Nanoporous gold thin films synthesised via de-alloying of Au-based nanoglass for highly active SERS substrates

Nanoporous gold thin films have been fabricated through chemical de-alloying of Au-based nanoglass with a nanocolumnar structure, with composition Au₄₀Cu₂₈Ag₇Pd₅Si₂₀ (at.%), that had previously been deposited by magnetron sputtering. By varying the de-alloying conditions, gold ligaments ranging from 20 to 100?nm were obtained. The microstructure and chemical composition of the as-prepared films were characterised by various techniques. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of thin films was investigated using rhodamine 6G. The results indicate that the main microstructural features with interconnected ligaments and defects of nanoporous gold result in significant SERS enhancement.     

掺杂纳米CeO2的纳米玻璃的微观结构研究

采用溶胶-凝胶技术制备了掺杂纳米CeO2的纳米玻璃. XRD分析表明, 掺杂CeO2纳米玻璃为无定形. SEM分析表明, 掺杂纳米CeO2的纳米玻璃中掺杂的纳米粒子分布均匀, 无团聚现象; 玻璃各成分之间混合均匀; 采用不同溶剂所制备的纳米玻璃的致密程度不同. 热分析表明, 掺杂纳米CeO2的纳米玻璃在68 ℃附近有1个吸热峰, 故在该温度时, 应长期保温, 使样品中溶剂充分挥发, 当温度达到500 ℃附近时, 样品几乎不再失重, 仅发生致密化.