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Truong DH, Nguyen TLA, Ngo TC, Dao DQ. SERS-Based Sensor Using Subnanometric Copper-Silver Mixed Clusters Ag (8-n)Cu n ( n = 0-8) for Pyridine: A DFT Study. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:2948-2959. [PMID: 38597180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful Raman technique that provides high selectivity and sensitivity in analyzing the intermolecular interaction of a target compound adsorbed on the surface of a noble nanomaterial, i.e., silver, gold, or copper. Although copper presents a better SERS enhancement than gold and silver, its oxidation in the air is much easier than that of gold and silver. A mixed material between these metals may potentially improve the SERS signal enhancement in this context. In this work, we evaluated the SERS spectra of pyridine (Py) adsorbed on the copper-silver mixed clusters Ag(8-n)Cun (n = 0-8) using density functional theory (DFT) at the PBE functional. The cc-pVDZ-PP basis set was chosen for Ag and Cu, while the cc-pVDZ basis set was used for C, N, and H atoms. Geometrical and electronic structures of the mixed clusters and the Py adsorption configuration on these clusters were computed. The calculated SERS spectra then revealed the influence of the Ag/Cu mixing ratio on the SERS enhancement. As a result, the substituted copper atoms on the silver cluster turned out to be favorable adsorption sites for Py. Interestingly, when the number of Cu atoms increased from n = 0 (pure Ag8 cluster) to n = 5 (Ag3Cu5 cluster), the ring stretching peak (1590 cm-1) of Py significantly increased from 20 to 120 au and then saturated around this value despite increasing the Cu atom number to 8 (pure Cu8 cluster). This observation was extended for other ligands such as pyrazine and 3H-pyrrole. TD-DFT was then employed to clarify the chemical enhancement mechanism. The results obtained hopefully provide helpful information for the design of analytical sensors with lower costs.
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- Dinh Hieu Truong
- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
- School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
- School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
- School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
- School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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Kumaran S, Vetrivelan V, Muthu S, Al-Saadi AA. Computational analysis of anti-cancer drug hydroxyurea adsorption on nanocages of gold, silver and copper: SERS and DFT assessment. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24475. [PMID: 38444468 PMCID: PMC10912048 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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The use of nanostructures in targeted drug delivery is effective in decreasing anticancer drug toxicity. Here, we discuss the theoretically predicted adsorption and interaction behavior of hydroxyurea [HU] with nano metal cages (nmC). HU interact the nmC through the N4 in primary amine with energies of -29.776, -30.684 and -22.105 kcal/mol for Au, Ag and Cu cage, respectively. As a result of reactivity studies, HU complexes with nmC (Au/Ag/Cu) are becoming more electrophilic and this gives the nmC system their bioactivity. It is suggested that nanocage is going to change the FMO's energy levels by means of absorption, so that it is used in drug administration. DOS and MEP were accomplished to gain additional understandings into the reactivity of proposed complexes. Method for improving the Raman signal of biomolecules is surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), which uses nanosized metal substrates. Chemical enhancement is evidenced by Mulliken charge distributions of all systems for detection and chemical compositions and exerts a significant role in determining them. In HU complexes containing nmC (Au/Ag/Cu), electron density was detected via ELF and LOL calculations. Based on the results of a non-covalent interaction (NCI) analysis, Van der Waals/hydrogen bonds/repulsive steric - interactions have been found. The title compound will also be analyzed in order to determine its bioactivity and drug likeness parameters, as a result, we will able to create a molecule with a highly favorable pharmacological profile and use the docking method to determine the values of the interaction energies for drug delivery. This study suggests that adsorption of drugs on nanocage surface occurs physically and functionalizing the nanocage has increased adsorption energy.
