogeneity of the substrate. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.