(1 1 1)-facet dominant ultrafine nanoporous silver as SERS substrates with high sensitivities and ultrahigh detection limits

Yuan Yuan, Zijie Zhou, Jiayu Luo, Zhenhua Dan, Fengxiang Qin, Hui Chang

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Abstract

(1 1 1)-facet dominant nanoporous Ag (ONP-Ag@-0.5 V) has been fabricated by electrochemical dealloying of Ag20Zn80 precursor alloys composed of ε-AgZn3 single phase in 0.5 M KOH solution at the applied potential of −0.5 V. The ONP-Ag@-0.5 V has a finer nanoporous structure with an average pore size of 16 nm and the specific surface area of 13.0 m2 g−1. The Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity of the ONP-Ag@-0.5 V for Rhodamine 6G (R6G) Raman probe is evaluated to be with a SERS enhancement factor of 2.53 × 1010 and limit of SERS detection of 4.8 × 10−14 M. The superior SERS activities mainly arise from the local electromagnetic enhancement effects of ultrafine (1 1 1)-facet dominant nanoporous structure and the narrow ligaments, the edge effects from co-distribution of Ag bumps, the plasmonic effect of the embedded ZnO, as well as the chemical enhancement of (1 1 1)-facet adsorption of more R6G molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Article number149820
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume556
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • (1 1 1)-facet dominance
  • Electrochemical dealloying
  • Single-phase AgZn precursor alloy
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering
  • Ultrafine nanoporous silver

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