Tailored FTO/Ag/ZIF-8 structure as SERS substrate for ultrasensitive detection.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
; 282: 121693, 2022 Dec 05.
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In this work, a series of F-doped SnO2/Ag/zeolite imidazole framework (FTO/Ag/ZIF-8) sandwich structure have been successfully fabricated via a magnetic sputtering method and serve as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. The magnetic sputtering time of Ag was adjusted to obtain the optimal SERS substrate. The commonly used 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) molecules was selected for the SERS experiment. When the sputtering time of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) was 120 s, the FTO/Ag/ZIF-8 substrate showed the maximum SERS performance. In the system, the electromagnetic mechanism (EM) and charge-transfer (CT) enhancement mechanism have synergistic effect on the SERS phenomenon. Ag NPs was used to generate electromagnetic hot spots, which was beneficial to the EM mechanism. ZIF-8 could adsorb and capture more 4-MBA probe molecules to the hotspots. At the same time, CT happened between Ag, ZIF-8, and 4-MBA probe molecules, which was attribute to the CM mechanism. The enhancement factor (EF) of the composite SERS substrate was as high as 7.67 × 106. The detection limit of the substrate can reach 10-9 M of 4-MBA probe molecules. Moreover, the SERS templates showed good stability, the SERS signals almost unchanged after naturally kept for 6 months. Besides, due to the high sensitivity and good stability of the substrates, this work might broaden the potential practical application of SERS.
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Asunto principal:
Zeolitas
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Nanopartículas del Metal
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Diagnostic_studies
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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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2022
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Article
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Reino Unido