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Photoactive Control of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering with Reduced Graphene Oxide in Gas Atmosphere

  • Lu Zhou
  • , Lauren Pusey-Nazzaro
  • , Guanhua Ren
  • , Ligang Chen
  • , Liyuan Liu
  • , Wentao Zhang
  • , Li Yang
  • , Jun Zhou
  • , Jiaguang Han

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Abstract

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an ultrahigh sensitive detection technique for a variety of research fields. Both electromagnetic and chemical enhancement mechanisms are generally considered to contribute simultaneously to SERS signals. However, it is difficult to actively control the enhancement of SERS signals after the substrate is fabricated, since tuning one or both of the aforementioned enhancement mechanisms remains an experimental challenge. Here, we propose a method for actively implementing the photoinduced modulation of SERS signals, which is that under UV irradiation, the Fermi level of graphene can be dynamically modulated due to the adsorption and desorption of gas molecules. The method is validated in gas atmospheres of O2, CO2, N2, and air and also demonstrate its generality by different analytes. In addition, the method was successfully applied to the trace detection of pesticides on fruit peels in air environment, which show its practical implications in sensing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-587
Number of pages11
JournalACS nano
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 25 2022

Keywords

  • adsorption
  • desorption
  • reduced graphene oxide
  • surface-enhanced Raman scattering
  • ultraviolet light irradiation

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