Fabrication and simulation of V-shaped Ag nanorods as high-performance SERS substrates.

Phys Chem Chem Phys

State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

Published: October 2018

Bending straight Ag nanorods (AgNRs) into V-shaped structures can generate a higher surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance. Numerical simulations showed that V-shaped AgNRs with a total length between 300 nm and 800 nm were more sensitive than equal-length straight AgNRs under a 785 nm laser in most cases. It was found that at a laser wavelength between 500 nm and 1000 nm, the Raman enhancement factor (EF) of a V-shaped AgNR's 3rd plasmon mode was not only optimal among the other major plasmon modes, but also outperformed the plasmon modes of straight AgNRs. Besides, a linear relationship between the resonance wavelength of the V-shaped AgNR's 3rd mode and its length was observed both numerically and experimentally, which was beneficial for the optimization of SERS substrates. Under 785 nm laser excitation, V-shaped AgNR substrates with a single arm length between 330 nm and 340 nm possessed the highest SERS efficiency. This work took AgNR array substrates one step closer to practical applications.

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