应用镍超微电极的电化学表面增强拉曼光谱技术研究

镍(Ni)电极在电化学中应用广泛.原位表征Ni电极表面的吸附物种有益于帮助理解电极反应历程、指导发展高效电催化剂.应用超微电极作为工作电极的电化学表面增强拉曼光谱技术结合了超微电极表面的传质特性和分子水平的高灵敏度表征,是研究Ni电化学的有力手段.本文所述的研究工作通过在金(Au)超微电极表面电吸附具有SERS活性的A...     

SERS- and Electrochemically Active 3D Plasmonic Liquid Marbles for Molecular-Level Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of Microliter Reactions

Liquid marbles are emergent microreactors owing to their isolated environment and the flexibility of materials used. Plasmonic liquid marbles (PLMs) are demonstrated as the smallest spectroelectrochemical microliter-scale reactor for concurrent spectro- and electrochemical analyses. The three-dimensional Ag shell of PLMs are exploited as a bifunctional surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform and working electrode for redox process modulation. The combination of SERS and electrochemistry (EC) capabilities enables in situ molecular read-out of transient electrochemical species, and elucidate the potential-dependent and multi-step reaction dynamics. The 3D configuration of our PLM-based EC-SERS system exhibits 2-fold and 10-fold superior electrochemical and SERS performance than conventional 2D platforms. The rich molecular-level electrochemical insights and excellent EC-SERS capabilities offered by our 3D spectroelectrochemical system are pertinent in charge transfer processes.     

基于活性金电极上硫代水杨酸自组装单分子层的电化学表面增强拉曼光谱

采用原位电化学表面增强拉曼光谱(EC-SERS)研究了硫代水杨酸(TSA)吸附在活性Au电极表面的自组装单分子层(SAMs).TSA在活性Au表面的化学吸附及不同酸碱度下的TSA浸饰单层膜的SERS光谱,表明随pH值的增加,峰强呈现2个不同的下降阶段.通过EC-SERS考察不同电富集时间和电位的影响,显示在酸性介质和0.7 V及70 s富集时间下,可以获得最大EC-SERS信号,并随着电位负移,信号逐渐减弱,直至基本消失,表明TSA分子在Au表面排布状态会随外加条件的改变而发生变化.通过计算TSA在不同pH值下的分布分数以及探针分子在不同电位下的增强因子(EF),结合SERS和EC-SERS的变化走势对比,得出TSA在活性Au表面自组装形成单分子层/膜的机理,指出由于TSA不同的电化学吸附取向,以及高负电位下的还原/脱附作用,使得Au表面拉曼活性降低,造成EF显著减小,不可逆地失去了SERS的活性.     

基于超微电极的原位电化学拉曼光谱

原位电化学拉曼光谱是一种重要的光谱电化学技术.基于超微电极的原位电化学拉曼光谱将拉曼光谱反映的结构信息与电极表面的电化学过程从实验上严格对应和关联,为深刻理解电化学反应机理提供依据.本文综述了采用超微电极作为工作电极的原位电化学拉曼光谱的研究方法和应用进展,总结了应用超微电极作为工作电极开展电化学拉曼光谱实验的方法和具有表面增强拉曼活性的超微电极制备方法,展示了如何利用在超微电极表面获得的拉曼光谱与界面电化学过程的严格关联研究单个锌颗粒电化学氧化过程、吡啶分子在Au电极表面的电化学吸附过程,以及如何利用该技术能以高的信噪比和灵敏度同时测量光电流与分子反应这一特性研究对巯基苯胺选择性光氧化反应.采用超微电极作为工作电极的原位电化学拉曼光谱技术极大拓展了拉曼光谱技术的研究范围,有望成为探索(光)电化学反应的有力工具.     

Non-Aqueous surface-enhanced raman scattering spectra of benzene

Raman spectra of benzene at Ag electrode of electrochemical systems using alcohols as solvents were studied. Complicated potential dependence of benzene SERS band is attributed to competition between various adsorption states, the stability of which seems to depend on electrode potential and co-adsorption electrochemistry.     

CTAB对四-(4-N-甲基吡啶)卟啉SERS谱的影响

研究了阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)对四-(4-N-甲基吡啶)卟啉(H2TMPyP)及其银配合物(AgTMPyP)在Ag胶中的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)谱的影响.SERS光谱表明,吸附于Ag胶粒的H2TMPyP与衬底银原子结合形成AgTMPyP,加入CTAB后,部分AgTMPyP表面络合物还原为H2TMPyP.相似的去金属化反应也出现在AgTMPyP/Ag胶/CTAB体系中.CTAB的加入使SERS谱带强度明显增加.AgTMPyP的去金属化被认为是由于CTAB的存在使Ag胶颗粒表面附近微环境发生改变.     

