Au-Ag三角纳米环单层膜的原位转化制备及 SERS效应

利用模板牺牲氧化还原反应将自组装在基片上的三角板银纳米粒子(边长约为79.2 nm)与氯金酸溶液作用进而原位转化形成三角纳米环. 通过紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱实时监测基片上银三角板纳米粒子在反应不同阶段的消光特性; 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)显示了银三角板纳米粒子转化过程的形貌变化; 利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对其成分进行分析. 表征结果表明, 三角纳米环的成分为Au-Ag合金或复合物; 随着基片与氯金酸溶液作用时间的增加, 自组装膜的表面等离子体共振峰逐渐红移; Au-Ag三角环状纳米粒子的平均壁厚度从29.3 nm缩小至16.2 nm. 以4-巯基苯胺(4-ATP)为探针分子研究了该Au-Ag三角环状纳米粒子单层膜的表面增强拉曼(SERS)活性. 自组装单层膜基底的SERS信号随着Au-Ag三角纳米环平均壁厚度的增加逐渐增强.     

Ag_核Au_壳金属复合纳米粒子的制备及表面增强拉曼光谱研究

在已制备好的Ag纳米粒子表面,通过化学还原的方法沉积生长Au包裹层,制备了粒子尺寸为50-70nm的Ag核Au壳复合纳米粒子.通过改变AuCl₄^-量,使Ag_100-xAu_x中Au的含量由x=0变为x=30.用UV-Vis吸收光谱和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对该结构纳米粒子进行了表征,并以对巯基苯胺(PATP)为探针分子进行表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)研究.表面拉曼光谱表明,该结构的纳米粒子具有比Ag更强的SERS活性,随着Au:Ag比例的逐渐增加,其活性呈现先增大后减小的趋势,其最大增强约为Ag纳米粒子的10倍.     

磁性Fe_2O_3/Au/Ag复合纳米粒子的制备及其富集作用研究

利用种子生长法制备了磁性Fe2O3/Au/Ag复合纳米粒子,采用UV-vis和SEM对其光学性质以及表面结构的变化进行了表征.通过调节硝酸银的用量,制备了一系列具有不同Ag壳层厚度和表面结构的双金属外壳纳米粒子.以苯硫酚(TP)为探针分子,研究了不同Ag壳厚度的磁性纳米粒子的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性.结果表明其SERS活性与表面结构的改变有关,在同时出现Ag和Au光学性质的Fe2O3/Au/Ag复合纳米粒子表面可观察到最强的SERS效应,这与表面的针孔效应以及Ag和Au之间的耦合增强作用有关.考察了Fe2O3/Au/Ag复合纳米粒子的磁富集作用,并利用SERS原位监测磁富集溶液中低浓度TP的能力,研究结果表明通过磁富集可提高SERS检测限,并且Fe2O3/Au/Ag的磁富集能力较Fe2O3/Au弱,但前者SERS信号较强.     

Au/Ag复合纳米笼在表面增强拉曼光谱中的应用

表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）技术是一种基于贵金属纳米结构基底对被检测物进行高灵敏度检测的一种方法.具有特殊纳米结构的贵金属表面受到激光的照射时，金属表面的自由电子会受到极大的振荡，当入射光频率与振荡频率相近时，则会发生表面等离子体共振现象（SPR），使金属表面的局域电场强度极大增强，入射光强度和散射光强度都得到成倍的放大，从而使吸附在贵金属纳米结构表面的分子的拉曼散射信号得到有效的增强.使用NaBH₄还原-酸刻蚀模板法，制备了八面体Au/Ag复合纳米笼，其形貌规整，尺寸均匀约为600 nm，无Cu₂O模板的残留，Au元素均匀负载在Ag纳米笼上，质量分数约为16.8%；Au/Ag复合纳米笼的紫外可见吸收峰相对于Ag纳米笼发生了红移，更重要的是，Au和Ag元素协同赋予了复合纳米笼超高的SERS灵敏度和重复性，Au/Ag复合纳米笼实现了对罗丹明6G的痕量检测（5×10^-14 mol/L），通过时域有限差分法（FDTD）模拟证实：这主要归因于等离子共振作用产生的高电磁场强度；此外，Au元素的加入使Au/Ag复合纳米笼具有优异的抗氧化性和化学稳定性，即使在1%的H₂O₂溶液中浸泡3 h，仍然能够保持优异的SERS性能.八面体Au/Ag复合纳米笼有望成为一种具有应用前景的高灵敏度、高稳定性的SERS基底.     

