{"title":"Fe3O4@PEG/Ag纳米复合材料与提高HER活性的拉曼和上转换光谱为基础的双模增强","authors":"Abhishek Kumar Soni, Najeena K S, Kirti","doi":"10.1016/j.mssp.2025.110069","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals are inherently weak due to scattering and nonlinear optical effects. To enhance Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals, silver (Ag) incorporated nanocomposites are currently in demand due to their better synergistic enhancement strategies through surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite has been synthesized and characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Zeta potential, Fluorescence microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite-based substrate shows dual-mode Raman and upconversion enhancer capability by probing RhB and Er<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, respectively. Raman enhancer study has been done by monitoring the RhB characteristic peak at ∼1660 cm<sup>−1</sup> and explained on the basis of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) under a 532 nm green laser irradiation. Whereas, in the upconversion emission study, an improved Er<sup>3+</sup> ion transition is detected under 980 nm NIR laser diode excitation via multiphoton absorption. Interestingly, amplification of the signal intensity has been achieved, as SERS with low fluorescence background under green laser excitation and improved upconversion arise from the nonlinear optical effects due to the interaction of 980 nm NIR laser photons with the surface plasmon resonance of Ag ions available in the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite. Improved HER activity of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag with a lower overpotential value (230 mV) as compared to Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> has been obtained by electrocatalytic performance. Experimental studies carried out in this work show that the synthesized Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite with improved HER activity may be suitable for next-generation Raman and upconversion spectroscopy-based dual-mode enhancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18240,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 110069"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite with improved HER activity for Raman and upconversion spectroscopy-based dual-mode enhancer\",\"authors\":\"Abhishek Kumar Soni, Najeena K S, Kirti\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.mssp.2025.110069\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals are inherently weak due to scattering and nonlinear optical effects. To enhance Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals, silver (Ag) incorporated nanocomposites are currently in demand due to their better synergistic enhancement strategies through surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite has been synthesized and characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Zeta potential, Fluorescence microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite-based substrate shows dual-mode Raman and upconversion enhancer capability by probing RhB and Er<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, respectively. Raman enhancer study has been done by monitoring the RhB characteristic peak at ∼1660 cm<sup>−1</sup> and explained on the basis of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) under a 532 nm green laser irradiation. Whereas, in the upconversion emission study, an improved Er<sup>3+</sup> ion transition is detected under 980 nm NIR laser diode excitation via multiphoton absorption. Interestingly, amplification of the signal intensity has been achieved, as SERS with low fluorescence background under green laser excitation and improved upconversion arise from the nonlinear optical effects due to the interaction of 980 nm NIR laser photons with the surface plasmon resonance of Ag ions available in the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag nanocomposite. Improved HER activity of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEG/Ag with a lower overpotential value (230 mV) as compared to Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> has been obtained by electrocatalytic performance. 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Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite with improved HER activity for Raman and upconversion spectroscopy-based dual-mode enhancer
Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals are inherently weak due to scattering and nonlinear optical effects. To enhance Raman and upconversion spectroscopy signals, silver (Ag) incorporated nanocomposites are currently in demand due to their better synergistic enhancement strategies through surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite has been synthesized and characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Zeta potential, Fluorescence microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite-based substrate shows dual-mode Raman and upconversion enhancer capability by probing RhB and Er2O3, respectively. Raman enhancer study has been done by monitoring the RhB characteristic peak at ∼1660 cm−1 and explained on the basis of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) under a 532 nm green laser irradiation. Whereas, in the upconversion emission study, an improved Er3+ ion transition is detected under 980 nm NIR laser diode excitation via multiphoton absorption. Interestingly, amplification of the signal intensity has been achieved, as SERS with low fluorescence background under green laser excitation and improved upconversion arise from the nonlinear optical effects due to the interaction of 980 nm NIR laser photons with the surface plasmon resonance of Ag ions available in the Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite. Improved HER activity of Fe3O4@PEG/Ag with a lower overpotential value (230 mV) as compared to Fe3O4 has been obtained by electrocatalytic performance. Experimental studies carried out in this work show that the synthesized Fe3O4@PEG/Ag nanocomposite with improved HER activity may be suitable for next-generation Raman and upconversion spectroscopy-based dual-mode enhancer.
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