The solvent trapping or co-adsorbing effect during the self-assembly monolayer studied by surface-enhanced Raman scattering

The possibility of solvent molecules being trapped within the monolayer interior during the self-assembly of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD) molecules from alcoholic solution, or co-adsorbing together with the solute molecules onto the silver surface was verified by means of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Variations of the relative intensity of the solvent bands to the concentrations of the solution were investigated. To a certain range of the concentration, the smaller the concentration is, the larger the relative intensity of the solvent bands is. A new method for obtaining the SERS spectra of the organic compounds that are insoluble in water was developed in our laboratory, which also provides further evidence for the solvent trapping or co-adsorbing effect.     

Solution SERS of an insoluble synthetic organic pigment-quinacridone quinone-employing calixarenes as dispersive cavitands

A possibility of getting SERS spectra of insoluble aromatic compounds in colloidal silver solutions is described. The method tested for the organic pigment quinacridone quinone consists of dispersing it in calix[n]arenes. The potentials of such cavitands, both as dispersing and as silver functionalization agents, is reported as a function of the substitution in their lower rim and their cavity size.     

澳大利亚高盐煤中钠在热解过程中的形态变迁

通过对高钠煤进行水洗以及0.1 mol/L的HCl洗涤,并在固定床上考察了不同洗煤热解后的半焦中Na的挥发性及其形态变迁。热解后的半焦用水和0.1 mol/L的HCl逐级萃取,将热解半焦中的钠分为水溶态钠,水不溶但酸溶态钠以及酸不溶态钠。研究结果表明,实验煤中的钠大部分是以水溶态的NaCl盐形式存在,在500℃~550℃由于以羧酸盐形式存在的有机钠以钠原子的形式释放使得在该温度范围内钠的挥发性出现极大值,而酸洗煤由于在600℃以上有一部分酸不溶态的钠转化为水不溶但酸溶态的钠,使得钠的挥发性又有所增加。原煤中的可挥发钠热解后少部分在高温下会转化为水溶态的钠,而水洗煤中的钠随着热解温度的升高与SiO2反应转化为硅酸盐形式存在的酸不溶态的钠。     

复合纳米材料Cu2O@Au对水体中罗丹明B的检测应用研究

制备了多面体Cu2 O纳米粒子,利用Cu2 O的还原性,在其表面原位生成了不同密度的Au纳米粒子,制备了Au、Cu共同增强拉曼信号的复合纳米粒子Cu2 O@Au.利用透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)等对制备的Cu2 O和Cu2 O@Au的形貌、粒径、表面性能等进行了表征.研究了Cu2 O表面金纳米粒子的分布密度对水样中目标检测物罗丹明B的拉曼增强效果.结果表明,氯金酸浓度在1 mmol/L时制备的Cu2 O@Au表面均匀覆盖一层金纳米粒子,其表面增强拉曼效果最为显著,对水样中罗丹明B检测范围为1×10-2~5×10-6 mol/L.研究了此探针在PBS(1×)和酸性水溶液(0.01 mol/L HCl)中的稳定性,并将其用于沂河水样中靶标的检测实验,结果表明,其稳定性较好.     

Oxidation of formic acid and carbon monoxide on gold electrodes studied by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and DFT.

The oxidation of formic acid and carbon monoxide was studied at a gold electrode by a combination of electrochemistry, in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, and first-principles DFT calculations. Comparison of the SERS results and the (field-dependent) DFT calculations strongly suggests that the relevant surface-bonded intermediate during oxidation of formic acid on gold is formate HCOO- ad*. Formate reacts to form carbon dioxide via two pathways: at low potentials, with a nearby water to produce carbon dioxide and a hydronium ion; at higher potentials, with surface-bonded hydroxyl (or oxide) to give carbon dioxide and water. In the former pathway, the rate-determining step is probably related to the reaction of surface-bonded formate with water, as measurements of the reaction order imply a surface almost completely saturated with adsorbate. The potential dependence of the rate of the low-potential pathway is presumably governed by the potential dependence of formate coverage. There is no evidence for CO formation on gold during oxidation of formic acid. The oxidation of carbon monoxide must involve the carboxyhydroxyl intermediate, but SERS measurements do not reveal this intermediate during CO oxidation, most likely because of its low surface coverage, as it is formed after the rate-determining step. Based on inconclusive spectroscopic evidence for the formation of surface-bonded OH at potentials substantially below the surface oxidation region, the question whether surface-bonded carbon monoxide reacts with surface hydroxyl or with water to form carboxyhydroxyl and carbon dioxide remains open. The SERS measurements show the existence of both atop and bridge-bonded CO on gold from two distinguishable low-frequency modes that agree very well with DFT calculations.     