Surface enhanced vibrational spectra of thymine

Surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy (SEVS) is discussed using 5-methyluracil (thymine) as a model compound. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared (SEIR) are reported and a characterization of thymine adsorbed onto silver island films is provided. The thymine SERS spectra obtained using silver colloids, silver roughened electrodes and silver island films are remarkably different due to several binding possibilities of thymine during chemical adsorption onto a silver surface. It is shown that laser induced photo dissociation may lead to further changes in the recorded spectra of the adsorbate. The surface enhanced-infrared (SEIR) spectra of thymine on silver island are reported here for the first time. The infrared spectra of thymine films were also been obtained to help the assignment of molecular vibrations in the surface enhanced spectra.     

First Principles Calculations Toward Understanding SERS of 2,2′-Bipyridyl Adsorbed on Au,Ag, and Au–Ag Nanoalloy

First principles electrodyanmics and quantum chemical simulations are performed to gain insights into the underlying mechanisms of the surface enhanced Raman spectra of 22BPY adsorbed on pure Au and Ag as well as on Au–Ag alloy nanodiscs. Experimental SERS spectra from Au and Ag nanodiscs show similar peaks, whereas those from Au–Ag alloy reveal new spectral features. The physical enhancement factors due to surface nano-texture were considered by numerical FDTD simulations of light intensity distribution for the nano-textured Au, Ag, and Au–Ag alloy and compared with experimental results. For the chemical insights of the enhancement, the DFT calculations with the dispersion interaction were performed using Au₂₀, Ag₂₀, and Au₁₀Ag₁₀ clusters of a pyramidal structure for SERS modeling. Binding of 22BPY to the clusters was simulated by considering possible arrangements of vertex and planar physical as well as chemical adsorption models. The DFT results indicate that 22BPY prefers a coplanar adsorption on a (111) face with trans-conformation having close energy difference to cis-conformation. Binding to pure Au cluster is stronger than to pure Ag or Au–Ag alloy clusters and adsorption onto the alloy surface can deform the surface. The computed Raman spectra are compared with experimental data and assignments for pure Au and Ag models are well matching, indicating the need of dispersion interaction to reproduce strong Raman signal at around 800 cm^–1. This work provides insight into 3D character of SERS on nanorough surfaces due to different binding energies and bond length of nanoalloys. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

银-氯化钾-吡啶甲酸体系的表面增强Raman光谱

测试了吡喃甲酸的固体, 溶液和配合物的普通Raman光谱及其SERS光谱, 用 冲极谱测量吡啶甲酸在汞电极上的极谱氢催化波, 取得了半波电位数据, 估计了吡啶甲酸各个异构体的吸附能力, 结果指出吡啶甲酸的增强因子和吸附能力间有平行关系.     

结合化学组装和电沉积的SERS基底的制备方法

采用一种结合化学组装和电化学沉积制备均匀而且具有强SERS基底的方法, 研究了沉积电位对组装在ITO表面的金纳米粒子形貌的影响, 发现在-0.04 V下沉积5 min可以得到形貌均匀的纳米粒子. 利用现场电化学紫外-可见吸收光谱来监控电化学沉积过程, 发现沉积一定时间后, 紫外-可见吸收谱在600~700 nm区间出现新峰, 表明粒子间发生了有效的电磁场耦合. 对制备的基底进行拉曼成像, 结果表明, 基底的均匀性很好, 最强点与最弱点的d信号差小于20%, 符合商品化基底的要求.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering studies of 1,10-phenanthroline adsorption and its surface complexes on a gold electrode

This paper reports on the interface processes of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) at a roughened Au electrode by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the first time. Both the adsorption and coordination of phen on the roughened gold electrode have been studied. In comparison to the normal Raman spectrum of phen monohydrate, the frequency and relative intensity change significantly in the SERS spectra. As evidenced by cyclic voltammetry, the electrochemical behavior of the Au electrode is strongly modified by the adsorbed phen. It was found that a new pair of redox peaks appeared in the cyclic voltammogram only when both phen and X (X = Cl-, Br-) were present. Information on coordination bonds of Au-N and Au-X as well as on adsorbed bonds of Au-N(ad) and Au-X(ad), was obtained by the SERS spectra. In situ SERS investigations together with electrochemical measurements convincingly prove the formation of surface complexes 1,10-phenAu2X6 or [1,10-phenAuX2]AuX4 during the electro-oxidation process of Au while phen and X coadsorbed on the surface.     

