An Ag-nanoplate decorated cavity-nanorod array SERS substrate for trace detection of PCB-77†

IF 2.7 3区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Analytical Methods Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1039/D5AY00025D

Jinran Chen, Xiurui Ke, Zhou Zhou, Wenqi Ye, Hong Liu, Wei Zhang and Xiaohong Liu

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Abstract

We report the fabrication of a substrate with cavity-nanorods and decorated with Ag-nanoplates (C-NR@Ag). The cavities on the substrate are formed by metal assistant chemical etching, and the Ag-nanoplates in the cavities by galvanic cell deposition enhance the SERS performance effectively. Analytes in solution are adsorbed on Ag-nanoplates and located in hot spots, which enhance the SERS performance effectively. The enhancement factor of the Ag-nanoplates decorated on nanorod cavities is calculated to be 3.6 × 10⁶, which is about 3 fold higher than that on the nanorods. The C-NR@Ag substrate is able to detect polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with the lower limit of detection at 1.0 × 10⁻¹² M. Additionally, due to the semi-volatile nature of PCB-77, the lower limit of detection of the C-NR@Ag substrate for PCB-77 was 1.0 × 10⁻¹¹ M by the non-contact collection method. These results present a novel approach towards enhancing SERS performance and facilitating the rapid detection of PCB-77.

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