• 文献标题:   Chemical Stability of Graphene Coated Silver Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUZUKI S, YOSHIMURA M
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Toyota Technol Inst
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41598-017-14782-2
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a novel method to sense molecular and lattice vibrations at a high sensitivity. Although nanostructured silver surface provides intense SERS signals, the silver surface is unstable under acidic environment and heated environment. Graphene, a single atomic carbon layer, has a prominent stability for chemical agents, and its honeycomb lattice completely prevents the penetration of small molecules. Here, we fabricated a SERS substrate by combining nanostructured silver surface and single-crystal monolayer graphene (G-SERS), and focused on its chemical stability. The G-SERS substrate showed SERS even in concentrated hydrochloric acid (35-37%) and heated air up to 400 degrees C, which is hardly obtainable by normal silver SERS substrates. The chemically stable G-SERS substrate posesses a practical and feasible application, and its high chemical stability provides a new type of SERS technique such as molecular detections at high temperatures or in extreme acidic conditions.