The role of cavity sites in surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Thermal desorption spectra (TDS) of pyridine from silver films deposited in ultra high vacuum are reported. Marked differences in the TDS are seen depending on the deposition conditions and the thermal history of the films, which have been correlated with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). These results as well as some of the observations in electrochemical systems are discussed in light of the recent Xe probe analysis carried out by Albano et al.     

In-situ monitoring of redox processes of viologen at Au(hkl) single-crystal electrodes using electrochemical shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

In-situ Raman/SERS studies of molecular adsorption/reaction behaviors at well-defined electrochemical interfaces are important for understanding the fundamentals of electrochemical processes. However, it is still a great challenge to perform such studies on model single-crystal surfaces as the smooth surface cannot support surface plasmon resonance (SPR). In this work, shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy was combined with an electrochemical method (EC-SHINERS) to study the adsorption and redox transformation of a resonant molecule viologen HS-8V8H at Au(hkl) single-crystal electrodes. Changes in the molecular structure with potential were identified on different single-crystal surfaces, which explained the transformation process of viologen from V^2 + state to V⁺ and then V⁰. Facet-dependent SERS enhancement was also observed, which results from the different imaginary part of the dielectric function on Au(111), Au(100) and Au(110), and is supported by the FEM simulations. Furthermore, a nonlinear resonant Raman process has been directly observed in our experiments, which is consistent with the simulation results. These findings increase our understanding of the electrochemical behavior of molecules in model systems.     

SERS-activating effect of chlorides on borate-stabilized silver nanoparticles: formation of new reduced adsorption sites and induced nanoparticle fusion

Changes in morphology, surface reactivity and surface-enhancement of Raman scattering induced by modification of borate-stabilized Ag nanoparticles by adsorbed chlorides have been explored using TEM, EDX analysis and SERS spectra of probing adsorbate 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) excited at 514.5 nm and evaluated by factor analysis. At fractional coverages of the parent Ag nanoparticles by adsorbed chlorides <0.6, the Ag colloid/Cl(-)/bpy systems were found to be constituted by fractal aggregates of Ag nanoparticles fairly uniform in size (10 +/- 2 nm) and SERS spectra of Ag(+)-bpy surface species were detected. The latter result was interpreted in terms of the presence of oxidized Ag(+) and/or Ag(n)(+) adsorption sites, which have been encountered also in systems with the chemically untreated Ag nanoparticles. At chloride coverages >0.6, a fusion of fractal aggregates into the compact aggregates of touching and/or interpenetrating Ag nanoparticles has been observed and found to be accompanied by the formation of another surface species, Ag-bpy, as well as by the increase of the overall SERS enhancement of bpy by factor of 40. The same Ag-bpy surface species has been detected under the strongly reducing conditions of reduction of silver nitrate by sodium borohydride in the presence of bpy. The formation of Ag-bpy is thus interpreted in terms of the stabilization of reduced Ag(0) adsorption sites by adsorbed bpy. The formation of reduced adsorption sites on Ag nanoparticle surfaces at chloride coverages >0.6 is discussed in terms of local changes in the work function of Ag. Finally, the SERS spectral detection of Ag-bpy species is proposed as a tool for probing the presence of reduced Ag(0) adsorption sites in systems with chemically modified Ag nanoparticles.     

苯乙炔吸附在金电极上的现场表面增强拉曼光谱研究

采用电化学现场表面增强拉曼光谱研究了苯乙炔在金电极上的吸附行为及表面反应过程. 负电位下拉曼光谱的变化表明, 苯乙炔分子的炔端碳与金属电极成键, 分子垂直吸附于金电极表面. 在所研究的负电位区间内, 分子在电极表面的吸附取向并未随电位发生改变. 电化学现场光谱研究表明, 苯乙炔分子随电位负移, 碳碳叁键被加氢还原. 通过对比苯乙烯的现场表面增强拉曼光谱发现, 在－0.6 V至－1.2 V的电位区间内, 苯乙炔经过中间步骤生成苯乙烯, 最终被完全加氢为苯乙烷.     

