Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and DFT theoretical studies on the adsorption behavior of plumbagin on silver nanoparticles

The comparative study of normal Raman spectrum with the SERS along with the DFT calculations predicts the adsorption geometry of plumbagin on silver surface. The surface geometry of plumbagin molecule was studied by analysis of the SERS spectra adsorbed on silver colloid surfaces. The large enhancement of inplane ring stretching and C-H in-plane bending modes in the surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectrum indicates that the molecule is adsorbed on the silver surface in a stand-on orientation of PLBN on a silver surface.     

Vibrational spectra of p-chlorobenzaldehyde and its deuterated derivatives

The vibrational modes of parachlorobenzaldehyde are assigned using infrared and Raman spectra, valence force field calculations of normal coordinates, and deuteration effects. Low temperature and isotopic studies show that the band at 310 cm^?1 previously observed as a single band is a closely spaced doublet. One component is assigned as the out-of-plane CCl wagging mode, the other as a mixed CClCHO in-plane bending deformation. A feature of the spectra in all the isotopic parachlorobenzaldehydes is an intense doublet in the 1700 cm^?1 region interpreted as Fermi resonance between a combination band and the carbonyl stretching mode.     

Molecular structure of graphite-polyimide interphases

The molecular orientation of adsorbed polyimides and model compounds with respect to highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surfaces was determined by reflection-absorption infrared (RAIR) spectroscopy. As the thickness of the pyromellitic diimide (PMDI) films decreased, bands near 766 and 729 cm^-1, which were assigned to the CNC out-of-plane bending modes, were relatively strong in the spectra, demonstrating that PMDI was adsorbed flat-down with the imide rings parallel to the HOPG surface. As the thickness of the N,N'-diphenylpyromellitic diimide (DPPMDI) films was decreased, bands near 1785 and 1722 cm^-1 which were assigned to the C=O stretching modes, were relatively strong in the RAIR spectra. Moreover, bands near 869, 841, 742, and 686 cm^-1 attributed to the out-of-plane bending modes of monosubstituted benzene rings became considerably stronger. It was suggested that the DPPMDI molecules nearest to the HOPG surface were adsorbed edge-on with the carbonyl groups perpendicular to the surface and with the monosubstituted benzene rings parallel to the surface. There were significant differences in relative band intensity observed between the transmission and RAIR spectra of polyimides derived from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and oxydianiline (ODA). The band near 1725 cm^-1 due to the C=O stretching mode increased its relative intensity in the RAIR spectra of PMDA/ODA polyimides, while the bands near 1499 and 1237 cm^-1 due to the ODA moieties decreased their relative intensities, implying that PMDA moieties were oriented edge-on with the carbonyl groups perpendicular to the surface and that the ODA moieties were oriented mostly parallel to the surface. However, the RAIR spectra obtained from PMDA and 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)-phenyl]-hexafluoropropane (4-BDAF) polyimides were similar to the transmission spectra of the polyimide, indicating that PMDA/4-BDAF was randomly oriented on the HOPG surface.     

Surface enhanced Raman scattering studies of acetophenone on colloidal silver particles

Intense Raman scattering by acetophenone molecules adsorbed on colloidal silver particles is reported. Greater enhancement is observed for the ring breathing and ring stretching vibrations. The orientation determination analysis shows that the adsorption of acetophenone molecule is neither through its co-ordinating site nor through itsπ-orbital system and there is no strong chemical interaction. However significant intensity enhancement for several vibrations suggests that the contribution is from classical electromagnetic field on the rough surface.     

Surface enhanced infrared spectral investigation of 2,3-bis(chloromethyl)anthracene-1,4,9,10-tetraone on silver nanoparticles

The size effect of silver nanoparticles on photophysical properties of 2,3-bis(chloromethyl)anthracene-1,4,9,10-tetraone (BCMAT) has been investigated using an IR technique. Silver colloids of different sizes have been prepared by two different methods. Mechanisms for adsorption and complex formation have been elucidated from surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectra. The observation shows that BCMAT is adsorbed on silver nanoparticles through a C = O group and that its orientation is stand-on. Surface enhancement factors have been calculated. As the particles decrease in size their total surface area grows, which leads to the gain in the enhancement factor.     

Study on Adsorption States by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract

SERS has been used as a state-resolving probe to study the adsorption states. in the case of pyridine (Py) adsorbed on the Ag electrode surface, the equilibrium and transition between two adsorbed states, i.e., the perpendicular mode adsorbed through the nitrogen lone-pair electrons and the flat mode through the π electrons of the aromatic ring, were studied. It was found that in the low pyridine concentration or the initial stage of adsorption, the flat mode was favored. While the concentration became higher and the adsorption tended to equilibrium, the adsorbed molecules would transit to the perpendicular mode. The similar phenomenon was also observed when changing the applied electric potential and the pH value of the solution. In the case of the adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) on the HNO₃-etched silver surface, the influence of Cl^? ions on the adsorption states of MB was investigated. It showed that MB molecules adsorbed on the silver surface tended to transform from the “lying-down” state to the “end-on” state while adding Cl^? ions.     