Filter-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for rapid and sensitive detection of the fungicide ferbam in water

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been widely applied for rapid and sensitive detection of various chemical and biological targets. Here, we incorporated a filter syringe system into the SERS method to detect the fungicide ferbam in water. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were aggregated by sodium chloride (NaCl) to form nanoclusters that could be trapped in the pores of the filter membrane to from the SERS-active membrane. Then samples were filtered through the membrane. After capturing the target, the membrane was taken out and air dried before measuring by a Raman instrument. After optimisation of various parameters, the developed filter SERS method was able to detect the fungicide ferbam as low as 2.5 μg/L and had a good quantitative capability. The developed method was successfully applied in three water samples, including double-distilled water, tap water, and pond water. The test can be carried out on site using a portable Raman instrument. This study shows that the filter-based SERS method improves the detection capability in water samples, including the sensitivity and portability, and could be applied in the detection of various toxins in real-world water samples.     

Acid cleavable surface enhanced raman tagging for protein detection

Dye conjugation is a common strategy improving the surface enhanced Raman detection sensitivity of biomolecules. Reported is a proof-of-concept study of a novel surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic tagging strategy termed as acid-cleavable SERS tag (ACST) method. Using Rhodamine B as the starting material, we prepared the first ACST prototype that consisted of, from the distal end, a SERS tag moiety (STM), an acid-cleavable linker, and a protein reactive moiety. Complete acid cleavage of the ACST tags was achieved at a very mild condition that is 1.5% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) aqueous solution at room temperature. SERS detection of this ACST tagged protein was demonstrated using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the model protein. While the SERS spectrum of intact ACST-BSA was entirely dominated by the fluorescent signal of STM, quality SERS spectra can be readily obtained with the acid cleaved ACST-BSA conjugates. Separation of the acid cleaved STM from protein further enhances the SERS sensitivity. Current SERS detection sensitivity, achieved with the acid cleaved ACST-BSA conjugate is ～5 nM in terms of the BSA concentration and ～1.5 nM in ACST content. The dynamic range of the cleaved ACST-BSA conjugate spans four orders of magnitudes from ～10 nM to ～100 μM in protein concentrations. Further improvement in the SERS sensitivity can be achieved with resonance Raman acquisition. This cleavable tagging strategy may also be used for elimination of protein interference in fluorescence based biomolecule detection.     

Self-assembled metal colloid films: two approaches for preparing new SERS active substrates

In this paper, we propose two new approaches for preparing active substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). In the first approach (method 1), one transfers AgI nanoparticles capped by negatively charged mercaptoacetic acid from a AgI colloid solution onto a quartz slide and then deoxidizes AgI to Ag nanoparticles on the substrate. The second approach (method 2) deoxidizes AgI to Ag nanoparticles in a colloid solution and then transfers the Ag nanoparticles capped by negatively charged mercaptoacetic acid onto a quartz slide. By transfer of the AgI/Ag nanoparticles from the colloid solutions to the solid substrates, the problem of instability of the colloid solutions can largely be overcome. The films thus prepared by both approaches retain the merits of metal colloid solutions while they discharge their shortcomings. Accordingly, the obtained Ag particle films are very suitable as SERS active substrates. SERS active substrates with different coverages can be formed in a layer-by-layer electrostatic assembly by exposing positively charged surfaces to the colloid solutions containing oppositely charged AgI/Ag nanoparticles. The SERS active substrates fabricated by the two novel methods have been characterized by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy. The results of AFM and UV-vis spectroscopy show that the Ag nanoparticles grow with the increase in the number of coverage and that most of them remain isolated even at high coverages. Consequently, the surface optical properties are dominated by the absorption due to the isolated Ag nanoparticles. The relationship between SERS intensity and surface morphology of the new active substrates has been investigated for Rhodamine 6G (R6G) adsorbed on them. It has been found that the SERS enhancement depends on the size and aggregation of the Ag particles on the substrates. Especially, we can obtain a stronger SERS signal from the substrate prepared by method 1, implying that for the metal nanoparticles capped with stabilizer molecules such as mercaptoacetic acid, the in situ deoxidization in the film is of great use in preparing SERS active substrates. Furthermore, we have found that the addition of Cl- into the AgI colloid solution changes the surface morphology of the SERS active substrates and favors stronger SERS enhancement.     

树枝状大分子聚酰胺-胺的合成与性能

采用发散合成法合成了以乙二胺为核的1.0～3.0代的系列树枝状高分子聚酰胺 胺(PAMAM).采用IR、核磁共振、端基分析对PAMAM的结构进行了表征,考察了PAMAM水溶液的表面活性及其对难溶药物水杨酸的增溶能力.结果表明:半代PAMAM具有一定的表面活性,整代PAMAM几乎没有表面活性,表面活性主要与PA MAM的端基结构有关;PAMAM对难溶药物水杨酸具有增溶作用,增溶能力随代数和质量浓度的增加而增大,增溶方式与传统的表面活性剂不同.     

