Surface enhanced Raman spectra of nucleic acid components adsorbed at a silver electrode

High-resolution vibrational spectra of nucleic acid components adsorbed on a silver electrode were obtained using a spectroelectrochemical method based on the large-intensity enhancement for Raman scattering at electrode surfaces.The laser surface Raman spectra of purine, adenine, adenosine, deoxyadenosine, adenine mononucleotides, adenylyl-3′, 5′-adenosine and polyriboadenylic acid were recorded in the range of 150–3500 cm^?1. The intensities of the vibrational bands were highly dependent upon the electrochemical preparation of the electrode, the applied potential and the nature of the adsorbate species. High-intensity spectra in rather dilute bulk solutions were obtained.The phosphate derivatives of adenosine exhibited strongly enhanced Raman scattering. Spectral band frequencies corresponded closely with normal Raman spectra of these molecules in solution. The adenine ring breathing mode at 740 cm^?1 and the adenine ring skeletal vibration at 1335 cm^?1 produced prominent Raman scattering. A strong band at about 240 cm^?1 for the adenine mononucleotides was attributed to silver/adsorbed phosphate group vibrations.     

Surface enhanced raman spectra of pyridine adsorbed on silver,gold, nickel and platinum metals

Surface enhanced Raman spectra or pyridine adsorbed on Ag, Au, Ni and Pt metals were observed. The intensities of the spectra depended strongly on the excitaation wavelength. The observed peaks are assigned to the bands of chemisorbed pvridines.     

Surface-enhanced raman spectra and molecular orientation of phthalazine adsorbed on a silver electrode

SERS from phthalazine adsorbed on an Ag electrode was investigated under several conditions of applied voltage and solution concentration. Spectral assignments of the Raman bands were successfully performed and two differently oriented adsorbates, i.e. flat and end-on species, were identified. The contribution of the image field to the SERS intensity was considerable.     

Surface enhanced raman and resonance raman spectroscopy in a non-aqueous electrochemical environment: Tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) adsorbed on silver from acetonitrile

This letter reports the first observation of both surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) from the transition metal complex tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium (II), Ru(bpy)₃²⁺, adsorbed on a silver electrode from acetonitrile (ACN). The assignment of these spectra as valid examples of SERS and SERRS in a non-aqueous environment is based on the following criteria: (1) in situ demonstration of monolayer surface coverage of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ using double potential step chronocoulometry (DPSCC); (2) the Raman signals are most intense after surface roughening by anodization; (3) the Raman spectra are potential dependent in the non-faradaic potential region; (4) the measured enhancement factors are greater ilian 10⁶; (5) the surface spectra are frequency shifted relative to their bulk counterpart; and (6) several other molecules also exhibit non-aqueous SERS and SERRS behavior. These results are highly significant in that generality of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy has been extended into the rich domain of nonaqueous electrochemistry.     

Electrochemical processes of meso-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphine at a silver electrode studied by surface-enhanced resonance raman spectroscopy

The potential dependence of surface-enhanced resonance Roman spectra of meso-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphine (TSPP) in 0.05 M H₂SO₄ reveals two electrochemical processes at a silver electrode surface. One which begins around ?0.3 V is interpreted as dissociation of aggregated TSPP to monomers. The other which occurs near ?0.4 V is ascribed to a partial Ag incorporation of TSPP molecules.     

金与银电极表面甘氨酸分子吸附作用的SERS光谱研究

本文利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术研究了甘氨酸在金与银基底表面的吸附作用特征。研究表明甘氨酸分子以COO-的不对称形式吸附于金电极表面,且NH2也是其可能的吸附位点;而在银电极表面,则主要是通过COO-的对称形式而吸附。在此基础上,进一步研究了电极电位与溶液酸碱性对吸附于粗糙化银电极表面甘氨酸分子吸附作用的影响。研究结果表明,甘氨酸分子中去质子化羧基的吸附作用受电位影响较小,而电位对-NH3+吸附作用的影响程度较大。另一方面,溶液pH值对银电极表面的甘氨酸分子吸附行为的影响也较为显著。随着溶液酸性减小羧基倾向于相对于电极表面平行吸附。这是由于随着溶液碱性增大氨基质子化程度的减小,有利于氨基在银电极表面吸附。这将改变分子的吸附构型使其更接近于电极表面。这些变化主要出现在pH值大于10的条件下。     

Surface enhanced Raman spectra of benzotriazole adsorbed on a copper electrode

The surface enhanced Raman spectrum of benzotriazole (BTAH) adsorbed on a copper electrode has been studied as a function of the potential applied to the electrode. The effect of pH and of the type of halide in the electrolyte solution has also been investigated. The presence of some complexes involving Cu(I), benzotriazole or benzotriazolate (BTA^-) and the halide has been characterized. The protective film formed on copper surface, in the presence of benzotriazole, has been identified as cuprous benzotriazolate [Cu(I)BTA].     

