Halide‐ion‐assisted increase of surface‐enhanced hyper‐Raman scattering: a clear observation of the chemical effect

We show that the increase of surface‐enhanced hyper‐Raman scattering (SEHRS) intensity of organic dye molecules adsorbed on single silver (Ag) colloid aggregate in the presence of halide ions is a direct evidence of the chemical effect in the enhancement mechanism. Time‐dependent SEHRS measurements before and after adding halide ions enabled us to distinctly observe the chemical effect. The presence of the halide ions results to a more stable chemical interaction between metal and dye molecule, making it more resistant against photodegradation effects. This study can contribute in elucidating the chemical effect mechanism and aid in the development of SEHRS as a useful spectroscopic tool. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Strong quadrupole interaction of light with molecules and its manifestation in surface-enhanced hyper-Raman scattering spectra

The possibility of the giant enhancement of hyper-Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on rough metal surfaces is demonstrated. The theory is based on the qualitative consideration of electromagnetic field enhancement near some model rough surfaces and individual irregularities, as well as on the quantum-mechanical features of dipole and quadrupole interactions of light with molecules (as in the theory of surface-enhanced Raman scattering), proposed by the author. A consideration of symmetric molecules makes it possible to obtain selection rules for surface-enhanced hyper-Raman scattering (SEHRS) spectra and establish such a regularity as the occurrence of strong forbidden lines (which are due to totally symmetric vibrations); these lines are transformed according to unitary irreducible representation in molecules with the symmetry groups C _nh , D, and higher. An analysis of the data in the literature for trans-1,2-bis (4-pyridyl)ethylene and pyridine molecules shows that their spectra can be explained in terms of the dipole-quadrupole theory of SEHRS. At the same time, the analysis of the SEHRS spectra of pyrazine revealed the presence of strong forbidden bands due to totally symmetric vibrations. This finding substantiated the proposed theory, which makes it possible to interpret the entire spectrum in detail. These results are in good agreement with the general mechanism of the optical effects enhanced by molecules adsorbed on metal surfaces, which was developed by the author.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of methyl <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-hydroxy benzoate: A molecular orientational study

The surface geometry of a methyl p-hydroxy benzoate (MPHB) molecule was studied by analysis of the SERS spectra adsorbed on silver colloid surfaces. For a reliable analysis of the SERS spectrum, we also performed density functional theoretical calculations. The large enhancement of the in-plane ring-stretching and ring-stretching modes in the surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectrum indicates that the molecule is adsorbed on the silver surface in a stand on orientation of MPHB on a silver 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.     

噻菌灵在纳米银胶表面吸附的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

噻菌灵(TBZ)属苯并咪唑类杀菌剂,容易在水果、蔬菜及相应的果蔬饮品中形成有毒残留。基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的量子化学计算方法和表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术,从理论和实验角度系统研究了噻菌灵在纳米银胶粒子表面的吸附行为和增强效应。采用柠檬酸钠还原法制备了具有表面增强拉曼散射活性的银纳米溶胶,并对水相的噻菌灵进行了SERS光谱研究。利用TBZ-Ag₄四种吸附模型对噻菌灵与银纳米溶胶的相互作用进行了理论分析。结合FT-Raman光谱和B3LYP/6-311G(d)理论计算的结果,借助Gaussian View5.0程序的图形化功能,对噻菌灵分子的振动模式、FT-Raman振动光谱和SERS光谱进行了系统的指认。研究结果表明：噻菌灵分子的所有原子在同一平面上,属于Cs对称性;其在银纳米溶胶表面具有十分显著的表面增强拉曼活性;分子中的S原子与银胶粒子发生吸附作用,并通过该分子的长轴方向垂直于银纳米银胶表面;可利用SERS光谱方法对痕量的噻菌灵进行快速检测。为研究噻菌灵的特性以及其快速检测提供了理论和实验依据。     

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.     

Fabrication and characterization of SERS‐active silver clusters on glassy carbon

In this article, a novel technique for the fabrication of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active silver clusters on glassy carbon (GC) has been proposed. It was found that silver clusters could be formed on a layer of positively charged poly(diallyldimethylammonium) (PDDA) anchored to a carbon surface by 4‐aminobenzoic acid when a drop containing silver nanoparticles was deposited on it. The characteristics of the obtained silver clusters have been investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), SERS and an SERS‐based Raman mapping technique in the form of line scanning. The AFM image shows that the silver clusters consist of several silver nanoparticles and the size of the clusters is in the range 80–100 nm. The SERS spectra of different concentrations of rhodamine 6G (R6G) on the silver clusters were obtained and compared with those from a silver colloid. The apparent enhancement factor (AEF) was estimated to be as large as 3.1 × 10⁴ relative to silver colloid, which might have resulted from the presence of ‘hot‐spots’ at the silver clusters, providing a highly localized electromagnetic field for the large enhancement of the SERS spectra of R6G. The minimum electromagnetic enhancement factor (EEF) is estimated to be 5.4 × 10⁷ by comparison with the SERS spectra of R6G on the silver clusters and on the bare GC surface. SERS‐based Raman mapping technique in the form of line scanning further illustrates the good SERS activity and reproducibility on the silver clusters. Finally, 4‐mercaptopyridine (4‐Mpy) was chosen as an analyte and the lowest detected concentration was investigated by the SERS‐active silver clusters. A concentration of 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ M 4‐Mpy could be detected with the SERS‐active silver clusters, showing the great potential of the technique in practical applications of microanalysis with high sensitivity. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Silver nanoparticle coverage dependence of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