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.     

Preparation of Fe3O4@Ag SERS substrate and its application in environmental Cr(VI) analysis

A novel sensitive and recyclable SERS substrate which can actively concentrate chromate (Cr(VI)) in water and substantially enhance Raman signal was synthesized as uniform Fe(3)O(4)@Ag nanoparticles. The surface morphology, structure, and magnetic properties were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry analysis. The closely spaced Fe(3)O(4)@Ag substrate with a core-shell structure exhibited a 25 nm surface roughness. The high saturation magnetization at 48.35 emu g(-1) enabled the complete and rapid separation of the substrate from the solution. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the substrate were confirmed using a common SERS probe molecule, rhodamine 6G. SERS spectra of Cr(VI) in simulated and real contaminated water showed that the symmetric stretching vibrations of Cr-O occurred at 796 cm(-1). This SERS peak area exhibited a linear dependence (R(2)=0.9992) on the Cr(VI) concentration between 5 and 100 μg L(-1). Coexisting anions such as sulfate, nitrate, chloride, carbonate, and humic acid could decrease the sensitivity of the SERS analysis. However, the adverse effect of the competing ions may be eliminated by proper dilution of the raw sample. This study provides a reliable method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of Cr(VI).     

负电性纳米银的制备及性质研究

制备了一种表面带负电的胶态纳米银,用透射电镜、吸收光谱、 SERS谱对该纳米银进行了研究.发现纳米银的粒径分布均匀,平均粒径为11 nm,吸收峰为422 nm,常温下放置7个月仍具有较强的SERS活性.当阴离子型分子吲哚丁酸、阳离子型分子碱性品红、亚甲兰及中性分子邻菲罗邻分别吸附在其上时,观察到阳离子型分子碱性品红和亚甲兰及中性分子邻菲罗邻的SERS谱,而阴离子型分子吲哚丁酸则无SERS谱出现.     

惰性气氛下准东煤Na/Ca释放特性的研究

基于准东煤中Na/Ca的赋存形态，采用管式加热炉研究了准东煤中Na/Ca在惰性气氛下的释放特性和形态转变。结果表明，水溶态Na_w在加热温度t ≤ 600℃时先转变成不可溶态Na_re，随着温度升高，不可溶态Na_re又重新转变成水溶态Na_w，当加热温度t > 800℃时，Na大量释放。酸溶态Ca_ac在加热温度t ≤ 700℃时先分解生成CaO并且与其他矿物组分反应转变成不可溶态Ca_re，随着温度升高，不可溶态Ca_re逐渐转变成酸溶态Ca_ac和水溶态Ca_w。相同温度条件下，Ca的释放率低于Na的释放率，少量酸溶态有机Ca随挥发分释放而以气相形式释放。     

Mechanistic insights into electrocatalytic reactions provided by SERS

In situ vibrational spectroscopy can provide molecular-level mechanistic insights missing from purely electrochemical measurements. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a particularly promising method and is used in aqueous and nonaqueous studies of a variety of electrode reactions. Enhancement of the weak Raman signal is achieved by structuring the electrode surface or by use of SERS probes. This review article highlights the recent use of SERS to study several important electrode reactions: oxygen reduction and evolution, carbon monoxide oxidation and carbon dioxide reduction and the electrocatalytic oxidation of small organic molecules such as formic acid.     

Quantitative Determination of Urine Glucose: Combination of Laminar Flow in Microfluidic Chip with SERS Probe Technique

A surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) sensing approach for urine glucose was developed based on the laminar flow technology in a cross-type microfluidic chip with SERS probes, 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (MPBA) functionalized Ag nanoparticles. MPBA as the glucose receptor can identify and bind up with glucose at a molar ratio of 2:1, which can cause the aggregation of SERS probes at a certain position of the chip channel and further enhance the SERS signal of MPBA significantly. Thus, the quantitative SERS detection of glucose was achieved indirectly. No sample pretreatment and separation were needed in this method since the SERS detection was achieved in the gradient diffusion and molecular recognition processes between urine glucose and SERS probe in the laminar flow, which simplified the sample treatment procedures, saved detection time and made it feasible for clinic applications. This method shows a good linear relationship within human body's normal physiological range and has high sensitivity and selectivity. The lowest detection concentration can reach 1.0 mg/dL.     

