Fabrication of Au decorated MoS2 Langmuir Blodgett film as SERS sensing scaffold for detection of thiram in aqueous solution and in carrot peels

This paper is focused on simple fabrication of robust and reproducible SERS active substrate through self-assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNps) entrapped in the Langmuir Blodgett (LB) film of MoS2 flakes. The as prepared Au-MoS2 substrate can detect SERS signals of 4-Mercapto Pyridine (4-Mpy) molecules at trace concentrations down to 10(-12) M. The substrate has been further employed in detecting thiram (TH) both in aqueous solution and in carrot peels (CPls). The limit of detection (LOD) of TH in aqueous medium and in CPls have been estimated to be similar to 5.18 and 10.16 pM respectively. We believe that the applicability of this SERS active substrate may be extended in the trace detections of explosives, drugs and in diagnostic applications.