Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering on Self-assembled Nano Silver Film Prepared by Electrolysis Method

用一种廉价的电解方法制备了纳米银膜,并详细研究了在这种银膜上的表面增强拉曼散射效果．结晶紫为本实验的检测性分子．通过实验发现,这种银膜用便携式拉曼光谱仪测试并计算出的表面增强拉曼散射的增强因子为603,并对结晶紫的最小检出限为0.1 nmol/L     

片状三角形银纳米颗粒的自组织行为与光学特行

用化学方法制备了一种规则的片状三角形银纳米颗粒,边长为100±10nm,厚度约为30nm.紫外-可见光谱分析表明了三角形银纳米颗粒形貌的完整性.颗粒表面修饰的有机分子,使三角形银纳米颗粒在碳膜上自组织形成二维单层膜,在硅片上形成高取向银膜,该银膜对吡啶分子具有很强的表面增强拉曼散射效应,增强因子可达108.     

片状三角形银纳米颗粒的自组织行为与光学特性

用化学方法制备了一种规则的片状三角形银纳米颗粒，边长为100±10nm，厚度约为30nm.紫外可见光谱分析表明了三角形银纳米颗粒形貌的完整性.颗粒表面修饰的有机分子，使三角形银纳米颗粒在碳膜上自组织形成二维单层膜，在硅片上形成高取向银膜，该银膜对吡啶分子具有很强的表面增强拉曼散射效应，增强因子可达108.     

纳米结构Si表面增强拉曼散射特性研究

为了实现低成本高灵敏度的表面增强拉曼散射效应,制备了一种基于硅表面纳米结构的表面增强拉曼散射效应（SERS）衬底。首先利用低能反应离子注入的方法对单晶硅进行表面处理,制作高陡值度的墙壁结构。然后采用电子束蒸发的方式在硅片表面蒸镀银膜,高密度的银纳米点阵列出现在侧壁表面,形成大量的热点。实验采用罗丹明6G（R6G）作为探针分子进行表征,发现获得最强拉曼信号的银膜厚度为40 nm,R6G的探测极限能达到10^-14 mol/L;同时分析衬底的重复性和稳定性,发现在614 cm^-1和1 650 cm^-1处的拉曼信号特征峰的相对标准偏差分别达到12.3%和14.3%,保存一个月的衬底测得的拉曼信号强度保持不变。本研究提供了一种操作简单、成本低的制备高灵敏度增强拉曼效应衬底的方法,制备的衬底具有高信号可重复性和高稳定性的优点。     

全息干版银膜的制备、表征及其SERS活性的研究

报道了一种新的制备SERS基底的方法。通过对全息干版进行曝光、显影和定影,获得了具有良好稳定性的固体银膜。用紫外-可见光谱测量其表面等离子体共振吸收,发现其吸收谱线在420 nm处存在银粒子的特征吸收峰,且吸收峰具有较窄的半峰宽,这表明采用该方法制备的银膜表面分布着大小均一的银粒子。用扫描电子显微镜对其表面粒子形貌进行表征,发现银粒子分布均匀且平均粒径为100 nm左右。同时以结晶紫为探针分子测量了该银膜的表面增强拉曼光谱,结果表明该银膜具有良好的表面增强拉曼散射活性。采用这种方法制备的银膜稳定性好且易于保存,在常温下空气中放置数月,仍能保持原有的表面增强拉曼散射活性。     

六氢吡啶的表面增强拉曼散射研究

表面增强拉曼光谱在化学、生物及表面科学等领域都有广泛应用, 因此六氢吡啶的表面增强拉曼光谱的研究具有重要意义。实验用法国JOBIN YVON公司的光谱仪测定了六氢吡啶的正常拉曼光谱及其在银溶胶、银膜表面的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS), 确保了实验结果的可靠性。利用表面增强拉曼散射技术研究了六氢吡啶的拉曼谱, 对它的拉曼峰进行了指认, 并得出了在银表面的吸附方式。同时分析了六氢吡啶在银溶胶及银膜表面拉曼散射光强增强程度不同的原因。     