Infrared-visible sum frequency generation (SFG) spectra of formate and formic acid on Ni(110) surface

Infrared-visible sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy is applied to the study of structures of adsorbed formate and formic acid on the Ni(110) surface. Vibrational resonance by the CH stretching band of formate was observed at 2948 cm⁻¹ for p-polarized visible and infrared lights. Adsorption of formic acid on the formate-covered Ni(110) surface gave SFG peaks at 2968 and 2900 cm⁻¹ for both p- and s-polarized visible and p-polarized infrared light. These peaks were assigned to the CH and OH stretching modes, respectively. The orientation of the CH axis of adsorbed formate and formic acid is discussed.     

碱性品红分子在正、负电性纳米银上的吸附取向

制备了两种不同电性的纳米银粒子的胶体,发现当碱性品红分子分别吸附的在这两种纳米银上时,其表面增强拉曼谱在谱线的强度及谱线数目上均有有明显的不同。在正电性纳米银上,主要是面内模式得到增强,且碱性品红特征峰的强度是I1589>I1524>I1371。而在负电性纳米银上,面内伸缩模式及面外弯曲模式均得到增强,且碱性品红特征峰的强度是I1588<I1520=I1371,通过分析增强谱的差异表明,分子在这两种不同电性胶态纳米银表面上可能分别以垂直及倾斜方式吸附。     

FT‐IR,FT‐Raman,and computational calculations of 4‐chloro‐2‐(3‐chlorophenyl carbamoyl)phenyl acetate

FT‐IR and FT‐Raman spectra of 4‐chloro‐2‐(3‐chlorophenylcarbamoyl) phenyl acetate were studied. Vibrational wavenumbers and corresponding vibrational assignments were examined theoretically using the Gaussian03 set of quantum chemistry codes and the normal modes are assigned by potential energy distribution (PED) calculations. Simultaneous IR and Raman activation of the CO stretching mode shows the charge transfer interaction through a π‐conjugated path. Optimized geometrical parameters of the title compound are in agreement with the reported values. Analysis of the phenyl ring modes shows that C C stretching mode is equally active as strong bands in both IR and Raman, which can be interpreted as the evidence of intramolecular charge transfer via conjugated ring path and is responsible for hyperpolarizability enhancement leading to nonlinear optical activity. The red‐shift of the NH‐stretching wavenumber in the infrared spectrum from the computed wavenumber indicates the weakening of the NH bond resulting in proton transfer to the neighboring oxygen atom. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of rGO–Ag nanoparticles for high-performance SERS and the adsorption geometry of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole on Ag surface

The sliver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with diameters of 30～50 nm were self-assembled onto the surfaces of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets simply by mixing AgNO₃ aqueous solution and GO dispersion via a synchronous reduction process. Structure and morphology of the rGO–AgNPs hybrids were well characterized. More significantly, the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectrum of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) adsorbed on the solid rGO–AgNPs surface shown that the rGO–AgNPs system gives a very strong SERS intensity at in-plane vibrational modes in comparison to the out-of-plane vibrational modes. This large enhancement effect is most likely a result of charge-transfer (CT) mechanism. Based on the surface selection rules and the information provided by the highly enhanced in-plane vibrational modes, it can be found that MBI molecule was adsorbed on AgNPs surface as a thiol form via the sulphur and nitrogen atoms with a slightly tilted geometric conformation.     

Optically active vibrational modes in the photoluminescence line shape of BDMO-PPV films

In this work we simulate the photoluminescence (PL) spectra of BDMO-PPV thin films prepared by spin-coating technique on glass and on copper, as a function of temperature (12-300 K). Simulations were done using two theoretical models based on (i) the SSH theory where the line shape of the purely electronic transition is partly generated by localized states and partly by delocalized states and (ii) the semi-empirical model containing the coupling between localized molecular excitons and vibrational modes in Franck-Condon approach. Four active vibrational modes have been considered: C-C stretching coupled to a C-H bending of the phenyl ring at 1111.5 cm⁻¹, inter-rings C-C stretching at 1282.2 cm⁻¹, CC stretching coupled to a C-H bending of the vinyl group at 1309.3 cm⁻¹, C-C stretching of the phenyl ring at 1580.2 cm⁻¹. Additional vibrational mode of 403 cm⁻¹ associated with C-C-C out-of-plane bending allowed leastwise for this material to adjust well with the characteristic asymmetry of the purely electronic transition. Finally, application of theoretical models are strongly dependent on the well-resolved PL spectra, i.e., electronic transition peak presented a relatively thinner HWHM and an asymmetric line shape.     

