帽状锌纳米结构的制备及其表面等离子体共振特性

利用真空热蒸发法在二氧化硅纳米粒子单层膜上沉积锌薄膜制备了帽状锌纳米结构. 采用透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)对样品的形貌、结构和光学特性进行了表征和研究. SEM照片表明所得到的复合纳米粒子为不完全包裹的帽状结构, 且其表面较粗糙. XRD分析结果显示在二氧化硅纳米粒子上沉积的锌膜呈多晶六角密堆结构. 吸收光谱研究表明, 帽状锌纳米结构在570～760 nm范围内具有明显的由纵向双极子表面等离子体共振引起的吸收峰, 且随着锌帽层厚度的增加或二氧化硅内核粒径的增大, 该吸收峰逐渐红移; 当内核粒径增大到500 nm时, 帽状锌纳米结构在412 nm附近还出现了一个四极子共振峰.     

Observation of a Quadrupole Surface Plasmon Mode for Au Nanorods: Effects of Surface Roughness and Crystal Facets

This paper describes how the surface roughness and synthetic methods of Au nanorods affect the optical properties that are often associated with localized surface plasmon resonances. We synthesized Au nanorods with different aspect ratios and surface roughness by using two different synthetic strategies to observe surface plasmon resonance bands. One set of nanorods was prepared in high yield by using a seed‐mediated dropwise‐addition method with a growth‐directing surfactant in aqueous solution (Au nanorods in aqueous phase, GNRA). The other set of Au nanorods were synthesized by the electrochemical deposition of Au onto an anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template (Au nanorods by AAO template, GNRT). The length of the nanorods was controlled by changing the total charge that was passed through the cell and their diameter was monitored by changing the diameter of the template channel. The as‐prepared Au nanorods were optimized to observe a quadrupole mode, which is one of the higher‐order surface plasmon bands. Our results showed differences between the optical properties of GNRA and GNRT. The roughness and crystal structure of the Au nanorods affected their optical properties. Smooth and single‐crystal surface on GNRA had larger and sharper peaks than GNRT. The discrete dipole approximation (DDA) method was used to calculate the optical properties of the Au nanorods and these results were in good agreement with our experimental results.     

Efficient Coupling of Solar Energy to Catalytic Hydrogenation by Using Well‐Designed Palladium Nanostructures

A Ru³⁺‐mediated synthesis for the unique Pd concave nanostructures, which can directly harvest UV‐to‐visible light for styrene hydrogenation, is described. The catalytic efficiency under 100 mW cm^?2 full‐spectrum irradiation at room temperature turns out to be comparable to that of thermally (70 °C) driven reactions. The yields obtained with other Pd nanocrystals, such as nanocubes and octahedrons, are lower. The nanostructures reported here have sufficient plasmonic cross‐sections for light harvesting in a broad spectral range owing to the reduced shape symmetry, which increases the solution temperature for the reaction by the photothermal effect. They possess a large quantity of atoms at corners and edges where local heat is more efficiently generated, thus providing active sites for the reaction. Taken together, these factors drastically enhance the hydrogenation reaction by light illumination.     

贵金属纳米材料的液相合成及其表面等离子体共振性质应用

金属中的表面等离子体共振是描述其导带电子在电磁场作用下集体振荡的一个物理概念。金属纳米颗粒由于其表面等离子体共振性质表现出独特的光学应用。本文在相关研究的基础上,综述了具备表面等离子体共振性质的不同形貌及多种复合结构的贵金属纳米材料的制备和应用,并对其发展及应用前景进行了展望。     

贵金属纳米材料的液相合成及其表面等离子体共振性质应用

金属中的表面等离子体共振是描述其导带电子在电磁场作用下集体振荡的一个物理概念。金属纳米颗粒由于其表面等离子体共振性质表现出独特的光学应用。本文在相关研究的基础上,综述了具备表面等离子体共振性质的不同形貌及多种复合结构的贵金属纳米材料的制备和应用,并对其发展及应用前景进行了展望。     

Time‐Dependent Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy of Silver Nanoprisms in the Presence of Halide Ions