人血红细胞在纳米银膜上的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

将硝酸银和聚乙烯醇加入去离子水中混合后作为电解液,以紫外光激发,用银棒电解得到纳米银膜。用扫描电镜观测纳米银的形貌,发现银膜上的颗粒是紧靠在一起的。以该纳米银膜为基底,用便携式拉曼光谱仪对4个正常人和7个白血病人的血红细胞样品进行了表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱的检测。实验中发现,该纳米银膜对人血红细胞的拉曼散射光谱具有较好的增强的效果和较好的重复性。比较正常人与白血病人血红细胞的SERS谱,存在明显的差别,7个白血病人血红细胞样品在1385 cm-1(吡咯四分之一环伸缩振动)处SERS峰消失,在1425 cm-1处的谱线(CαCm的对称伸缩振动)变宽和变强,对可能的原因进行了分析。     

甲氰菊酯在纳米银膜上的SERS光谱检测

本文将聚乙烯醇(PVA)包覆的纳米银粒子组装在铝片表面形成的纳米银薄膜作为表面增强拉曼散射基底,使用扫描电镜对纳米银膜的表面形貌进行了表征。同时采用近红外激光(785nm)作为激发光对甲氰菊酯的丙酮溶液(10-4~10-7 mol/L)进行了近红外表面增强拉曼散射(NIR-SERS)光谱检测。结果表明该方法对甲氰菊酯的检测极限为10-6 mol/L。最后对甲氰菊酯的NIR-SERS光谱重现性进行了检测,即分别检测了浓度为10-4 mol/L和10-5 mol/L的甲氰菊酯丙酮溶液各6个样品,实验结果表明该纳米银膜在检测甲氰菊酯时体现出了较好的重复性。     

以PAA为模板制备SERS基底及对三聚氰胺的检测

采用热蒸镀的方法直接在多孔氧化铝(porous anodic alumina,PAA)模板上蒸镀几微米的银膜,然后在HCl溶液中溶解掉模板,得到表面具有纳米尺度规则结构的银膜作为表面增强拉曼散射(surface-en-hanced Raman spectra,SERS)基底,并在该基底上测量了吡啶溶液(0.01 mol.L-1)的增强拉曼光谱,发现平均增强因子大于105。与直接在载玻片上蒸镀的银膜相比,具有纳米尺度规则结构银膜的增强效果提高了30倍。改变激发光功率测量吡啶的拉曼光谱,和普通拉曼散射一样,增强拉曼光谱的峰值强度随激发光强度线性变化,并在该基底上测量了三聚氰胺的拉曼光谱,发现在1 mW的激发功率下对于三聚氰胺的检出限为2.5 mg.L-1。     

胞嘧啶核苷在纳米银膜上的NIR-SERS光谱检测

采用一种高活性的纳米银膜作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底,以近红外激光(785 nm)作为激发光源,对胞嘧啶核苷(胞苷)水溶液(10-2～10-8 mol·L-1)进行了近红外表面增强拉曼散射(NIR-SERS)光谱检测。实验结果表明,当胞苷水溶液浓度等于或低于10-7 mol · L-1时,可在300～2 000 cm-1范围内获得信噪比较好的NIR-SERS光谱。将胞苷水溶液(10-2～10-5 mol · L-1)分别滴在10片不同的纳米银薄膜上进行检测,结果表明该纳米银膜体现出了较好的光谱重现性。通过对纳米银膜表面形貌进行表征发现聚乙烯醇(PVA)包覆的纳米银颗粒在铝片表面形成“草状”结构。并通过对吸附了胞苷分子的纳米银膜进行紫外-可见光反射光谱检测,发现在800 nm处出现等离子共振峰。因此采用785 nm的近红外激光作为激发光时,该体系能够体现出强烈的表面等离子共振(surface plasmon resonance, SPR)特性。同时采用DFT-B3LYP/6-311G对胞苷分子进行了拉曼光谱计算,计算所采用入射光波长为785 nm,通过计算结果与实验测得的胞苷固体的拉曼光谱对比发现在300～2 000 cm-1范围内两者匹配得较好,进而对其振动进行了归属。最后通过比较胞苷的拉曼光谱和NIR-SERS光谱对胞苷分子在纳米银膜上的可能吸附方式进行了分析。分析结果表明胞苷分子主要为其核糖部分吸附纳米银颗粒上,同时该分子的17NH₂基团可能靠近局域电磁场增强区域。     