金属四苯基卟啉在氧化银和银胶体上的表面增强拉曼光谱研究(英文)

研究了四苯基卟啉金属配合物 (MTPP ;M =Ag ,Cu ,Pd ,Mg)和游离碱 (H2 TPP)在氧化银和银胶体中的表面增强拉曼光谱 (SERS) .在Ag2 O胶体中MTPP和H2 TPP的SERS谱与其普通拉曼谱明显不同 ,可知吸附分子在Ag2 O胶粒表面发生反应所引起 ,况且产物于 4 6 0nm附近有一强烈吸收 ,可知它含有共扼双吡咯发色团 .在OH- 修饰的银胶上也观察到类似的光谱变化 .     

Temperature dependent surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of piperidine in AgBr sol

The temperature dependent surface enhanced Raman (SER) spectra of piperidine in AgBr sols are presented with emphasis on the study of the intensity variation as the temperature increases. Most of the SER intensities decrease as the temperature increases. This is interpreted as due to the increase of the adsorption distance from the sol particle surface. It is also inferred from the various slopes of the decrease in intensity of various modes that there is variation of the SER effect in the dimension of a single bond, i.e. in 1.5 Å. Moreover, from the temperature dependent SER spectra, it is concluded that due to thermal agitation, both axial and equatorial piperidine molecules are adsorbed on the sol particle surface as the temperature increases. The energy difference between these two forms are calculated to be around 20 kcal/mol which is believed to be larger than that in solution due to the adsorption effect. Besides, two peaks at 1390 and 1231 cm⁻¹ show an anomalous positive thermal effect which could be due to the very complicated SERS mechanism. Finally, it is discussed that the temperature dependent SERS study possesses potentiality in revealing the chemical structure near the sol particle and noble metal electrode surfaces.     

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: substrate-related issues

After over 30 years of development, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is now facing a very important stage in its history. The explosive development of nanoscience and nanotechnology has assisted the rapid development of SERS, especially during the last 5 years. Further development of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is mainly limited by the reproducible preparation of clean and highly surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrates. This review deals with some substrate-related issues. Various methods will be introduced for preparing SERS substrates of Ag and Au for analytical purposes, from SERS substrates prepared by electrochemical or vacuum methods, to well-dispersed Au or Ag nanoparticle sols, to nanoparticle thin film substrates, and finally to ordered nanostructured substrates. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the advantages and weaknesses of different methods in preparing SERS substrates. Closely related to the application of SERS in the analysis of trace sample and unknown systems, the existing cleaning methods for SERS substrates are analyzed and a combined chemical adsorption and electrochemical oxidation method is proposed to eliminate the interference of contaminants. A defocusing method is proposed to deal with the laser-induced sample decomposition problem frequently met in SERS measurement to obtain strong signals. The existing methods to estimate the surface enhancement factor, a criterion to characterize the SERS activity of a substrate, are analyzed and some guidelines are proposed to obtain the correct enhancement factor.     

SERS study of the interaction of thiourea with a copper electrode in sulphuric acid solution

The electrochemical interaction of thiourea with a copper electrode in sulphuric acid solution was investigated using Fourier transform Raman and in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. SERS spectra of thiourea at a copper electrode were obtained in solutions containing greater than 5 ppm thiourea; the spectra obtained were consistent with adsorption of the molecule on the copper electrode via the sulphur atom. The SERS spectra provide evidence of complex formation involving thiourea and sulphate species at the electrode surface.     

Correlation of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry acquired from silver nanoparticle substrates

Applying complementary experiments, like laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) and confocal surface-enhanced Raman microscopy, to the same physical sample location has the potential to elucidate the behavior of complex chemical and biochemical systems in ways that are not available to either method applied in isolation. In these experiments surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and LDI-MS are applied to the same sample spot using a common structure, deposited Ag colloids, both as ionization matrix and simultaneously as enhancing media for surface-enhanced Raman scattering of small organic molecules, dyes and lipids, and the behavior is compared. Three compounds-p-aminothiophenol (ATP), rhodamine 6G and cholesterol-which exhibit different strengths of interaction with Ag are examined in detail by correlated SERS and LDI-MS. The related mechanisms of nanoparticle-assisted desorption-ionization and Raman enhancement are explored by correlating mass and Raman spectra. The correlated spectra highlight the manner in which the different test compounds interact with plasmonic metal nanostructures. These coupled studies yield new insight into the transition of analyte from the metal-solution interface to gaseous ions, including, in the case of organothiols, a rich set of mixed clusters that provide chemical insight into the ion formation process.