The preparation of silver nanoparticle decorated silica nanowires on fused quartz as reusable versatile nanostructured surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates

Jih Shang Hwang*, Kuan Yu Chen, Shih Jay Hong, Shih Wei Chen, Wun Shing Syu, Chi Wen Kuo, Wei Yi Syu, Tai Yuan Lin, Hai Pang Chiang, Surojit Chattopadhyay, Kuei Hsien Chen, Li Chyong Chen

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Abstract

We introduce a platform, comprised of silver nanoparticle decorated silica nanowires (SiONWs) dispersed on fused quartz substrates, for high sensitivity surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements using both frontal (through the analytes) and back-face (through the transparent substrate) excitation. Quasi-quantitative SERS performances on the specialized substrate, vis - vis a silver deposited bare fused quartz plate, showed: (i) the suitability of the Ag modified SiONW substrate for frontal as well as back-face excitation; (ii) a wider detection range with high sensitivity to Rhodamine 6G; and (iii) good underwater metal-oxide adhesion of the specialized substrates. Capable of surviving ultrasonic cleaning, the substrate introduced is one of the few reusable low-cost Ag-based nanostructured SERS substrates, requiring only a simple silver reload process (the silver mirror reaction).

Original languageEnglish
Article number025502
JournalNanotechnology
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

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