Two-Dimensional Array of Silica Particles as a SERS Substrate
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- 作者：Dane Christie ; John Lombardi ; Ilona Kretzschmar
- 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：May 1, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：118
- 期：17
- 页码：9114-9118
- 全文大小：265K
- 年卷期：v.118,no.17(May 1, 2014)
- ISSN：1932-7455
文摘
We present the observation of size-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) for crystal violet (CV) adsorbed on a monolayer of hexagonally close-packed silica spheres. Enhancement factors on the order of 104 are estimated based on the ratio of the number of CV molecules excited in solution to those on the surface of the monolayer array. The proposed enhancement mechanism is that of delocalized surface plasmon resonance over the monolayer array. Plasmon resonances of silica spheres are calculated using Mie theory for light scattering and experimentally validated with UV鈥搗is absorption spectra. There is an excellent agreement between the observed spectrum from the monolayer arrays and a single particle calculated spectrum. This work points the way to utilize silica particles as a viable alternative to current SERS substrates as well as illustrates the importance of surface plasmon resonances from photonic crystals in the SERS of semiconductors.