O+DCl→OD+Cl反应的动力学性质研究

利用准经典轨线方法计算了O+DCl→OD+Cl反应的动力学性质.所得到的积分反应截面反映出该反应为典型的放热反应,这与势能面反应路径上没有能垒的特点一致.其微分反应截面的分布表明反应产物的前向散射和后向散射是不对称的,前向散射强于后向散射,因此该反应遵循间接反应机理,此机理通过对反应轨线进行抽样分析得到验证.反映两矢量K-J′相关的分布函数P(θr)和取向系数?P2(J′·K)?值的变化趋势均反映出产物分子OD的取向程度随碰撞能的增加先减弱后增强.反映三矢量K-K′-J′相关的二面角分布函数P(?r)表明产物分子转动角动量具有沿y轴的取向效应,当碰撞能较高时出现了比较明显的沿y轴正向的定向效应.随着碰撞能的增加,产物分子的转动由"平面内"机理向"平面外"机理过渡.     

维生素K3的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

首次报道了维生素K3 (VK3 )分子的常规拉曼光谱 (NRS)及该分子在活性衬底银镜上的表面增强拉曼散射 (SERS) ,并对它的拉曼特征谱带进行了初步的指认和归属。通过对比VK3 的常规拉曼光谱和SERS谱 ,发现VK3 分子吸附在银表面后拉曼散射强度被大大增强了。另外 ,VK3 的羰基与银粒子发生电荷转移后形成负离子自由基 ,碳氧双键打开。受VK3 分子吸附在银镜表面的影响 ,萘环结构发生了很大的扰动 ,导致一些拉曼特征峰产生位移 ,环变形振动对应的拉曼散射强度得到了增强。这些研究结果为SERS技术今后对VK3进行药物检测以及痕量分析方面的应用提供了依据。     

Raman spectral investigations on the binary system (acetic acid N,N‐dimethyl formamide)

Raman spectra of acetic acid (AA), N,N‐dimethyl formamide (DMF) and their binary mixtures with varying mole fraction of the AA were recorded in the region 300–1750 cm⁻¹ to investigate the formation of self‐associated dimer and hydrogen‐bonded complexes in a mixed system. The observed spectral features of the CO stretching mode suggest the formation of self‐association with a smaller aggregation size, and also indicate the presence of repulsive interactions between AA and DMF. The existence of two kinds of AA molecules (free and complex) is elucidated from the splitting of the OC O deformation mode. The intermolecular hydrogen‐bond formation and the possibility of attractive interaction between AA and DMF are also examined from the observed spectral features in the CCO symmetric stretching mode of AA, and CN symmetric stretching mode of DMF. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Probing the structure and Franck–Condon region of protochlorophyllide a through analysis of the Raman and resonance Raman spectra

The structure and Franck–Condon region of protochlorophyllide a, a precursor in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and substrate of the light‐regulated enzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR), were investigated by Raman and resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy. The spectroscopic results are compared to the spectra of the structurally closely related porphyrin model compound magnesium octaethylporphyrin (MgOEP), and interpreted on the basis of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It is shown that the electronic properties of the two porphyrin macrocycles are affected by different vibrational coupling modes, resulting in a higher absorption cross section of protochlorophyllide a in the visible spectral region. Furthermore, a comparison of the Fourier transform (FT)‐Raman and RR spectra of protochlorophyllide a indicates the modes that are resonantly enhanced upon excitation. Based on vibrational normal mode calculations, these modes include C C ring‐breathing and CC stretching vibrations of the porphyrin macrocycle. In particular, the strong band at 1703 cm⁻¹ can be attributed to the CO carbonyl vibration of the cyclopentanone ring, which is attached in conjugation to the π‐electron path of the porphyrin ring system. The enhancement of that mode upon electronically resonant excitation is discussed in the light of the reaction model suggested for the photoreduction of protochlorophyllide a in the POR. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

