Title :
Silver nano-crystal decorated silica nanowires on quartz as versatile surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate
Author :
Hwang, J.S. ; Chen, K.Y. ; Syu, W.S. ; Chen, S.W. ; Hong, S.J. ; Chiang, H.P. ; Chattopadhyay, S. ; Chen, K.H. ; Chen, L.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Optoelectron. Sci., Nat. Taiwan Ocean Univ., Keelung, Taiwan
Abstract :
Silica nanowires decorated with silver nanocrystals on quartz substrate were employed as SERS substrates. The substrates features reusablity, backside measurement, and wide measuring range from >0.1 M to near single molecule detection, tested on Rhodamine 6G.
Keywords :
nanofabrication; nanowires; organic compounds; silicon compounds; silver; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Ag-SiO2; Rhodamine 6G; SERS; SiO2; quartz substrate; silver nanocrystal decorated silica nanowires; single molecule detection; surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate; Adhesives; Coatings; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Nanowires; Raman scattering; Sea surface; Silicon compounds; Silver; Testing; R6G; silica nanowires; surface enhanced Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292394