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- S. Kumaran
- Department of ECE, Saveetha Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Government College of Engineering, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, 620012, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Cheyyar, 604 407, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 3126, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Seuret-Hernández HY, Morera-Boado C. DFT Study of the Adsorption and SERS of Pyridine on M 10N 10 (M, N = Cu, Ag) Tetrahedral Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:6697-6710. [PMID: 37535928 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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This work presents a theoretical detailed analysis of the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of the pyridine-M10N10 (M, N = Ag, Cu) tetrahedral (Td) clusters considering two binding positions: vertex (V) and surface (S). In addition to the well-known monometallic Td structure, we added two different bimetallic Ag-Cu compositions, named Td1 and Td2 geometries. Density functional methodology with the use of BP86 and CAM-B3LYP exchange-correlation functionals (XCs) and LANL2DZ pseudopotential has been employed for analyzing the electronic structure and geometries, the chemical static (CHEM), and resonant Raman mechanisms (RR): charge transfer RR-CT and intracluster excitation RR-CR. The static CHEM mechanism shows an increase in the enhancement factors (EFs) of Py-V concerning Py-S positions, which can also be distinguished by the averaged adsorption energies and bond polarizabilities. The static SERS response for Cu-Py-V junction is from 5 to 10 times greater than Ag-Py-V EFs and up to 28 times greater than Py-S complexes. For the static Raman, we found that the analyses of ν8a and ν1 normal modes are related to the EF changes and allow us to distinguish V from S complexes. The TDDFT calculations show striking differences between BP86 and CAM-B3LYP XCs analyzed spectra, and CAM-B3LYP granted a clear distinction between V and S for the location of CT-type transitions. In addition, important differences were obtained from the analysis of the charge transfer excitations between both XCs. Resonant Raman calculations evidenced significant enhancements for RR-CT and RR-CR as compared to the static enhancements, and RR-CT can be distinguished from the RR-CR mechanism, while specific normal modes help to differentiate the vertex from the surface Py-junction. Bimetallic Ag-Cu nanostructures represent promising choices for SERS substrates, showing EFs higher than those of monometallic Ag.
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- Halis Yenis Seuret-Hernández
- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, 62209, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, 62209, Morelos, Mexico
- Cátedra Conahcyt-Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, 62209, Morelos, Mexico
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Maksimovic J, Mu H, Han M, Smith D, Katkus T, Anand V, Nishijima Y, Ng SH, Juodkazis S. Si-Cr Nano-Alloys Fabricated by Direct Femtosecond Laser Writing. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:1917. [PMID: 36903030 PMCID: PMC10004396 DOI: 10.3390/ma16051917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ultra-short 230 fs laser pulses of 515 nm wavelength were tightly focused into 700 nm focal spots and utilised in opening ∼400 nm nano-holes in a Cr etch mask that was tens-of-nm thick. The ablation threshold was found to be 2.3 nJ/pulse, double that of plain silicon. Nano-holes irradiated with pulse energies below this threshold produced nano-disks, while higher energies produced nano-rings. Both these structures were not removed by either Cr or Si etch solutions. Subtle sub-1 nJ pulse energy control was harnessed to pattern large surface areas with controlled nano-alloying of Si and Cr. This work demonstrates vacuum-free large area patterning of nanolayers by alloying them at distinct locations with sub-diffraction resolution. Such metal masks with nano-hole opening can be used for formation of random patterns of nano-needles with sub-100 nm separation when applied to dry etching of Si.
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- Jovan Maksimovic
- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi Str. 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
- Optical Sciences Centre, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
- Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, 151 Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
- WRH Program International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Vetrivelan V, Sakthivel S, Muthu S, Al-Saadi AA. Non-covalent interaction, adsorption characteristics and solvent effect of procainamide anti-arrhythmias drug on silver and gold loaded silica surfaces: SERS spectroscopy, density functional theory and molecular docking investigations †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:9539-9554. [PMID: 36968042 PMCID: PMC10035408 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00514c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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First-principle calculations were systematically carried out to explore the structural and electronic properties of the non-covalent interaction of procainamide (PA) anti-arrhythmias drug molecules on silver-loaded and gold-loaded silica nanostructures. Computed adsorption energies presented a higher affinity of PA towards the Ag–SiO2 as compared with Au–SiO2 surfaces. The non-covalent interaction analysis revealed a weak van der Waals type of forces and hydrogen bonding, associated with a noticeable repulsive steric interaction. It was conceived that silver and gold decorated silica can be used for drug administration in biological systems due to the fact that