尼古丁分子的能级结构和光谱计算

研究尼古丁分子的能级结构与光谱特征,对更好地了解尼古丁分子的毒性和药性有理论指导作用.基于密度泛函理论(DFT),本文利用Gaussian 09软件在B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)基组水平上对尼古丁分子进行结构优化,再采用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)在乙醇溶剂中计算尼古丁分子的15个激发态.使用Multiwfn波谱分析软件对分子前线轨道进行计算,并绘制出分子的红外谱图和紫外谱图.通过前线轨道分析可知,尼古丁分子的亲核位点是吡啶环上的C3和N6、亲电位点是吡咯环上的N22.吡啶环上的C-H、N-H键面内伸缩振动峰主要集中在3049～3079 cm~(-1),吡咯环上的甲基、亚甲基的伸缩振动峰主要集中在2796～3005 cm~(-1),其中在2816 cm~(-1)处甲基上C-H键振动峰最为明显,占比43.3%;吡咯环与吡啶环的摆动峰主要集中在1027～1455 cm~(-1),吡啶环的面内振动峰主要集中在1008～1027 cm~(-1),在800 cm~(-1)以下吸收峰都为吡啶环的面外摆动峰.紫外光谱的最大吸收峰位于173.46571 nm处,主要是由基态S0跃迁到激发态S5、S6、S10、S11、S12、S13、S14形成的,其中基态S0跃迁到激发态S11的贡献最大,其余激发态跃迁振子强度小于0.03,为禁阻跃迁.     

NIR‐FT Raman,FT‐IR and surface‐enhanced Raman scattering spectra,with theoretical simulations on chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol (CLM), originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae, is an inhibitor of bacterial ribosomal peptidyl transferase activity. The near infrared Fourier transform (NIR‐FT) Raman, surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectral analyses of CLM, a potential antibacterial drug for the treatment of typhoid fever, were carried out along with density functional computations. The vibrational spectral analysis reveals that the CH₂ asymmetric and symmetric stretching modes are shifted to higher wavenumbers than the computed values, owing to the electronic effects resulting from induction of methylene group with the adjacent electronegative atom. The lowering of CO stretching wavenumber is due to the presence of the strong electronegative atom, nitrogen, attached to the carbonyl carbon, causing large degree of molecular π‐electron delocalization and redistribution of electrons, which weakens the CO bond. The absence of a C H stretching vibration and the observed C H out‐of‐plane bending modes suggest that the CLM molecule may be adsorbed in a flat orientation with respect to the silver surface. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Vibronic states in single molecule electron transport

A scanning tunneling microscope was used to study the electron transport through individual copper phthalocyanine molecules adsorbed on an ultrathin Al(2)O(3) film grown on a NiAl(110) surface. The differential conductance spectra display series of equally spaced features, which are attributed to vibronic states of individual molecules. The coupling of the electron current to the vibronic modes was observed to depend on the structures of the adsorbed molecules. Vibronic features were not observed for molecules adsorbed on the bare NiAl(110) surface due to spectral broadening.     

ESCA study of carbon monoxide and oxygen adsorption on tungsten

The chemisorption of both CO and O₂ on a clean tungsten ribbon has been studied using an ultrahigh vacuum X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. For CO, the energy and intensity of photoemission from O(1s) and C(1s) core levels have been studied for various adsorption temperatures.At adsorption temperatures of ～100 K., the “virgin”-CO state was the dominant adsorbed species. Conversion of this state to more strongly-bound β-CO is observed upon heating the adsorbed layer to ～320K. Thermal desorption of CO at 300?T?640 K causes sequential loss of α₁-CO and α₂-CO as judged by the disappearance of O(1s) and C(1s) photoelectron peaks characteristic of these states.Oxygen adsorption at 300K gives a single main O(ls) peak at all coverages, although at high oxygen coverages there exist small auxiliary peaks at ～2eV lower kinetic energy. The photoelectron C(1s) and O(1s) binding energies observed for these adsorbed species are all lower than for gaseous molecules containing C and O atoms. For CO adsorption states there is a systematic decrease in photoelectron binding energy as the strength of adsorption increases. These observations are in general accord with expectations based on electronic relaxation effects in condensed materials.     

表面增强拉曼光谱和电化学方法研究中性条件下咪唑对镍电极的缓蚀作用

利用表面增强拉曼光谱技术(SERS)研究了咪唑在镍电极表面的吸附机理和吸附方式,并分别比较了镍电极在加入咪唑前后溶液中的循环伏安曲线和极化曲线,计算了其缓蚀效率。结果表明,在镍电极表面,咪唑起到了较好的缓蚀效果;在研究电位区间内所得的SERS谱图中,面内振动峰占据了主导地位,咪唑是以垂直略带倾斜的方式吸附在镍电极表面的;而N—H面内弯曲振动峰(1 173 cm-1)的出现和pH值接近中性的研究体系证明了咪唑是以中性咪唑分子的形式存在;低波数区N—Ni伸缩振动峰(214 cm-1)的出现进一步验证了咪唑通过N原子与镍电极表面略带倾斜的吸附方式。