金银复合纳米粒子的合成及其光散射特性

根据Ag^ 和AuCl4^-还原能力的不同,采用分步进料,柠檬酸钠一步还原的方法制备不同摩尔比的Au—Ag复合纳米粒子。通过紫外可见光吸收光谱、透射电镜等手段对所得复合纳米粒子进行了表征。结果表明,Au-Ag复合纳米粒子的形状近乎球形,结构密实,单分散性好。金银摩尔比1：1组成的复合纳米粒子的粒径为48．7nm,最大吸收波长为459nm。采用同步光散射和发射光谱对金、银及复合纳米粒子光散射特性进行了研究。实验显示,随着复合纳米粒子中银摩尔分数的减小,主散射峰逐步红移,其峰值与Ag摩尔分数呈线性关系,λmax=619．5—153．4XAg相关系数r=-0．9927,散射光强度与Ag摩尔分数也呈线性关系,线性方程为L=272．1 625．7XAg相关系数r=0．9957;采用不同的激发波长均能获得多个倍频峰和分频峰,激发波长越短,分频峰的强度越大,说明Au—Ag复合纳米粒子具有非线性光学特性。复合纳米粒子散射波长、散射强度对组成的这种依赖特性,对于设计特定要求的光学探针具有重要的意义。     

基于Kretschmann结构的金银合金薄膜的SERS效应

利用Kretschmann棱镜耦合结构和532 nm激光光源,测试了金银合金薄膜的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)效应,并与纯金薄膜的测试结果进行了比较.结果显示,在激发光为p偏振态且入射角近似等于表面等离子体共振(SPR)角时,附着于金银合金薄膜表面的Nile Blue分子的SERS信号达到最强,比利用纯金薄膜测得的SERS信号高约2倍.实验结果还表明,在金银合金薄膜表面自组装金纳米粒子后,Nile Blue吸附层的SERS信号比自组装纳米金之前测得的信号增强了至少3倍,比利用纳米金修饰的纯金薄膜测得的信号高出2倍多.在棱镜底面沿薄膜法线收集的SERS信号是完全非偏振光,而从棱镜侧面收集的SERS信号是p偏振光,是拉曼光借助SPR效应产生的定向发射.     

金纳米粒子-金单晶微米片自由碰撞行为中“热点”限域空间内的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

纳米粒子的自由运动及与其他介质的相互作用研究已成为纳米粒子应用拓展的重要领域,特别是动态行为的实时监测仍然是目前亟待解决的难题.本工作基于表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术及布朗运动下Au纳米粒子与Au单晶微米片碰撞过程中“热点”的形成,以苯硫酚(TP)为探针分子,实现了碰撞过程中Au纳米粒子自由运动行为的实时监测和动态SERS研究.通过对检测到SERS强度轨迹的“尖峰”及所含“单峰”和“簇峰”的统计分析,深入解析了纳米粒子的微观运动本质及影响因素.结果表明,“尖峰”主要来源于纳米粒子与平面的可逆碰撞所形成的“热点”对SERS的贡献.“单峰”对应Au纳米粒子与平面碰撞后快速离开Au片表面,“簇峰”对应Au纳米粒子与平面碰撞后在Au片表面短暂停留然后离开或可能多个粒子连续碰撞的过程.“尖峰”内多个TP的SERS光谱谱峰的相对强度不同,并表现出振动模式的依赖性,伸缩振动模式出现几率更高,主要来源于动态碰撞过程中“热点”限域空间内分子的取向不同.该研究实现了纳米粒子动态研究,有利于理解纳米粒子的微观运动本质,为研究碰撞过程中“热点”限域空间内动态表界面化学反应奠定基础.     

