کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1405963 | 1501768 | 2013 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Ag@Fe3O4 core–shell nanospheres have been synthesized and were first used as an active SERS substrate.
• They showed high detection sensitivity for rhodamine 6G and 4-aminothiophenol.
• The SERS activity of Ag@Fe3O4 nanospheres was much higher than that of pure Ag nanoparticles.
• Ag@Fe3O4 nanospheres could be easily recycled with steady high SERS activity.
• Such SERS substrate is potentially applicable for chemical and biomolecular assay.
A facile approach has been developed to synthesize Ag@Fe3O4 core–shell nanospheres, in which the Ag nanoparticle core was well wrapped by a permeable Fe3O4 shell. An in situ reduction of AgNO3 and Fe(NO3)3 was the basis of this one-step method with ethylene glycol as the reducing agent. The as-obtained Ag@Fe3O4 nanospheres were a highly efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate; high reproducibility, stability, and reusability were obtained by employing 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) and rhodamine 6G (R6G) as the Raman probe molecules. It was revealed that the SERS signals of 4-ATP and R6G on the Ag@Fe3O4 nanospheres were much stronger than those on the pure Ag nanoparticles, demonstrating that the magnetic enrichment procedures can improve SERS detection sensitivity efficiently. A highly efficient and recyclable SERS substrate was produced by the new model system that has potential applications in chemical and biomolecular assays.
Journal: Journal of Molecular Structure - Volume 1046, 23 August 2013, Pages 74–81