We report surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from 4-mercaptopyridine adsorbed on nanotextured silver surfaces as the coverage of silver is varied. The degree of surface enhancement is strongly dependent on silver coverage and correlated to the extinction of the surface at the Raman excitation wavelength, that extinction being determined by multiparticle surface plasmon resonances. The coverage dependence of the Raman intensity is consistent with signals being dominated by molecules at junctions inside nanoparticle aggregates where electromagnetic energy is localized into “hot spots” by interactions of the incident and scattered fields with the surface plasmons. The Raman intensity drops precipitously near the conductivity percolation threshold because these hot spots are destroyed when conducting paths allow plasmons to propagate. Our approach to substrate preparation provides clean surfaces with average enhancements ≥10⁷, an order of magnitude larger than typical for SERS. PACS 78.67.-n; 78.68.+m; 33.20.Fb     

P-thiocresol 吸附在银纳米粒子表面系统的表面增强拉曼散射和表面增强共振拉曼散射的增强研究

文中从实验和计算两方面报道了在514.5 nm激发光下P-Thiocresol吸附在银胶表面系统的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS).文中分析了它的增强机制,发现增强主要来自于电磁场增强.如果考虑距离为2nm的两个银纳米粒子的耦舍效应,两粒子之间的SERS的电磁场增强为7.16 × 107.静态化学增强亦起到部分增强作用,它的增强倍数为6.所以,总的SERS增强,包括静态化学增强和电磁场增强,是Gtotal=Gsc ×GEM=4.4×108.我们也理论地研究了此系统的表面增强共振拉曼散射(SERRS).当激发光与P-Thiocresol-Ag3系统的激发态共振时,电荷转移机制(化学增强)也将起到重要作用,最强的增强可迭106.我们使用电荷密度将激发光下p-Thlocresol和Ag团簇问的电荷转移结果可视化,这是电荷转移的直接理论证据.对于SERRS增强,包括电荷转移和电磁场增强机制,能达到1013.     

表面增强的分子间能量转移效应

研究了粗糙金属银表面对分子间能量转移效应的影响，实验观察到吸附分子增强的敏化荧光，结合表面局域电磁理论分析表明，吸附于银表面的分子间非辐射能量转移率被增强１０＾２倍，证实了表面增强的分子间能量转移效应的存在。     

Synthesis of indium–silver bimetallic nanocomposites for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

We report on the synthesis of indium–silver bimetallic nanocomposites by chemical reduction method under atmospheric condition and their activity for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). It is found that the indium–silver bimetallic nanocomposites have better SERS activity with larger enhancement factors (EF) than pure silver nanoparticles with similar size. The SERS EF can reach 10⁷ for 4-mercaptobenzoic acid and 10⁹ for crystal violet and rhodamine 6G adsorbed on the nanocomposites and the detection limits can be at least down to 10^?7 and 10^?10 M, respectively. The results demonstrate that the indium–silver bimetallic nanocomposites are promising as SERS substrate for a myriad of chemical and biological sensing applications.     

SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING STUDY ON NON-ACTIVITY OF Ag-Cl CLUSTERS

The non-active mechanism of Ag-Cl clusters in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was discussed on the basis of the study of the interaction and adsorption competition of chlorions with a series of compounds: benzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and m-hydroxybenzoic acid on silver surface. As a result of the addition of chlorions, the SERS signals of these molecules were sharply and rapidly reduced and quenched in intensity. The change of Raman bands at 1644 cm^-1 for benzoic acid, and at 1636 cm^-1 for p-hydroxybenzoic acid and m-hydroxybenzoic acid, before and after the addition of chlorions, indicated the desorption process of these adsorbed molecules, and the adsorption behavior of the molecules remaining adsorbed on the silver surface.     

混合正、负电性银胶体系的表面增强拉曼散射活性研究

通过化学还原的方法分别制备了具有正、负电性的纳米银胶 .利用透射电子显微镜表征了正、负电性银胶以及混合银胶体系中加入碱性品红分子后的聚集行为 .通过测定碱性品红分子在正、负电性银胶以及混合银胶体系中的表面增强拉曼光谱的变化 ,探讨了不同电性银胶基底对碱性品红表面增强拉曼活性的影响 .实验结果表明 ,混合溶胶体系所具有的不同于单一溶胶的聚集特性能有效的改善单银胶体系的表面增强拉曼散射活性 .     

