Development of sers substrates based on nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation

SERS spectroscopy is an effective method for the determination of organic and biological compounds, which finds its place in many areas of human life: the analysis of works of art and food 24 YOUNG SCIENTISTS SESSION SESSION Y products, the identification of drugs and drugs, the study of biological structures, incl. at the cellular level. The creation of simple and effective SERS substrates is an urgent task in the development of this method. This paper presents the results of a study of SERS substrates based on gold nanoparticles (NPs). Gold NPs were obtained by pulsed laser ablation of an Au metal target in alcohol using a Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 7 ns, 150 mJ). The resulting colloidal solution was applied onto glass substrates by the drop method, varying the number of layers. The SERS characteristics were studied using a model dye rhodamine 6G using Renishaw inVia Basis Raman microscope. The samples were excited in the region of surface plasmon resonance of gold by laser radiation of 532 nm. The results of the study showed that with an increase in the number of deposited layers up to 5, the intensity of the Raman scattering of the dye increases linearly. With a further increase in the number of layers, the signal saturates. This data correlates with SEM data. At the beginning, an increase in the packing density of NPs in the plane of the substrate is observed. Accordingly, the number of "hot spots" increases, which contribute to the amplification of the signal. Further, the homogeneity of the NP layer deteriorates, and large bulk agglomerates appear. Thus, we have developed a simple method for obtaining SERS substrates, which made it possible to increase the signal intensity up to three orders of magnitude

Interface features and electronic structure of Bi2SiO5/β-Bi2O3 hetero-junction

Atomic and electronic structure of Bi2SiO5/β-Bi2O3 hetero-junction was described by means of density functional theory. The interface was found to be narrow-gap semiconductor with indirect band gap. The redistribution of states near the Fermi level in hybrid structure and the impact of spin-orbit coupling are discussed

Synthesis of cubic ferrite CoFe2O4 by spray pyrolysis

The phase composition, morphology, and structural parameters of cobalt ferrospinel powders synthesized by spray pyrolysis combined with drop sol-gel combustion are determined. The obtained data are compared with those of the powders synthesized by sol-gel combustion

Structure and optical properties of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide prepared via pulsed laser ablation in liquid

Crystal structure and optical properties of titaniu

Physical origins of double peak phase matching in GaSe

Double peak phase matching was recorded during experimental study of parametric frequency converters based on GaSe, its solid solutions crystals like GaSe1-xSx and ZnGeP2. Its physical origins are identified as presence of twin, large difference between cut and PM angles, self-heating effect at appropriate conditions, mismatched second (Φ) phase matching angle and microdefects. © (2015) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only

Ag-Pd nanoparticles prepared by laser ablation for selective oxidation of propylene glycol to lactic acid

Silver/palladium composite nanoparticles (NPs) obtained by pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) technique catalyze oxidation of propylene glycol (PG) to lactic acid (LA) in alkaline media. The PLAL technique allows obtaining silver/palladium NPs with different silver/palladium molar ratio. Addition of palladium increases PG conversion (up to 52%) and LA selectivity (up to 88%). The reaction temperature and silver/palladium molar ratio strongly affects the catalytic activity of the silver/palladium composite NPs

Optical rectification and down-conversion of fs pulses into mid-IR and THz range in GaSe1-xSx

Design of top S-doped GaSe growth technology is completed. New methods for characterization of high optical quality crystals are proposed that allowed selection optimally doped crystals. Frequency conversion of fs pulses into 6.5–35 μm and into 0.2–4.5 THz is realized. S-doped crystals demonstrated advantages from 50–70% in the first experiments up to 8.5–15 times in the following experiments depending on experimental conditions. © (2015) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only

Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Preparation by Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metallic Targets in Liquid

The basic mechanisms of pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL) as a method for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) were considered. Physical and chemical processes occurring during the PLAL that determine the formation, composition and structure of the nanoparticles obtained are described. The influence of the composition and properties of the target material, the solvent and the characteristics of the laser irradiation on the efficiency of the synthesis of nanoparticles is discussed. Separately, an influence of the absorption and scattering (including nonlinear) of laser radiation in the dispersion of nanoparticles on the primary synthetic processes and secondary transformations inside the colloidal solution is examined. The specificity of the characterization of the colloidal solutions of oxide particles produced by PLAL is highlighted. The most promising practical applications of nanomaterials obtained are identified and the examples of their successful use in catalytic research and biomedicine are provided