Herein, we find that the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectra of silver nanoprisms in the presence of halide ions change gradually with reaction time. The changes in the spectra correspond to the shape transformation of silver nanoprisms. There are threshold concentrations of halide ions that initiate the shape‐transformation reaction. The threshold concentrations for Cl^?, Br^?, and I^? are about 3×10^?4 M , 1×10^?6 M , and 1.5×10^?6 M , respectively. Any concentrations of the added halide ions above these thresholds can eventually etch the silver nanoprisms into nanodisks if the reaction time is long enough. The higher the concentration of the halide ions, the higher the etching rate will be. The kinetics of the shape transformation of the silver nanoprisms can be studied by recording their time‐dependent surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectra on a commercial UV/Vis–NIR spectrometer. The peak positions of in‐plane dipole SPR bands of silver colloids in the presence of chloride and bromide ions can be fitted very well with the biexponential functions. We propose that the fast components of the biexponential behaviors should correlate to the truncating effect on the corners of silver nanoprisms, and the slow component should correlate to the redeposition of the truncated residues onto the basal plane of the nanoplates.     

Time‐Resolved Synchrotron Radiation Excited Optical Luminescence: Light‐Emission Properties of Silicon‐Based Nanostructures

The recent advances in the study of light emission from matter induced by synchrotron radiation: X‐ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) in the energy domain and time‐resolved X‐ray excited optical luminescence (TRXEOL) are described. The development of these element (absorption edge) selective, synchrotron X‐ray photons in, optical photons out techniques with time gating coincide with advances in third‐generation, insertion device based, synchrotron light sources. Electron bunches circulating in a storage ring emit very bright, widely energy tunable, short light pulses (<100 ps), which are used as the excitation source for investigation of light‐emitting materials. Luminescence from silicon nanostructures (porous silicon, silicon nanowires, and Si–CdSe heterostructures) is used to illustrate the applicability of these techniques and their great potential in future applications.     

Close‐Packed Two‐Dimensional Silver Nanoparticle Arrays: Quadrupolar and Dipolar Surface Plasmon Resonance Coupling

Silver nanoparticles (NPs) ranging in size from 40 to 100 nm were prepared in high yield by using an improved seed‐mediated method. The homogeneous Ag NPs were used as building blocks for 2D assembled Ag NP arrays by using an oil/water interface. A close‐packed 2D array of Ag NPs was fabricated by using packing molecules (3‐mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane) to control the interparticle spacing. The homogeneous 2D Ag NP array exhibited a strong quadrupolar cooperative plasmon mode resonance and a dipolar red‐shift relative to individual Ag NPs suspended in solution. A well‐arranged 2D Ag NP array was embedded in polydimethylsiloxane film and, with biaxial stretching to control the interparticle distance, concomitant variations of the quadrupolar and dipolar couplings were observed. As the interparticle distance increased, the intensity of the quadrupolar cooperative plasmon mode resonance decreased and dipolar coupling completely disappeared. The local electric field of the 2D Ag NP array was calculated by using finite difference time domain simulation and qualitatively showed agreement with the experimental measurements.     

Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on a Molecular Ultrathin Film: Tuning the Surface Plasmon Resonance

A number of methodologies for immobilizing metal nanoparticles in 2‐dimensional aggregate structures on various substrates, some with concomitant tuning of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR), have been reported. Many of them involve special functionalization of the nanoparticles, multiple fabrication steps or lengthy procedures. The present study demonstrates that monolayer Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film of a hemicyanine‐based amphiphile with cationic headgroup is an easily fabricated platform for harnessing citrate‐stabilized gold nanoparticles. It is shown that a single immersion step can be used to immobilize the nanoparticles uniformly on large area films and that systematic variation of the immersion time from 10 min to 6 h leads to controlled assembly of the particles and tuning of the SPR band over ～100 nm. A model for the structural reorganization in the LB film that facilitates the assembly of nanoparticles is presented and the advantages of the current methodology over earlier protocols are pointed out. The versatility of LB films in terms of the molecular level control of fabrication it enables and the variety of film structures that can be realized, point to the wide scope for future explorations, expanding upon the present observations.     

