Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrates were made via liquid flame spray deposition and inkjet printing of silver nanoparticles. Both processes are suitable for cost-effective fabrication of large-area SERS substrates. Crystal violet (CV) solutions were used as target molecules and in both samples the detection limit was approximately 10 nM. In addition, sintering temperature of the inkjet printed silver nanoparticles was found to have a large effect on the SERS activity with the higher curing temperature of 200 ℃ resulting in contamination layer on silver and cancelation of the SERS signal. This layer was characterized using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 339–344 |
| Journal | Optical Review |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Liquid Flame Spray
- Inkjet printing
- Nanoparticles
- Surface chemistry
- Nanophotonics
- Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)