their frontier molecular orbital energy levels were considerably altered upon absorption, decreasing the pertinent energy gaps. Moreover, the electronic spectra of PA⋯Ag–SiO2 and PA⋯Au–SiO2 structures investigated in different solvents display a notable blue shift, suggesting that noble metal-loaded silica can be effective in the context of drug delivery systems. Therefore, silver- and gold-decorated silica of three possible drug adsorption scenarios was fully analyzed to realize the associated bioactivity and drug likeness. Theoretical findings suggest that Ag- and Au–SiO2 nanocomposites can be considered potential drug delivery platforms for procainamide in medication protocols. The structural and electronic properties of the non-covalent interaction of procainamide (PA) anti-arrhythmias drug molecules on silver-loaded and gold-loaded silica nanostructures were explored using first-principle calculations.![]()
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- V. Vetrivelan
- Department of Physics, Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of TechnologyVellore 632002India
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- Department of Physics, Panimalar Engineering CollegeChennai600 123TamilnaduIndia
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- Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Govt. Arts CollegeCheyyar 604 407TamilnaduIndia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsDhahran 31261Saudi Arabia
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Surface enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) and computational study of gemcitabine drug adsorption on to Au/Ag clusters with different complexes: Adsorption behavior and solvent effect (IEFPCM) – Anticancer agent. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Toda K, Hirose Y, Kazuma E, Kim Y, Taketsugu T, Iwasa T. Excited States of Metal-Adsorbed Dimethyl Disulfide: A TDDFT Study with Cluster Model. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4191-4198. [PMID: 35759698 PMCID: PMC9272398 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The optical near
field refers to a localized light field near a
surface that can induce photochemical phenomena such as dipole-forbidden
transitions. Recently, the photodissociation of the S–S bond
of dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) was investigated using a scanning tunneling
microscope with far- and near-field light. This reaction is thought
to be initiated by the lowest-energy highest occupied molecular orbital
(HOMO) to lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) transition of
the DMDS molecule under far-field light. In near-field light, photodissociation
proceeds at lower photon energies than in far-field light. To gain
insight into the underlying mechanism, we theoretically investigated
the excited states of DMDS adsorbed on Cu and Ag surfaces modeled
by a tetrahedral 20-atom cluster. The frontier orbitals of the molecule
were delocalized by the interaction with the metal, resulting in narrowing
of the HOMO–LUMO gap energy. The excited-state distribution
was analyzed using the Mulliken population analysis, decomposing molecular
orbitals into metal and DMDS fragments. The excited states of the
intra-DMDS transitions were found over a wider energy range, but at
low energies, their oscillator strengths were negligible, which is
consistent with the experimental results. Sparse modeling analysis
showed that typical electronic transitions differed between the higher
and lower excited states. If these low-lying excited states are efficiently
excited by near-field light with different selection rules, the S–S
bond dissociation reaction can proceed.
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- Keijiro Toda
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Science, Meiji University, 4-21-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8525, Japan
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- Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.,JST PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan.,ESICB, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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- JST PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan.,ESICB, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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NISHIJIMA Y. Development of Mid-infrared Plasmonics and Thier Sensor Applicatons. BUNSEKI KAGAKU 2022. [DOI: 10.2116/bunsekikagaku.71.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Yoshiaki NISHIJIMA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University
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Hariharan A, Kurnoothala R, Chinthakayala SK, Vishnubhatla KC, Vadlamudi P. SERS of Dopamine: Computational and experimental studies. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 260:119962. [PMID: 34044193 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Computational and experimental studies have been carried out on Dopamine. The calculated Raman spectra of Dopamine with and without Silver clusters (Agn (n = 1-4)) are compared with each other and it is shown that the intensity of the Raman activity increases with increasing number of silver atoms. The SERS effect shown by this system is further supported by calculating the Global electrophilicity index ω, the static mean polarizability α0, and the anisotropy of the polarizabilities Δα. Stabilities of the complexes are analysed using the charge transfer, stabilization energies, and interaction energies. The reactive parameters for these complexes were further supported by looking at the molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) surfaces. SERS substrates were fabricated by sintering silver nanoparticle paste onto a fused silica substrate, using a femtosecond laser. Detection of Dopamine up to 1 μM is reported using the SERS substrates.
