論文

2022年4月

Gold-coated silver nanowires for long lifetime AFM-TERS probes

NANOSCALE
  • Han Wen
  • Tomoko Inose
  • Kenji Hirai
  • Taiki Akashi
  • Shoji Sugioka
  • Jiangtao Li
  • Wannes Peeters
  • Eduard Fron
  • Beatrice Fortuni
  • Yoshihiko Nakata
  • Susana Rocha
  • Shuichi Toyouchi
  • Yasuhiko Fujita
  • Hiroshi Uji-i
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開始ページ
5439
終了ページ
5446
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1039/d1nr07833j
出版者・発行元
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) microscopy is an advanced technique for investigation at the nanoscale because of its excellent properties, such as its label-free functionality, non-invasiveness, and ability to simultaneously provide topographic and chemical information. The probe plays a crucial role in TERS technique performance. Widely used AFM-TERS probes fabricated with metal deposition suffer from relatively low reproductivity as well as limited mapping and storage lifetime. To solve the reproducibility issue, silver nanowire (AgNW)-based TERS probes were developed, which, thanks to the high homogeneity of the liquid-phase synthesis of AgNW, can achieve high TERS performance with excellent probe reproductivity, but still present short lifetime due to probe oxidation. In this work, a simple Au coating method is proposed to overcome the limited lifetime and improve the performance of the AgNW-based TERS probe. For the Au-coating, different [Au]/[Ag] molar ratios were investigated. The TERS performance was evaluated in terms of changes in the enhancement factor (EF) and signal-to-noise ratio through multiple mappings and the storage lifetime in air. The Au-coated AgNWs exhibited higher EF than pristine AgNWs and galvanically replaced AgNWs with no remarkable difference between the two molar ratios tested. However, for longer scanning time and multiple mappings, the probes obtained with low Au concentration showed much longer-term stability and maintained a high EF. Furthermore, the Au-coated AgNW probes were found to possess a longer storage lifetime in air, allowing for long and multiple TERS mappings with one single probe.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr07833j
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000772513900001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1039/d1nr07833j
  • ISSN : 2040-3364
  • eISSN : 2040-3372
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000772513900001

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