Controllable Silver Plating on Silica for Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering

We proposed a facile and rapid method for preparing silica-silver core-shell(SSCS) substrates to use Ag electroless plating on SiO2@Au-seed particles.UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectrometer and SEM were employed to monitor the reaction process of the formation of Ag on the surfaces of silica beads,and the optical resonance of the substrate could shift from visible to NIR region.It has been found that surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) enhancement changes with the electroless plating time and the SSCS substr...     

SnO2纳米粒子作为SERS基底的研究

采用溶胶-水热法制备了不同尺寸的SnO2纳米粒子, 并将其作为表面增强拉曼散射(Surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS)活性基底, 重点探讨了表面缺陷能级与SERS性能的关系. 观察到4-巯基苯甲酸(4-MBA)吸附在150 ℃水热合成的SnO2纳米粒子上的SERS 信号最强, 随着在空气中煅烧温度的升高, SERS信号逐渐减弱. 分别用透射电子显微镜、 紫外-可见光谱、 荧光光谱、 X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱对SnO2纳米粒子进行了表征. 结果表明, SnO2纳米粒子的表面氧空位和缺陷等表面性质在增强拉曼散射性能中发挥着重要的作用, 表面氧空位和缺陷等含量越高其SERS信号就越强.     

表面增强拉曼散射活性基底

表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)是人们将激光拉曼光谱应用到表面科学研究中所发现的异常表面光学现象。它可以将吸附在材料表面的分子的拉曼信号放大106到1014倍,这使其在探测器的应用和单分子检测方面有着巨大的发展潜力。由于分子所吸附的基底表面形态是SERS效应能否发生和SERS信号强弱的重要影响因素,所以分子的承载基体是很关键的,因而SERS活性基底的研究一直是该领域的研究热点之一。本文总结了形态各异的表面增强拉曼散射活性基底,分析了最新发展并对其未来作一展望。     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for probing internal cellular structure and dynamics

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides vibrational information about molecules that are located within several nanometers of the surface of a metallic nanoparticle. This review describes the various challenges and successes of applying SERS inside living cells in order to gain information about the internal structure and dynamic processes occurring in the intracellular matrix. In particular, the challenges associated with the introduction of metal nanoparticles into cells are described, as well as the complexity of interpreting SERS spectra from within complex biological environments. Strategies for understanding and improving the specificity of SERS in vivo are also presented.

复合SERS基底的构建及性质

通过自组装方法以对巯基苯胺(PATP)为偶联分子, 在石英基片上构筑了多种形貌的银钠米粒子单层结构和三明治结构. 研究了组装膜在不同激发线下表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)的增强差异. 研究结果表明, 单层基底和三明治基底中偶联分子的SERS信号因银纳米粒子间的电磁场耦合而显著增强, 且在三明治结构中增强更加明显. 对复合SERS基底增强因子进行计算可知, 复合SERS基底的表面等离子体共振(SPR)峰与激发线的匹配程度越好, 其增强因子越大. 在三明治结构中更易发生PATP分子转变为对巯基偶氮苯(DMAB)分子的激光诱导催化偶联反应. 另外, 该激光诱导催化偶联反应与激发波长密切相关.     

Comparison of Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering Spectra of Two Kinds of Silver Nanoplate Films

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) spectra of different silver nanoplate self-assembled films at different excitation wavelengths were fairly compared. Shape conversion from silver nanoprisms to nanodisks on slides was in situ carried out. The SERS spectra of 4-mercaptopyridine(4-MPY) on these anisotropic silver nanoparticle self-assembled films present that strong enhancement appeared when the excitation line and the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) band of silver substrate overlapped. In this model, the influence of the crystal planes of silver nanoplates on SERS enhancement could be ignored because the basal planes were nearly unchanged in two kinds of silver nanoplate self-assembled films.     

金属镍掺杂改进纳米TiO2的表面增强拉曼散射性能

通过溶胶-水热法合成纯的和不同量Ni离子掺杂的TiO₂纳米粒子, 将其作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性基底, 研究了金属Ni掺杂对于纳米TiO₂ SERS性能的改进. 结果表明, 适量的Ni掺杂能够在纳米TiO₂的能隙中靠近导带底的位置形成丰富的掺杂能级, 促进TiO₂-to-molecule的电荷转移过程, 进而提高纳米TiO₂基底对吸附分子的SERS增强能力, 显著改进纳米TiO₂的SERS性能.     

Ag/Si-NPA基底上共吸附R6G和CV的表面增强拉曼散射

以硅纳米孔柱阵列(Si-NPA)为基底, 采用浸渍沉积技术制备了具有较高表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性的Ag/Si-NPA衬底, 并采用扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜对其表面形貌和结构进行了表征. 在此基础上, 选择罗丹明6G(R6G)和结晶紫(CV)2种生物染料分子并采用不同的混合吸附程序对其共吸附状态下的SERS光谱进行了探测. 结果表明, 当2种分子的溶液浓度均为10^-7 mol/L时, 无论采用何种浸渍吸附程序, 其SERS谱中CV的特征拉曼峰都被R6G完全掩盖. 对溶液采用错级配置(R6G和CV的浓度分别为10^-9和10^-7 mol/L)后, 所测SERS谱上获得了分别对应于R6G和CV的分离良好、相对强度匹配、分辨率高的2个SERS特征峰组, 从而有利于简化现实混合探测过程中对SERS特征峰的指认和判断.     