化学淀积银膜上卤素电解质对吡啶的表面增强喇曼散射(SERS)的影响

本文是载玻片上化学沉淀1000左右粗糙度的银膜,对其吡啶/KX/H_2O 体系(x=F~-,Cl~-,Br~-,I~-)的 SERS 光谱进行了实验研究。分析了不同的卤素电解质,其SERS 光谱峰值大小、位移及吸附态的变化。实验表明:适当的卤素电解质和吡啶的共吸附是产生 SERS 的必要条件。     

水稻白叶枯病菌生理小种在纳米银膜上的表面增强拉曼光谱初探

用硝酸银和聚乙烯醇混合溶液作为电解液,把载玻片放入电解液中,用银棒作为电极在直流电压下电解1 h,使载玻片在电解出的银胶中静置12 h后,取出晾干,即得制备的银膜。用便携式拉曼光谱仪测得在银膜上的白叶枯病菌7个生理小种的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)。7个生理小种分别是1-YN1, 2-YN7, 3-YN11, 4-GD414, 5-SCYC6, 6-HEN11, 7-FWJ, 7个生理小种的SERS谱在峰位及峰的相对强度上都有很多差别。这可用于生理小种的鉴别。因为银膜上的纳米银颗粒是银胶中银颗粒的聚合体,这种聚合体大大缩小了纳米银之间的距离,从而产生了很强的电磁增强作用。电解法制备的银膜价格低廉,增强效果好,普通实验室便可以制备。此研究为快速、方便检测白叶枯病菌不同生理小种提出了一种新的方法,对白叶枯病的防治具有重要的意义。     

纳米银组装结构的表面增强荧光效应

采用表面自组装技术,在玻片表面构筑银纳米粒子二维组装结构.银纳米粒子组装结构的吸收光谱表明银粒子表面等离子体共振与粒子间电磁偶合密切相关,偶极子表面等离子体共振更为敏感而发生较大位移.在银纳米粒子组装结构上,荧光素分子的荧光得到极大增强,其表面增强效应强烈依赖于组装金属粒子的表面等离子体共振.     

半胱氨酸作为耦联剂制备的纳米银膜上的SERS研究

在直流10V电压下电解聚乙烯醇和硝酸银的混合液3h制备纳米银胶,将经过半胱氨酸修饰后的载玻片浸入银胶24h制得纳米银膜。用紫外可见分光光度计对银胶进行了观测,由于其吸收峰半高宽较窄可知银胶中纳米银颗粒粒径分布较为均匀。同时,使用扫描电镜对银膜进行了表征。通过对半胱氨酸分子SERS信号的分析得出了纳米银粒子在玻璃表面上可能的组装方式。以结晶紫(Crystal Violet)和孔雀石绿(Malachite Green)作为探测分子,采用便携式拉曼光谱仪测得两种分子不同浓度下的SERS谱。发现该方法所制得的纳米银膜有很好的表面增强效果。最后分析了半胱氨酸分子SERS信号对探针分子光谱的影响。     

Integral fluorescence enhancement by silver nanoparticles controlled via PMMA matrix

The metal-enhanced fluorescence is measured with different thickness of emission film. Silver nanoparticles are immobilized on glass slide by chemical self-assembly method. Rhodamine B molecules are dispersed in the polymer matrix of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), then spin coated on prepared silver particles substrate with different thickness from 15 nm to 70 nm. The enhanced fluorescence is observed depending on the thickness of emission film since the average distance between rhodamine B molecules and silver nanoparticles is altered by the PMMA matrix. The 5-fold enhancement is attained. The experiment was explained qualitatively by an integral fluorescence enhancement.     

Structural and morphological characterization of chemically deposited silver films

Silver thin films were deposited on glass slide substrates at room temperature by the chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique, using silver nitrate (AgNO₃) as Ag⁺¹ source and triethanolamine [(N(CH₂CH₂OH)₃)] as the complex reductor agent. We determined the conditions of the CBD process to obtain homogeneous, opaque silver films with good adhesion to the substrate and white coloration. The silver films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The results show that the films are composed of several layers with different morphology depending on the deposition time. In all the cases, the crystalline structure of the films was the face cubic centered phase with a moderate [111] texture. Strains and stresses were calculated by the Vook-Witt grain interaction model.     

