Semiconductor SERS enhancement enabled by oxygen incorporation

Zuhui Zheng; Shan Cong; Wenbin Gong; Jinnan Xuan; Guohui Li; Weibang Lu; Fengxia Geng; Zhigang Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02166-z

Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Semiconductor SERS enhancement enabled by oxygen incorporation

Zuhui Zheng,
Shan Cong,
Wenbin Gong,
Jinnan Xuan,
Guohui Li,
Weibang Lu,
Fengxia Geng,
Zhigang Zhao

Affiliations

Zuhui Zheng: Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Shan Cong: Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Wenbin Gong: Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Jinnan Xuan: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Guohui Li: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Weibang Lu: Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Fengxia Geng: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Zhigang Zhao: Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02166-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The application of non-metal-oxide semiconductor materials as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates is impeded by their low SERS enhancement and detection sensitivity. Here, the authors develop a general oxygen incorporation strategy to magnify these parameters.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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