Plasma-induced formation of Ag nanodots for ultra-high-enhancement surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates

We report here plasma-induced formation of Ag nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) applications. An array of uniform Ag patterned structures of 150 nm diameter was first fabricated on a silicon substrate with imprint lithography; then the substrate was further treated with an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1999. - 23(2007), 9 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 5135-8
1. Verfasser: Li, Zhiyong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Tong, William M, Stickle, William F, Neiman, David L, Williams, R Stanley, Hunter, Luke L, Talin, A Alec, Li, D, Brueck, S R J
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 4-mercaptophenol Phenols Sulfhydryl Compounds Silver 3M4G523W1G Oxygen S88TT14065 Silicon Z4152N8IUI
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Zusammenfassung:We report here plasma-induced formation of Ag nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) applications. An array of uniform Ag patterned structures of 150 nm diameter was first fabricated on a silicon substrate with imprint lithography; then the substrate was further treated with an oxygen plasma to fracture the patterned structures into clusters of smaller, interconnected, closely packed Ag nanoparticles (20-60 nm) and redeposited Ag nanodots ( approximately 10 nm) between the clusters. The substrate thus formed had a uniform ultrahigh SERS enhancement factor (1010) over the entire substrate for 4-mercaptophenol molecules. By comparison, Au patterned structures fabricated with the same method did not undergo such a morphological change after the plasma treatment and showed no enhancement of Raman scattering
Beschreibung:Date Completed 12.06.2007
Date Revised 21.11.2013
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827