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- Abishek Hariharan
- Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), BRN campus, Bangalore, Karnataka 560067, India
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- Department of Physics, SSSIHL, PSN campus, Puttaparthi, A.P. 515134, India; FabULLAS, FemtoFab, Central Research Instruments Facility, SSSIHL, PSN campus, Puttaparthi, A.P. 515134, India
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- Department of Physics, SSSIHL, PSN campus, Puttaparthi, A.P. 515134, India; FabULLAS, FemtoFab, Central Research Instruments Facility, SSSIHL, PSN campus, Puttaparthi, A.P. 515134, India
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We present a critical analysis of the mechanism of reversible hydrogen evolution reaction based on thermodynamics of hydrogen processes considering atomic and ionic species as intermediates. Clear distinction between molecular hydrogen evolution/oxidation (H2ER and H2OR) and atomic hydrogen evolution/oxidation (HER and HOR) reactions is made. It is suggested that the main reaction describing reversible H2ER and H2OR in acidic and basic solutions is: H3O++2e−⇌(H2+)adH2+OH− and its standard potential is E0 = −0.413 V (vs. standard hydrogen electrode, SHE). We analyse experimentally reported data with models which provide a quantitative match (R.J.Kriek et al., Electrochem. Sci. Adv. e2100041 (2021)). Presented analysis implies that reversible H2 evolution is a two-electron transfer process which proceeds via the stage of adsorbed hydrogen molecular ion H2+ as intermediate, rather than Had as postulated in the Volmer-Heyrovsky-Tafel mechanism. We demonstrate that in theory, two slopes of potential vs. lg(current) plots are feasible in the discussed reversible region of H2 evolution: 2.3RT/F≈60 mV and 2.3RT/2F≈30 mV, which is corroborated by the results of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution studies reported in the literature. Upon transition to irreversible H2ER, slowdown of H2+ formation in the first electron transfer stage manifests, and the slope increases to 2.3RT/0.5F≈120 mV; R,F,T are the universal gas, Faraday constants and absolute temperature, respectively.
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Syubaev S, Gurbatov S, Modin E, Linklater DP, Juodkazis S, Gurevich EL, Kuchmizhak A. Laser Printing of Plasmonic Nanosponges. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10122427. [PMID: 33291684 PMCID: PMC7761959 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Three-dimensional porous nanostructures made of noble metals represent novel class of nanomaterials promising for nonlinear nanooptics and sensors. Such nanostructures are typically fabricated using either reproducible yet time-consuming and costly multi-step lithography protocols or less reproducible chemical synthesis that involve liquid processing with toxic compounds. Here, we combined scalable nanosecond-laser ablation with advanced engineering of the chemical composition of thin substrate-supported Au films to produce nanobumps containing multiple nanopores inside. Most of the nanopores hidden beneath the nanobump surface can be further uncapped using gentle etching of the nanobumps by an Ar-ion beam to form functional 3D plasmonic nanosponges. The nanopores 10–150 nm in diameter were found to appear via laser-induced explosive evaporation/boiling and coalescence of the randomly arranged nucleation sites formed by nitrogen-rich areas of the Au films. Density of the nanopores can be controlled by the amount of the nitrogen in the Au films regulated in the process of their magnetron sputtering assisted with nitrogen-containing discharge gas.
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- Sergey Syubaev
- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.S.); (S.G.)
- Far Eastern Federal University, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.S.); (S.G.)
- Far Eastern Federal University, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- CIC NanoGUNE BRTA, Avda Tolosa 76, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain;
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- Optical Sciences Center and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, John st., Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia; (D.P.L.); (S.J.)
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Center and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, John st., Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia; (D.P.L.); (S.J.)
- World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI), School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Laser Center (LFM), University of Applied Sciences Munster, Stegerwaldstraße 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany;
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.S.); (S.G.)
- Far Eastern Federal University, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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Li Q, Li X, He D, Chen S, Chen M, Wang L, Liu Y, Wang M. Theoretical study of surface-enhanced Raman scattering mechanism of scandium-doped copper/silver clusters. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:285201. [PMID: 32197266 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab81c6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rare earth metals exhibit strong chemical activity and have many unique properties in the aspects of magnetic susceptibility, photo-absorption, catalytic activity and electrical property. Precious metals have strong chemical stability and great surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) enhancing activity, providing a good platform for detecting SERS signals from molecules. Combining precious metals with rare earth metals could form new composite materials, providing more possibilities for SERS substrates. In this work, the SERS and absorption spectra of the probe molecule adsorbed on scandium-doped silver/copper clusters are theoretically simulated by time-dependent density functional theory. The contributions of charge-transfer (CT) enhancement and electromagnetic enhancement are treated uniformly in calculations based on a short-time approximation for the Raman scattering cross-section, and distinguished by using visualization of electron transitions. The largest Raman enhancement factor of the probe molecule adsorbed on Sc@Cu7 and Sc@Ag7 alloy clusters could reach the order of 105, due to the enhancement of resonance excitation to the CT transition. The factors influencing SERS are systematically investigated, including the composition of the substrate, local chemical environment of the binding site, form of electron transition, oscillator strength of excitation and excitation wavelength.
