RAMAN-SCATTERING AND SCANNING ELECTRON-TUNNELING STUDIES OF METAL LIQUID-LIKE FILMS PRODUCED FROM SILVER AND GOLD SOLS

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作者
BELL, SEJ
MCGARVEY, JJ
RIGBY, SJ
WALMSLEY, DG
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,SCH CHEM,BELFAST BT9 5AG,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
[2] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,SCH MATH & PHYS,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
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10.1002/jrs.1250221207
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O433 [光谱学];
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0703 ; 070302 ;
摘要
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) excited at several visible wavelengths and recorded using a cooled charged-coupled device detector is reported from the mobile, interfacial, liquid-like metal films (MELLFs) formed when solutions of metal complexes or pyridine in chlorocarbon solvents are mixed with aqueous sols of silver or gold. MELLF formation has not previously been reported for gold sols or for pyridine as stabilizer. Comparison of the spectra for the MELLFs formed from individual metal complexes and from 50:50 mixtures show that the spectral patterns observed for the latter are distinctive and are not generally equivalent to the sum of the spectra associated with the individual complexes, in contrast to the situation observed for sols where the individual spectra do appear to be additive. Raman scattering from both gold and silver MELLFs is readily observed at excitation wavelengths in the red, around 750 nm, but at 514 nm only that from silver films is detectable. These findings are considered in terms of particle size and absorption band intensities. A preliminary study of the film surface topography and particle size was carried out by scanning tunnelling electron microscopy (STM) of Ag MELLFs deposited on gold-coated mica substrates. Computer-processed images of the STM data show the presence on the film surface of finger-like bars, 200-400 nm long with approximately square cross-section, 40-60 nm side, together with other smaller cuboid features. The implications of these findings in relation to SERS are briefly considered.
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