Facile fabrication of large area of aggregated gold nanorods film for efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering

An effective and facile method for fabrication of large area of aggregated gold nanorods (AuNRs) film was proposed by self-assembly of AuNRs at a toluene/water interface for the first time. It was found that large area of aggregated AuNRs film could be formed at the interface of toluene and water due to the interfacial tension between the two phases. The obtained large area of aggregated AuNRs film exhibits strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity with 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) and 2-aminothiophenol (2-ATP) as the probe molecules based on the strong electromagnetic coupling effect between the very adjacent AuNRs. Enhancement factors (EF) were used to estimate the SERS activity of the aggregated AuNRs film, which is obtained to be 1.7x10(5) for 7a vibration of 4-ATP. SERS intensity is compared with AuNRs deposited directly on glass, indicating high SERS activity and reproducibility of the aggregated AuNRs film. In addition, SERS activity has also been successfully demonstrated for dye molecule (Rhodamin 6G (R6G)) and biological small molecule (adenine) on the aggregated AuNRs film, showing great potential of the aggregated AuNRs film as a convenient and powerful SERS substrate for biological tags and biological molecular detection.     

静电纺纳米复合纤维柔性表面增强拉曼散射传感基底的研究进展

表面增强拉曼散射(Surface enhanced Raman scattering,SERS)是一种分子检测光谱技术,借助SERS基底,可对生物、化学等复杂体系中的痕量分子进行分析。 其中静电纺纳米纤维SERS基底由于具有高比表面积、可透气透水、柔韧可折叠弯曲等特点,在复杂体系中提取、过滤、浓缩痕量分子等应用场景中,其表面结构具有其他刚性SERS基底不可比拟的优势。然而,静电纺纳米纤维SERS基底的发展却受到制备方法的限制,存在检测灵敏度较低、制备过程复杂等问题。 因此,目前的研究工作主要集中在新型制备方法及工艺的开发。 本文综述了静电纺纳米金银复合纤维SERS基底的几种常用制备方法,包括直接混合纺丝法、化学吸附法、静电吸附法、物理沉积法和原位化学还原法,并总结了静电纺纳米纤维SERS基底在复杂体系中提取、过滤、浓缩待测分子的应用,最后对静电纺纳米复合纤维SERS基底的发展进行了展望。     

An ionic surfactant-mediated Langmuir-Blodgett method to construct gold nanoparticle films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

A gold nanoparticle film for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was successfully constructed by an ionic surfactant-mediated Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method. The gold film was formed by adding ethanol to a gold colloid/hexane mixture in the presence of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). Consequently, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) assembled at the water/hexane interface due to the decrease in surface charge density of AuNPs. Since DTAB binds the gold surface by a coulombic force, rather than a chemical bonding, it is easily replaced by target molecules for SERS purposes. The SERS enhancement factor of the 80 nm gold nanoparticle film was approximately 1.2 × 10(6) using crystal violet (CV) as a Raman dye. The SERS signal from the proposed DTAB-mediated film was approximately 10 times higher than that from the octanethiol-modified gold film, while the reproducibility and stability of this film compared to an octanethiol-modified film were similar. This method can also be applied to other metal nanostructures to fabricate metal films for use as a sensitive SERS substrate with a higher enhancement factor.     

Studies of sample preparation for surface-enhanced raman spectrometry on silver hydrosols

Surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) on silver hydrosols of p-nitrobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid and aniline are reported. Several theoretical and practical aspects of the hydrosol preparation protocols and sample preparation procedures, and their effects on the sensitivity and reproducibility of the Raman signals are discussed. The effect of acidity on SERS signal intensity is shown to depend on the time of observation of the Raman spectra, illustrating the relevance of time to quantitative SERS data. the identification power of SERS at trace levels for closely related compounds (p-nitrobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid and aniline) is illustrated.     

金纳米棒负载的静电纺丝纤维的制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱性能

为简单有效地制备高活性表面增强拉曼光谱(Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy,SERS)基底。本文采用静电纺丝聚乙烯醇(PVA)/聚丙烯酸(PAA)纳米纤维为支撑材料,通过直接浸泡的方法,利用金纳米棒与电纺纤维之间的静电力,使纳米棒在纤维表面自组装,得到了性能优异的SERS基底。通过透射电子显微镜、扫描电子显微镜对金纳米棒以及不同状态下的电纺纤维的形貌进行表征,结果表明,金纳米棒均匀且密集地负载在纤维表面。通过设置不同的浸泡时间确定了金纳米棒组装平衡的时间为12 h,并通过调控纺丝时间和金纳米棒的浓度发现随着纺丝时间和金纳米棒浓度的增加,复合纤维膜SERS增强效果随之提升。该复合纤维膜具有优异的SERS均匀性,并且能够检测到浓度低至10~(-10)mol/L的4-氨基苯硫酚的存在。