IR absorption and surface-enhanced Raman spectra of the isoquinoline alkaloid berberine

We present the IR absorption and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of the isoquinoline alkaloid berberine adsorbed on a silver hydrosol and on the surface of a silver electrode for different potentials. Based on quantum chemical calculations, for the first time we have assigned the vibrations in the berberine molecule according to vibrational mode. The effect of the potential of the silver electrode on the geometry of sorption of the molecule on the surface is considered, assuming a short-range mechanism for enhancement of Raman scattering. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 31–36, January–February, 2007.     

苯甲酸、邻羟基苯甲酸和对羟基苯甲酸在银胶粒中的表面增强喇曼散射

在银胶体中进行了苯甲酸、邻羟基苯甲酸(又名水扬酸)和对羟基苯甲酸的表面增强喇曼散射。得到并分析了这三种分子的增强喇曼谱。这三个分子都含有ν(C—CO₂^-)伸缩振动。水扬酸和对羟基苯甲酸是同分异构体,都含有ν(C—OH)伸缩振动,但处于不同位置上。借此我们分析了相对于表面不同距离和不同取向下的增强因子变化,并与纯电磁理论的球形颗粒模型进行了比较。发现了明显的分歧,讨论了可能的原因。还讨论了凝聚对增强因子的影响,并提出了控制胶体凝聚的可能途径。 关键词：     

The Effect of L-Cysteine on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Malachite Green in Silver Colloids

ABSTRACT

Colloidal silver nanoparticles were prepared by a simple chemical reduction method. The effect of L-cysteine on the surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity of colloidal silver nanoparticles was investigated by using malachite green as a probe molecule. It was found that the surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity of colloidal silver nanoparticles was improved tremendously with the help of L-cysteine. The possible reasons for this enhancement effect were given. Specifically, in silver colloidal solution, no surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectrum of malachite green was observed at a relatively low concentration (≤2.5 × 10^?5 mol/L). However, well-resolved and high-quality surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectra of malachite green were successfully obtained after the addition of L-cysteine to silver colloids, and the minimum detection limit for malachite green was down to 10^?8 mol/L.     

一种具有较强表面增强喇曼散射效应的纳米银粒子

制备出一种新的纳米银溶胶,与传统银溶胶相比,不仅可见光透过率高,而且还有较强的表面增强喇曼散射(SERS)效应.当阴、阳离子型分子分别吸附于其表面上时,喇曼与传统银胶相比表观增强分别约为400倍、70倍.     

Dependence of surface-enhanced Raman scattering from Calf thymus DNA on anions

Dependence of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from Calf thymus DNA on anions is investigated.With the silver colloid,the bands at 732,960 and 1333 cm-1 for adenine (A),1466 cm-1 for deoxyribose,and 1652 cm-1 for the C=O group of thymine (T) are observably enhanced.With the presence of the Cl- or SO42- anions,the bands at 732 and 1326/1329 cm-1 for the symmetric stretching and skeletal vibrational modes of adenine (A) are dramatically enhanced,and the enhancement effect with the SO24- ion is more than that with the Cl- ion.The experimental results show that the DNA molecule can be adsorbed on the silver colloid particles through the C6N and N7 of adenine (A),the C=O of thymine (T) and deoxyribose.Moreover,the formed hydrogen bonding of the Cl- or S2O4- ions to the C6NH2 group of adenine (A) can induce larger C6N electronegativity,which is favor for the C6N/N7 cooperative adsorption on the (Ag) n colloid particles.     

应用银溶胶膜探测水中抗生素的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

以自组装法制备的银溶胶膜为表面增强拉曼散射活性基底实现了对水中抗生素的痕量检测。采用微波加热法制备银溶胶,自组装法制备银溶胶膜。通过改变银溶胶的pH值及镀膜的次数,研究其对抗生素增强效果的影响。实验发现,采用不同pH值的银溶胶镀膜所获得的银溶胶膜的增强效果有很大差异,当银溶胶pH=4,且镀膜次数为五次时,增强效果最佳。以此银溶胶膜为基底对三种抗生素(氯霉素、环丙沙星、恩诺沙星)进行了SERS检测,可以检测到的最低浓度分别为120,15,120 nmol·L-1。结果表明,利用改进方法制备的银溶胶膜,可以对水中抗生素进行痕量检测,为实现养殖水中残留抗生素的检测提供了方法。     

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of morphine in silver colloid

We report the surface-enhanced Raman （SERS） spectra of morphine in silver colloid, and study the silver colloid enhanced effects on the Raman scattering of morphine. The Raman bands of morphine are assigned to certain molecule vibrations. The broad band in the long-wavelength region of the electronic absorption spectra of the sol with added adsorbent at certain concentrations has been explained in terms of the ag- gregation of the colloidal silver particles. The potential applications of SERS in quantitative measurement of the morphine samples are demonstrated. By using a proper Raman band of morphine, the detection limit of morphine in silver sol is found to be 1.5 ng/ml. The result suggests that it is of great significance to use SERS in illicit drug morphine inspection.