Highly reproducible, large scale inkjet-printed Ag nanoparticles-ink SERS substrate

Samir Kumar; Kyoko Namura; Daisuke Kumaki; Shizuo Tokito; Motofumi Suzuki

Results in Materials (Dec 2020)

Highly reproducible, large scale inkjet-printed Ag nanoparticles-ink SERS substrate

Samir Kumar,
Kyoko Namura,
Daisuke Kumaki,
Shizuo Tokito,
Motofumi Suzuki

Affiliations

Samir Kumar: Department of Micro Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8540, Japan; Corresponding author.
Kyoko Namura: Department of Micro Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8540, Japan
Daisuke Kumaki: Research Center for Organic Electronics, Yamagata University, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992–8510, Japan
Shizuo Tokito: Research Center for Organic Electronics, Yamagata University, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992–8510, Japan
Motofumi Suzuki: Department of Micro Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8540, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
p. 100139

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We report the fabrication of a low-cost, and highly reproducible large scale surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate using an inkjet-printed Ag nanoparticle-ink (AgNI). The AgNI SERS substrates were evaluated for SERS using trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (BPY) as a molecular probe. AgNI substrates significantly enhanced the SERS signals with the limit of detection of 1.8 × 10−7 g/mL for BPY. The printed AgNI dot arrays exhibit an excellent SERS performance and reproducibility. The batch-to-batch and spot-to-spot standard deviation value of less than 10% was obtained. The results reveal the reproducibility of the AgNI SERS dot arrays and its potential application for SERS substrates.

Published in Results in Materials

ISSN: 2590-048X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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