Document Type

Article

Rights

This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Disciplines

1.4 CHEMICAL SCIENCES, Colloid chemistry, Analytical chemistry, 2.10 NANO-TECHNOLOGY

Publication Details

The Analyst , 136, (2011), 2794-2801.

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles with a tuneable l max were produced as colloids by heterogeneous nucleation. The synthesis process is both fast and repeatable, producing stable PVA capped nanoparticles. The colloid’s effectiveness in the SERRS system was investigated using Rhodamine 6G, R6G, Crystal Violet, CV, and Malachite Green, MG, as probe molecules. A clear sensing trend was observed, where the Raman signal emitted was significantly enhanced by the addition of silver nanoparticles. A build up of signal intensity is observed until an optimum ratio is achieved, followed by a decline in signal intensity as the concentration of nanoparticles is further increased. The sensing trend appeared to be dependant on the structure of these model molecules with similarly structured compounds exhibiting similar trends. Thus a maximum enhancement with the Ag : analyte molar ratio of ~ 5.56 : 1, was seen for CV and MG whereas R6G had a maximum enhancement at the Ag : analyte molar ratio of ~ 2.25 : 1.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1039/c1an15250e

Funder

ABBEST PhD Scholarship Programme of the Technological University Dublin

Download


Share

COinS