分子印迹表面等离子共振传感器在食品安全检测中的最新研究进展

分子印迹聚合物具有空间结构选择性高、稳定性好和制备过程简单等特点,结合表面等离子共振传感器,可用于分子间相互作用和结合特性的研究。随着石墨烯、量子点等纳米材料的出现和广泛应用,基于分子印迹技术的表面等离子共振传感器的灵敏度获得了改善,促进了该技术在食品安全检测领域的快速发展。该文基于分子印迹技术简要介绍了表面等离子共振传感器芯片的制备技术、分析体系及其优点,重点分析了国内外将分子印迹-表面等离子共振传感器用于食品安全检测的最新研究成果,阐释了分子印迹-表面等离子共振技术的优势,并展望了该技术在食品安全分析领域的发展趋势。     

Activation of Oxygen on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Assisted by Surface Plasmon Resonances

Surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) have been found to promote chemical reactions. In most oxidative chemical reactions oxygen molecules participate and understanding of the activation mechanism of oxygen molecules is highly important. For this purpose, we applied surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to find out the mechanism of SPR‐assisted activation of oxygen, by using p‐aminothiophenol (PATP), which undergoes a SPR‐assisted selective oxidation, as a probe molecule. In this way, SPR has the dual function of activating the chemical reaction and enhancing the Raman signal of surface species. Both experiments and DFT calculations reveal that oxygen molecules were activated by accepting an electron from a metal nanoparticle under the excitation of SPR to form a strongly adsorbed oxygen molecule anion. The anion was then transformed to Au or Ag oxides or hydroxides on the surface to oxidize the surface species, which was also supported by the heating effect of the SPR. This work points to a promising new era of SPR‐assisted catalytic reactions.     

基于纳米金Core-satellites等离子体耦合增强效应的汞离子光纤传感器的研究

以DNA杂交双链为联接, 构建纳米金颗粒Core-satellites结构并激发等离子体耦合增强效应,利用Hg2+可与DNA中胸腺嘧啶T形成T-Hg2+-T特异性结构,研制了用于检测水中Hg2+的局域等离子体共振(LSPR)光纤传感器.待测溶液中的Hg2+能够引起富含T的DNA单链折叠,抑制DNA杂交反应,降低等离子体耦合强度,改变LSPR谐振波长.通过检测谐振波长红移变化,实现对Hg2+浓度的定量检测.本方法检测Hg2+的线性范围为5~150 nmol/L, 检出限为3.4 nmol/L (3σ). Zn2+、Mg2+、Pb2+等重金属离子对Hg2+检测无明显干扰作用.实际水样中Hg2+加样回收率为94.2%~105.4%,相对标准偏差<4.8%.     

Fourier Transform Surface Plasmon Resonance (FTSPR) with Gyromagnetic Plasmonic Nanorods

An unprecedented active and dynamic sensing platform based on a LSPR configuration that is modulated by using an external magnetic field is reported. Electrochemically synthesized Au/Fe/Au nanorods exhibited plasmonically active behavior through plasmonic coupling, and the middle ferromagnetic Fe block responded to a magnetic impetus, allowing the nanorods to be modulated. The shear force variation induced by the specific binding events between antigens and antibodies on the nanorod surface is used to enhance the sensitivity of detection of antigens in the plasmonics‐based sensor application. As a proof‐of‐concept, influenza A virus (HA1) was used as a target protein. The limit of detection was enhanced by two orders of magnitude compared to that of traditional LSPR sensing.     

表面等离子体波共振技术应用于气体检测

本文简要介绍了表面等离子体波共振技术的基本原理,重点综述了该技术在气体检测研究中的应用。被检测的气体包括：常见的易燃易爆和有毒气体、有机气体及蒸汽等。通过敏感膜材料的选择和优化、检测装置的改进、制膜方式和工艺条件、薄膜厚度的调整,来提高检测结果的灵敏度、选择性、可逆性、响应时间、脱附时间和重现性等重要参数。将表面等离子体波共振技术和其它技术联用可以在提高检测灵敏度的同时,实现对气体的远程监测。 主要介绍了此技术和光纤技术的联用,此外还讨论了环境特别是湿度和温度对检测结果的影响。     

Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy as a Tool to Study Polyplex‐Glycoaminoglycan Interactions

Summary: This article reports the application of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to monitor the interaction between polymer‐DNA complexes and glycoaminoglycans (GAG). The GAG selected was hyaluronic acid (HA). First a HA derivative containing a disulfide linkage was synthesized, enabling chemisorption onto a gold surface. Next, the interaction between different complexes (prepared using PEI or PDMAEMA) and HA was studied using SPR. This study clearly indicates that GAG‐polyplex interactions depend on the type of polymer selected and on the charge ratio of the polyplexes prepared.

The derivative developed opens up new perspectives in the field of nonviral gene delivery.