金纳米粒子的共振散射光谱

采用Frens 法制备了粒径为10～95 nm的金纳米粒子.它们均在580 nm处产生一个共振散射峰.从液相纳米粒子的波动观点出发,解释了金纳米粒子共振散射光谱的产生原因.用超分子界面能带理论解释了金纳米粒子的颜色与粒径的关系.根据最大吸收波长与粒径的关系,建立了一种测量金纳米粒子粒径的光度标尺.     

种子生长法制备Au-Ag纳米花

以金纳米花为种子, 抗坏血酸和硝酸银混合物作为生长溶液制备了Au-Ag纳米花. 当Ag/Au的摩尔比从0增加到0.3时, 银可以在Au种子表面沉积, 得到的Au-Ag纳米花光谱在592~518 nm之间连续可调, 同时纳米花的枝长逐渐减小; 而当Ag/Au摩尔比大于0.3时, 还原的银出现自成核现象. 与Au纳米花相比, Au-Ag纳米花体现出了更好的Raman增强活性.     

均一取向等离子体二聚体的制备及光学机理

以单层SiO₂胶体微球为模板, 利用Au/SiO₂/Au交替沉积结合后退火处理的方法, 制备了一种垂直堆叠且均一取向的等离子体二聚体结构. 该方法具有很大的自由度, 可以通过调节实验流程来制备大面积取向相同的同质或异质纳米粒子二聚体. 所制备的纳米粒子的等离子体杂化效应明显, 在消光光谱中可以观察到成键及反键共振峰. 由于所得纳米粒子二聚体具有垂直堆叠的特殊规整取向, 还可以观察到所得样品等离子体吸收峰的角度依赖特性. 此外, 还探讨了Au/SiO₂/Au同质二聚体和Au/SiO₂/Ag异质二聚体的光学特性差异, 发现与Au/SiO₂/Au同质二聚体相比, Au/SiO₂/Ag异质二聚体由于Ag偶极等离子体模式与Au带间吸收的耦合而呈现Fano共振峰. 所得结果提供了一个调节贵金属等离子体光学共振峰位、 强度和波形的策略, 在纳米光子学领域有着广阔的应用前景, 对今后的实验和理论研究具有重要参考价值.     

Synthesis, characterization and SERS activity of Au-Ag nanorods

The formation mechanism and morphology of Au-Ag bimetallic colloidal nanoparticles depend on the composition. Ag coated Au colloidal nanoparticles have been prepared by deposition of Ag through chemical reduction on performed Au colloid. The composition of the Au(100-x)-Ag(x) particles was varied from x=0 to 50. The obtained colloids were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Au(80)-Ag(20) colloid consists of alloy nanorods with dimension of 25nmx100nm. The activity of these nanorods in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was checked by using sodium salicylate as an adsorbate probe. Intense SERS bands are observed indicating its usefulness as a SERS substrate in near infrared (NIR) laser excitation.     

The synthesis of translucent polymer nanolatexes via microemulsion polymerization

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active substrates of polyvinyl alcohol/gold-silver (PVA/Au-Ag) nanofibers were prepared using a simple approach involving electrospinning. The tunable surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of gold-silver alloy (Au-Ag alloy) nanoparticles (NPs) was achieved by controlling the feed ratio between gold and silver precursors. A higher concentration of Au-Ag alloy NPs could be obtained than the conventional methods, using 1wt% of PVA as the stabilizer. The Au-Ag alloy structure was demonstrated by HRTEM and STEM-EDX. After the electrospinning, the Au-Ag alloy NPs were successfully embedded in PVA nanofibers, as shown in the SEM and TEM images. Raman spectra displayed an apparent enhancement in the signal of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA), pyridine, and thiophenol molecules pre-absorbed from their ethanol solution onto the PVA/Au-Ag nanofibers. Different SERS effects were achieved by varying the Au content or excitation wavelength.     