银纳米枝的合成及表面增强拉曼效应

利用硝酸银与铜之间发生置换反应原理, 在铜箔上得到了有序的银纳米枝结构, 用十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)为表面活性剂, 通过调控前驱体硝酸银的浓度, 可在铜箔上得到不同密度的银纳米枝. 表面拉曼增强实验结果表明, 当分别以对巯基苯胺(4-ATP)、腺嘌呤和罗丹明G6为探针分子时, 有序的银纳米枝结构比无序的银纳米粒子具有更好的拉曼增强活性; 且随银纳米枝密度的增加, 表面拉曼增强活性有所提高. 该有序的银纳米枝结构是较好的表面增强拉曼(SERS)活性基底, 在有机分子和生物分子的SERS检测方面将具有一定的应用前景.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for perchlorate detection using cystamine-modified gold nanoparticles

Perchlorate (ClO₄⁻) has recently emerged as a widespread environmental contaminant found in groundwater and surface water, and there is a great need for rapid detection and monitoring of this contaminant. This study presents a new technique using cystamine-modified gold nanoparticles as a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection of perchlorate at low concentrations. A detection limit of 5 × 10⁻⁶ M (0.5 mg/L) has been achieved using this method without sample preconcentration. This result was attributed to a strong plasmon enhancement by gold metal surfaces and the electrostatic attraction of ClO₄⁻ onto positively charged, cystamine-modified gold nanoparticles at a low pH. The methodology also was found to be reproducible, quantitative, and not susceptible to significant interference from the presence of anions such as sulfate, phosphate, nitrate and chloride at concentrations <1 mM, making it potentially suitable for rapid screening and routine analysis of perchlorate in environmental samples.     

乙二醛诱导细胞凋亡的近红外表面增强拉曼光谱

将60 nm金纳米粒子导入到活的人骨肉瘤细胞中, 用近红外表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)技术获取细胞内化学成分的高分辨SERS信息. 对正常活性细胞和乙二醛诱导的凋亡细胞的比较研究表明, 对于正常活性的细胞, 金纳米探针主要分布在细胞质内(围绕细胞核), 而凋亡细胞内的金纳米探针的分布较为均匀, 在遍布凋亡细胞内的各个位置包括细胞表面均容易找到DNA片段的信息.     

Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering of Self-assembled Superstructures

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) is a molecular specific spectroscopic technique that amplifies the Raman signal of absorbed molecules for up to 10¹⁰times. Over the past decades, SERS substrates experienced rapid growth, resulting in excellent development for SERS analysis. Because the surface plasmonic resonance coupling between individual materials can form a "hotspot" region to maximize the Raman signal, among many substrate construction strategies, self-assembly attracts more attention in constructing superstructures with strong, uniform and stable SERS activity. In addition, a number of plasmon-free nanomaterials with appropriate superstructures samely show enhanced SERS activity, which is primarily attributed to the formation of the optical resonator. This review aims to provide a scientific synopsis on the progress of self-assembled superstructures for SERS and ignite new dis˗ coveries in the SERS platform, as well as SERS applications in various fields.     

表面增强拉曼散射光谱研究聚苯胺纳米棒的构象转变

采用电化学沉积法制备了聚苯胺(Polyaniline,PANI)纳米棒、树枝状银和纳米颗粒银基体。并利用表面增强拉曼散射光谱技术(Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering,SERS)研究了PANI纳米棒的分子链在Ag金属表面的构象变化。实验结果表明由于Ag金属表面的等离子共振效应,PANI分子中N原子的孤对电子与Ag的自由电子产生共轭效应,使得PANI分子链上的电荷重新分布,结果 C—H面内弯曲振动频率和C—C键的伸缩频率向低波数方向移动(蓝移);拉曼散射频率增强的基团在金属表面倾向垂直于分子链的主轴,拉曼散射频率减弱的基团在金属表面倾向平行于分子链主轴。     

表面增强拉曼散射增强机理的部分研究进展

概述了我们在表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)化学增强机理方面的一些研究工作, 介绍了分子-金属的成键作用和光诱导电荷转移对Raman谱峰强度与电位关系的影响, 基于光电场下纳米粒子光学性质的物理增强机理, 并针对SERS机理研究中尚存在的基本问题提出了建立SERS统一理论的展望.     