Peculiarities of the adsorption behavior of adamantanol-1 on a mechanically renewable silver electrode

Using the method of electrochemical measurements on electrodes with mechanically renewable surface, the adsorption behavior of adamantanol-1 (AdOH) on the Ag electrode interface with solutions of a surface-inactive electrolyte (NaF) is studied. Based on the results of impedance and voltammetric measurements, it is shown that the kinetics of AdOH adsorption in the ideal polarizability potential range (near the zero charge potential) is described within the framework of the mechanism of the quasichemical reaction Ag(H₂O)_ads + AdOH = Ag(AdOH)_ads + H₂O on metal surfaces with energy uniformity. A phenomenological model is proposed that makes it possible to consistently describe the temporal effects on renewable Ag electrodes in the potential range of its initial oxidation in solutions containing AdOH.     

Variation of bond polarizabilities of adsorbed pyrazine molecules on the silver electrode as a function of applied voltage from surface enhanced Raman scattering

An algorithm using the Wolkenstein approximation to calculate the bond polarizabilities of adsorbed pyrazine molecules on the Ag electrode from the surface Raman intensities has been employed. The result shows that the pyrazine molecule is end-on adsorbed on the electrode surface instead of the face-on configuration. The large variation of the CN bond polarizability with applied voltage shows that there is strong perturbation on the ring charge from the electrode and electron sharing between them is expected. The variation of the CC and CH bond polarizabilities is however relatively small. As the applied voltage is shifted toward −0.8 V (with respect to a saturated calomel electrode) the bond polarizabilities decrease, in general, while in the piperidine case the situation is opposite. This may be due to the different behaviour of the aromatic and saturated ring in surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).     

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy study of the potential dependence of thymine on silver electrodes

The potential-induced changes in thymine coordination on polycrystalline silver electrodes are studied by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for potentials positive to the potential of zero charge up to the end of the double layer range. Two distinct sets of spectra could be obtained in the range of potentials studied. Both states correspond to chemisorbed phases of thymine on silver, where a distinct heteroatom is deemed responsible for the bond with the surface. At less positive potentials, one of the ring oxygen atoms is responsible for the chemical bond and the molecule assumes a tilted position. At more positive potentials, one of the ring nitrogen atoms, possibly deprotonated, establishes a new bond with the surface, aligning the molecule's axis closer to the surface normal.This paper is dedicated to Prof. Wolf Vielstich on the occasion of his 80th birthday for his outstanding contributions to electrochemistry     

Voltammetric study of the behavior of amaranth at a mercury thin film electrode on a silver substrate

The voltammetric behavior of amaranth at a mercury thin film electrode on a silver substrate was studied in this paper. It was found that amaranth gave a sensitive reduction peak with the potential of -0.24 V at pH 4.0 in aqueous solution. The mercury thin film electrode on a silver substrate gave good reproducibility and useful life time. The peak currents depended linearly on the concentrations of amaranth from 0 to 100 ppb.     

Effect of silver ions on codischarge of copper and silver at a platinum electrode at the copper underpotentials

Codischarge of copper and silver ions at potentials more positive than the equilibrium potential of the Cu⁺²/Cu system is studied by the voltammetry technique. At the Ag⁺ concentrationc below 10^-7 M, silver ions make no noticeable impact on the formation of a Cu_ad monolayer but decelerate that of supermonolayers of Cu at almost equilibrium potentials. Atc ≥ 4 × 10^-5 M, voltammograms indicate the concurrent adsorption of Cu_ad and Ag_ad and the nucleation and deposition of phase Ag     

Time development of surface enhanced Raman intensities of the adsorbed pyrazine molecules on the silver electrode as the applied voltage varies

In this work,the time development of surface enhanced Raman intensities of the vibrationalmodes involving the ring skeleton and the C—H motions of the pyrazine molecule as the applied voltageon the silver electrode is shifted between -0.2 V and -0.5 V (vs.saturated calomel electrode)isreported.The observation shows that there are two processes of enhancement involved during thisshift of applied voltage.One is vibrational mode dependent while the other is not.The detailedbehavior of these two processes of enhancement is discussed along with the retarded response of theHelmholtz double layer structure to the change of the applied voltage on the electrode.     

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of self-assembled monolayers of 2-mercaptopyridine on a gold electrode

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was used to investigate the structure of self-assembled monolayers of 2-mercaptopyridine (2Mpy) adsorbed on the surface of a roughened polycrystalline gold electrode from either water or 0.1 M aqueous H₂SO₄ at different electrode potential values in 0.5 M aqueous H₂SO₄. A band in the range 215 to 245 cm⁻¹ assigned to a gold-sulfur stretching mode indicates formation of a sulfur-bonded adsorbate of 2Mpy. There is also evidence that 2Mpy is bonded through the nitrogen atom of the pyridine ring forming a chelate-like structure. Results suggest a perpendicular orientation of 2Mpy on the gold surface.     

Surface enhanced Raman scattering investigation of the halide anion effect on the adsorption of 1,2,3-triazole on silver and gold colloidal nanoparticles

The halide anion effect on the adsorption of 1,2,3-triazole on Ag and Au colloidal nanoparticles has been investigated by means of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. To interpret the SERS spectra, the vibrational spectra of 1,2,3-triazole were assigned with the help of density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations of the two tautomers of 1,2,3-triazole, both free and bound to Ag and Au adatoms. Upon addition of halide anions, both tautomers interact with the Ag surface through one nitrogen atom. Analogous behavior is observed in the case of basified Au colloids, whereas at the usual pH of these hydrosols (approximately 6) the adsorption of 1,2,3-triazole is the same of that observed in halide-free colloids.