金银纳米粒子的复合组装及表面增强拉曼光谱研究

采用自组装技术在硅基底上进行金银纳米粒子的混合组装, 通过控制组装溶液中金银溶胶的体积比而控制基底上金银纳米粒子的密度. SEM结果显示金银呈亚单层均匀分布, 以吡啶为探针分子, 在不同波长的激发光下研究了纯金、银以及混合组装时的SERS效应. 利用金银在不同激发线下增强效应的不同以及探针分子吸附在金银纳米粒子表面主要谱峰相对强度差别的特点, 通过一系列校正以及差谱方法研究了金银共存时SERS效应的变化, 并分离出混合体系中金的增强行为, 结果表明在金银同时组装时吡啶的SERS谱峰特征主要表现为银纳米粒子的行为, 分离出的金SERS光谱特征接近银的行为, 说明金银纳米粒子之间产生了一定的耦合作用.     

The effects of Au aggregate morphology on surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement

We have identified empirically a relationship between the surface morphology of small individual aggregates (<100 Au nanoparticles) and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) enhancement. We have found that multilayer aggregates generated greater SERS enhancement than aggregates limited to two-dimensional (2D) or one-dimensional structures, independent of the number of particles. SERS intensity was measured using the 730 cm(-1) vibrational mode of the adsorbed adenine molecule on 75 nm Au particles, at an excitation wavelength of 632.8 nm. To gain insight into these relationships and its mechanism, we developed a qualitative model that considers the collections of interacting Au nanoparticles of an individual aggregate as a continuous single entity that retains its salient features. We found the dimensions of the modeled surface features to be comparable with those found in rough metal surfaces, known to sustain surface plasmon resonance and generate strong SERS enhancement. Among the aggregates that we have characterized, a three 75 nm nanoparticle system was the smallest to generate strong SERS enhancement. However, we also identified single individual Au nanoparticles as SERS active at the same wavelength, but with a diameter twice in size. For example, we observed a symmetric SERS-active particle of 180 nm in diameter. Such individual nanoparticles generated SERS enhancement on the same order of magnitude as the small monolayer Au aggregates, an intensity value significantly stronger than predicted in recent theoretical studies. We also found that an aspect of our model that relates the dimensions of its features to SERS enhancement is also applicable to single individual Au particles. We conclude that the size of the nanoparticle itself, or the size of a protrusion of an irregularly shaped single Au particle, will contribute to SERS enhancement provided that its dimensions satisfy the conditions for plasmon resonance. In addition, by considering the ratio of the generated intensities of typical 2D Au aggregates to the enhancement of individual SERS-active particles, a value of approximately 2 is determined. Its moderate value suggests that it is not the aggregation effect that is responsible for much of the observed SERS enhancement but the surface region associated with the SERS-active site.     

Electron－rich Polynuclear Transition Metal Clusters：Ⅱ．Synthetic and Structural Studies of Some Polynuclear Coinage Metal Cluster Compounds

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Au-Ag hybrid nanoparticle patterns of tunable size and density on glass and polymeric supports

This paper describes a method to pattern surfaces with Au-Ag hybrid nanoparticles. We used block copolymer micelle lithography of Au nanoparticles and electroless deposition of Ag. The combination of these two methods enables independent tuning of nanoparticle spacing and Ag-shell size. For this purpose, 8 nm large patterned Au nanoparticle seeds served as nuclei for the electroless deposition of silver that is based on a modified Tollens process with glucose. By adjusting the reaction conditions, specific growth of Ag on top of the Au seeds has been accomplished and analyzed by SEM, HRTEM, XEDS, and UV-vis spectroscopy. We could show that this versatile and green method is feasible on glass as well as on biomedical-relevant polymers like poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels and amorphous Teflon. In conclusion, this method provides a new route to pattern glass and polymeric surfaces with Au-Ag hybrid nanoparticles. It will have many uses in applications such as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) or antimicrobial coatings for which hybrid nanoparticle density, size, and morphology are important.     