Effects of solid substrate on the SERS‐based immunoassay: a comparative study

A comparative study of the solid substrates used in surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based immunoassay is made in this paper. Five different substrates were prepared and divided into two groups with and without SERS activity. They are (1) a poly‐L ‐lysine slide, (2) a glutaraldehyde (GA)‐aminosilane slide, (3) a substrate assembled with silver nanoparticles, (4) a substrate assembled with silver nanoparticles and functionalized with GA–aminosilane and (5) a substrate assembled with gold nanoparticles, of which the first two are substrates are without SERS activity and the latter three are with SERS activity because of the existence of the metallic nanoparticles. The SERS experimental results show that the immunoassay performed on an SERS‐active substrate is more effective than that employing the inactive substrate. Among the inactive substrates, the GA–aminosilane slide with a better ability for antibody immobilization leads to a more sensitive immunoassay than the poly‐L ‐lysine slide. Moreover, for SERS‐based immunoassay, the substrate with assembled silver nanoparticles has an advantage of higher SERS enhancement capacity over the substrate assembled with gold nanoparticles. This work indicates that SERS‐active substrates play important and positive roles in sensitive SERS‐based immunoassay. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Plastic Versus Glass Support for an Immunoassay on Metal-Coated Surfaces in Optically Dense Samples Utilizing Directional Surface Plasmon-Coupled Emission

We compared plastic (polycarbonate) and high-quality glass support materials for gold-coated slides, when performing a model immunoassay against rabbit IgG using fluorescently labeled (AlexaFluor-647) anti-rabbit IgG, and detecting surface plasmon-coupled emission (SPCE) signals. Both, glass and plastic slides were simultaneously coated with a 48-nm layer of gold and protected with a 10-nm layer of silica. The maximum SPCE signal of AlexaFluor-647 was only two- to three-fold smaller on plastic slides than on glass slides. A small difference in the SPCE angles on glass (θ _F = 55°) and plastic (θ _F = 52.5°) slides was observed and can be explained with a slightly smaller refractive index of the plastic. We have not found any difference in the angle distribution (sharpness of the fluorescence signal at optimal SPCE angle) for the plastic slide compared to the glass slide. The kinetics of binding was monitored on the plastic slide as well as on the glass slide. Optically dense samples, a 4% red blood cell suspension and a 15% hemoglobin solution, are causing a reduction in the immunoassay SPCE signal by approximately 15% and three times, respectively, and the percentage of the reduction is the same for plastic and for glass slides. We believe that plastic substrates can be readily used in any SPCE assay, with only marginally lower total signal compared to high-quality glass slides.     

Electrochemical study of the silver-sodium substitution in a borosilicate glass

The study of the silver for sodium ions substitution kinetics is carried out using an electrochemical set-up. A silver metal anode, a reference and counter electrode are deposited as thin films on a 0.6 SiO₂-0.2 B₂O₃-0.2 Na₂O glassy electrolyte. The anode dissolution is studied by a chronoamperometric method. The generally proposed interdiffusion models assuming constant diffusion coefficients for both Ag⁺ and Na⁺ cations are not able to justify the experimental voltage time dependence. The deviation from theoretical predictions can be minimised by assuming a mixed cation effect in the glass, taking into account a concentration dependence of the Ag⁺ and Na⁺ diffusion coefficients.     

Self-assembled silver nanoparticles in glass microstructured by poling for SERS application

A simple technique to fabricate microchannels in glasses with self-assembled silver nanoparticles (NPs) in the channels is presented. It combines thermal-electric poling of silver-to-sodium ion-exchanged glass slides with a patterned anodic electrode, formation of the microchannels via selective etching off the unpoled slide regions, and hydrogen annealing. The annealing results in the growth of NPs only on the bottom of the channels. The studies performed allowed optimizing the channels’ depth and NPs surface density for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) based sensing and microfluidic applications. We have demonstrated that the formed NPs allow detection of 1/20 of BPE (1,2-Di(4-pyridyl)ethylene 97%) monolayer, the evaluated Raman enhancement factor being ~4·10⁷. The proposed approach based on the glass poling allowed us the fabrication of ~1 μm deep channels and easy multiplication of the structures because the anodic electrodes used for the poling are capable of multiple usage.