Aluminum Film-Over-Nanosphere Substrates for Deep-UV Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopy

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• 作者：Bhavya Sharma ; M. Fernanda Cardinal ; Michael B. Ross ; Alyssa B. Zrimsek ; Sergei V. Bykov ; David Punihaole ; Sanford A. Asher ; George C. Schatz ; Richard P. Van Duyne
• 刊名：Nano Letters
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 14, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：16
• 期：12
• 页码：7968-7973
• 全文大小：500K
• ISSN：1530-6992

文摘

We report here the first fabrication of aluminum film-over nanosphere (AlFON) substrates for UV surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (UVSERRS) at the deepest UV wavelength used to date (λ_ex = 229 nm). We characterize the AlFONs fabricated with two different support microsphere sizes using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, electron microscopy, SERRS of adenine, tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II), and trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)-ethylene, SERS of 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (as a nonresonant molecule), and dielectric function analysis. We find that AlFONs fabricated with the 210 nm microspheres generate an enhancement factor of approximately 10^4–5, which combined with resonance enhancement of the adsorbates provides enhancement factors greater than 10⁶. These experimental results are supported by theoretical analysis of the dielectric function. Hence our results demonstrate the advantages of using AlFON substrates for deep UVSERRS enhancement and contribute to broadening the SERS application range with tunable and affordable substrates.