金银合金纳米粒子表面处理及其表面增强拉曼光谱研究

采用水合肼还原的方法制备了金银比例为1∶1的金银合金纳米粒子, 紫外可见吸收光谱显示合成的溶胶只有一个介于金和银之间的吸收峰, 证明了合金结构的形成. 通过氨基耦联方法将合金纳米粒子组装到硅片表面, 利用氯金酸与合金中银的反应对基底上合金纳米粒子表面进行了改性处理. 以吡啶为探针分子, 研究了表面处理前后基底的SERS效应的差别, 结果表明随着浸泡时间延长, 信号强度先逐渐增强后降低至不变, 这与合金纳米粒子表面结构的变化有关, 氯金酸与表面银的反应经历了两个过程, 即粒子表面形成小的孔洞(去合金过程)和AgCl(s)在粒子表面的沉积, 前者有利于SERS效应的提高, 而后者导致SERS效应快速衰减.     

Differential SERS activity of gold and silver nanostructures enabled by adsorbed poly(vinylpyrrolidone)

We report that poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), a common stabilizer of colloidal dispersions of noble metal nanostructures, has a dramatic effect on their surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and enables highly selective SERS detection of analytes of various type and charge. Nanostructures studied include PVP-stabilized Au-Ag nanoshells synthesized by galvanic exchange reaction of citrate-reduced Ag nanoparticles (NPs), as well as solid citrate-reduced Ag and Au NPs, both before and after stabilization with PVP. All nanostructures were characterized in terms of their size, surface plasmon resonance wavelength, surface charge, and chemical composition. While the SERS activities of the parent citrate-reduced Ag and Au NPs are similar for rhodamine 6G (R6G) and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (BPE) at various pH values, PVP-stabilized nanostructures demonstrate large differences in SERS enhancement factors (EFs) between these analytes depending on their chemical nature and protonation state. At pH values higher than BPE's pK(a2) of 5.65, where the analyte is largely unprotonated, the PVP-coated Au-Ag nanoshells showed a high SERS EF of >10(8). In contrast, SERS EFs were 10(3)- to 10(5)-fold lower for the protonated form of BPE at lower pH values, or for the usually highly SERS-active cationic R6G. The differential SERS activity of PVP-stabilized nanostructures is a result of discriminatory binding of analytes within-adsorbed PVP monolayer and a subsequent increase of analyte concentration at the nanostructure surface. Our experimental and theoretical quantum chemical calculations show that BPE binding with PVP-stabilized Au-Ag nanoshells is stronger when the analyte is in its unprotonated form as compared to its cationic, protonated form at a lower pH.     

Synergistic effect in an Au-Ag alloy nanocatalyst: CO oxidation

Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles supported on mesoporous aluminosilicate have been prepared by one-pot synthesis using hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) both as a stabilizing agent for nanoparticles and as a template for the formation of mesoporous structure. The formation of Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Although the Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles have a larger particle size than the monometallic gold particles, they exhibited exceptionally high activity in catalysis for low-temperature CO oxidation. Even at a low temperature of 250 K, the reaction rate can reach 8.7 x 10(-6) mol.g(cat.)(-1).s(-1) at an Au/Ag molar ratio of 3/1. While neither monometallic Au@MCM-41 nor Ag@MCM-41 shows activity at this temperature, the Au-Ag alloy system shows a strongly synergistic effect in high catalytic activity. In this alloy system, the size effect is no longer a critical factor, whereas Ag is believed to play a key role in the activation of oxygen.     

Laser-assisted synthesis of Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles in solution

By using laser-induced heating, we prepared Au-Ag nanoalloys via three different procedures: (i) mixture of Au nanoparticles and Ag(+) ions irradiated by a 532 nm laser, (ii) mixture of Au and Ag nanoparticles irradiated by a 532 nm laser, and (iii) mixture of Au and Ag nanoparticles irradiated by a 355 nm laser. Procedure i is advantageous for the production of spherical alloy nanoparticles; in procedures ii and iii, nanoalloys with a sintered structure have been obtained. The morphology of the obtained nanoalloys depends not only on the laser wavelength but also on the concentration of nanoparticles in the initial mixture. When the total concentration of Ag and Au nanoparticles in the mixture is increased, large-scale interlinked networks have been observed upon laser irradiation. It is expected that this selective heating strategy can be extended to prepare other bi- or multi-metallic nanoalloys.