金纳米粒子修饰的氨基硅胶整体柱的制备及超灵敏表面增强拉曼散射检测

采用溶胶-凝胶法结合超分子模板技术, 以四乙氧基硅烷(TEOS)和3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)作为反应前体, 以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)为超分子模板, 简单快速地制备了一种新型氨基硅胶整体柱, 通过氨基将金纳米粒子组装在整体柱材料孔表面并用于表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱分析. 以对巯基苯胺(PATP)和结晶紫(CV)为拉曼探针, 考察了金纳米粒子修饰的氨基硅胶整体柱用作SERS活性基底的性能. 结果表明, 该整体柱基底具有良好的SERS增强效应, 可检测到的PATP和CV的最低浓度分别为10^-9和10^-11 mol/L. 与金溶胶SERS基底相比, 本文制备的整体柱基底的检测灵敏度显著提高, 并具有良好的信号均一性, 是一种具有现场痕量检测应用潜力的SERS活性基底.     

虚拟分子印迹与表面增强拉曼散射联用技术用于孔雀石绿的超灵敏检测

采用抗坏血酸还原法制备Ag球粒子,然后用3-（甲基丙烯酰氧）丙基三甲氧基硅烷使其表面硅烷化,最后用虚拟模板分子松香酸代替模板分子孔雀石绿与功能单体甲基丙烯酰胺反应合成虚拟印迹聚合物.结果表明,生成的"核-壳"式复合基底比Ag的表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）增强效果显著,其对孔雀石绿的最低检测浓度达到10^-11 mol/L.该方法实现了背景噪音的消除,提高了分析结果的准确性,为有机染料的超灵敏检测提供了参考.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering molecular sentinel nanoprobes for viral infection diagnostics

In this paper, we describe a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based detection approach, referred to as “molecular sentinel” (MS) plasmonic nanoprobes, to detect an RNA target related to viral infection. The MS method is essentially a label-free technique incorporating the SERS effect modulation scheme associated with silver nanoparticles and Raman dye-labeled DNA hairpin probes. Hybridization with target sequences opens the hairpin and spatially separates the Raman label from the silver surface thus reducing the SERS signal of the label. Herein, we have developed a MS nanoprobe to detect the human radical S-adenosyl methionine domain containing 2 (RSAD2) RNA target as a model system for method demonstration. The human RSAD2 gene has recently emerged as a novel host-response biomarker for diagnosis of respiratory infections. Our results showed that the RSAD2 MS nanoprobes exhibits high specificity and can detect as low as 1 nM target sequences. With the use of a portable Raman spectrometer and total RNA samples, we have also demonstrated for the first time the potential of the MS nanoprobe technology for detection of host-response RNA biomarkers for infectious disease diagnostics.     

树枝状银微纳结构的表面增强拉曼散射效应研究

利用两电极电化学沉积法制备出一种树枝状银微纳结构基体.扫描电子显微镜(SEM)的表征结果证实所制备的银基体呈现出完整的树枝状结构,具有对称性的树枝和树干,且树叶清晰可见.实验结果表明,树枝状银微纳结构的表面增强拉曼散射(Surface-enhanced Raman scattering,SERS)可以检测到超低浓度的罗丹明6G(Rhodamine 6G,R6G,10-10 mol/L)光谱信号,即树枝状银微纳结构作为SERS基体表现出较好的灵敏性;当R6G的浓度在10-5~10-10 mol/L范围依次降低一个数量级时,谱带610 cm-1处的拉曼散射强度的相对标准偏差分别为12.1%,12.0%,11.7%,10.9%,13.2%和14.3%,表明所制备银基体的SERS"热点"(Hot spots)分布较均一,树枝状银微纳结构作为SERS基体具有较好的重现性;当低SERS活性的3-巯基丙酸(3-Mercaptopropionic acid,3MPA)的检测浓度为10-5 mol/L时,利用树枝状银基体能检测到3MPA的SERS光谱,说明所制备的银基体对低活性物质也具有较好的SERS灵敏性.     

帽状银纳米粒子的制备及表面增强拉曼活性研究

采用真空热蒸发法在自组装的单层阵列二氧化硅纳米粒子表面沉积银膜制备了帽状银纳米粒子。通过透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)和紫外-可见-近红外分光光度计 (UV-Vis-NIR)对其表面形貌及光学性质进行了表征。以吡啶-(2-偶氮-4)间苯二酚作为探针分子，研究了该复合纳米粒子的表面增强拉曼散射 (SERS) 活性，增强因子高达2.88×10⁶。结果表明在二氧化硅纳米粒子表面制备的帽状银纳米粒子是很好的表面增强拉曼散射活性基底。     

pH值对2-(2-吡啶基)咪唑荧光光谱的影响研究

合成了2-(2-吡啶基)咪唑,并通过稳态荧光光谱研究了它在溶液中的光物理行为及溶液酸碱度的影响.发现2-(2-吡啶基)咪唑化合物存在分子内光诱导电子转移反应(PET),并且这一过程强烈地依赖于溶液的pH值,但是氮原子的质子化会影响PET过程.