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- Quanjiang Li
- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, People's Republic of China
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Ultrasensitive SERS-Based Plasmonic Sensor with Analyte Enrichment System Produced by Direct Laser Writing. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 10:nano10010049. [PMID: 31878209 PMCID: PMC7022550 DOI: 10.3390/nano10010049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We report an easy-to-implement device for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based detection of various analytes dissolved in water droplets at trace concentrations. The device combines an analyte-enrichment system and SERS-active sensor site, both produced via inexpensive and high-performance direct femtosecond (fs)-laser printing. Fabricated on a surface of water-repellent polytetrafluoroethylene substrate as an arrangement of micropillars, the analyte-enrichment system supports evaporating water droplet in the Cassie-Baxter superhydrophobic state, thus ensuring delivery of the dissolved analyte molecules towards the hydrophilic SERS-active site. The efficient pre-concentration of the analyte onto the sensor site based on densely arranged spiky plasmonic nanotextures results in its subsequent label-free identification by means of SERS spectroscopy. Using the proposed device, we demonstrate reliable SERS-based fingerprinting of various analytes, including common organic dyes and medical drugs at ppb concentrations. The proposed device is believed to find applications in various areas, including label-free environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, and forensics.
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Rebello Sousa Dias M, Leite MS. Alloying: A Platform for Metallic Materials with On-Demand Optical Response. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:2881-2891. [PMID: 31305980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Metallic materials with engineered optical properties have the potential to enhance the performance of energy harvesting and storage devices operating at the macro- and nanoscale, such as solar cells, photocatalysts, water splitting, and hydrogen storage systems. For both thin films and subwavelength nanostructures, upon illumination, the coherent oscillation of charge carriers at the interface with a dielectric material gives rise to resonances named surface plasmon polariton (SPP) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), respectively. These resonances result in unique light absorption, scattering, and transmission responses over the electromagnetic spectrum, which, in turn, can be exploited to tailor the behavior of active metallic components in optoelectronic devices containing Ag, Au, Cu, Al, Mg, among other metals. The wavelength in which the resonances occur primarily depends on the metal itself (i.e., the dielectric function or permittivity), the dielectric medium surrounding the metals, and the size, geometry, and periodicity of the metallic nanostructures. Nevertheless, the aforementioned parameters allow a limited modulation of both SPP and LSPR over a narrow window of frequencies. To overcome this constraint, we have proposed and realized the alloying of metals via physical deposition methods as a paradigm to almost arbitrarily tuning their optical behavior in the UV-NIR, which leads to permittivity values currently not available. Our approach offers an additional knob, chemical composition, to engineer light-matter interactions in metallic materials. This Account highlights recent progress in using alloying as a pathway to control the optical behavior of metallic thin films and nanostructures for energy harvesting and storage applications, including (photo)catalysis, photovoltaics, superabsorbers, hydrogen storage, among other systems. We choose to primarily focus on the optical properties of the metallic mixtures and in their near- to far-field responses in the UV-NIR range of the spectrum as they represent key parameters for materials' selection for the devices above. By alloying, it is possible to obtain metallic materials with LSPR not available for pure metals, which can enable the further control of the electromagnetic spectrum. First, we discuss how the permittivity of binary mixtures of coinage metals (Au, Ag, and Cu) can be tailored based on the chemical composition of their pure counterparts. Second, we present how novel metallic materials can be designed through band structure engineering through density functional theory (DFT), a paradigm that could benefit from artificial intelligence methods. Concerning alloyed thin films, we discuss the promise of earth-abundant metals and provide an example of the superior performance of AlCu in superabsorbers. In the realm of nanostructures, we focus the discussion on physical deposition methods, where we provide a detailed analysis of how chemical composition can affect the far- and near-field responses of metallic building blocks. Finally, we provide a brief outlook of promising next steps in the field.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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