A Metallic Niobium Nitride with Open Nanocavities for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

被引:13
作者
Li, Jingbin [1 ]
Li, Junfang [1 ]
Yi, Wencai [2 ]
Yin, Meng [1 ]
Fu, Yanling [1 ]
Xi, Guangcheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Inspect & Quarantine, Key Lab Analyt Chem Consumer Prod, Beijing 100176, Peoples R China
[2] Qufu Normal Univ, Sch Phys & Phys Engn, Qufu 273165, Peoples R China
关键词
QUANTITATIVE SERS; SINGLE-MOLECULE; NANOPARTICLES; SCATTERING; GRAPHENE;
D O I
10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02691
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The construction of open hot-spot structures that facilitate the entry of analytes is crucial for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Here, metallic niobium nitride (NbN) three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical networks with open nanocavity structure are first found to exhibit a strong visible-light localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect and extraordinary surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance. The unique nanocavity structure allows easy entry of molecules, promoting the utilization of electromagnetic hot spots. The NbN substrate has a lowest detection limit of 1.0 x 10(-12) M and a Raman enhancement factor (EF) of 1.4 x 10(8) for contaminants. Furthermore, the NbN hierarchical networks possess outstanding environmental durability, high signal reproducibility, and detection universality. The remarkable SERS sensitivity of the NbN substrate can be attributed to the joint effect of LSPR and interfacial charge transport (CT).
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页码:14635 / 14641
页数:7
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