Issue 21, 2024

A nano-imprinted graphene oxide-cellulose composite as a SERS active substrate

Abstract

Cellulose is a sustainable material capable of forming optically active nanoarrays on its surface. We created a composite of cellulose acetate (CA) and graphene oxide (GO), by mixing GO (0.1 mg mL−1) into CA. This was then imprinted with nanoscale surface features that form Bragg-like modes in resonance with the excitation laser when a thin layer of silver is vapor deposited onto the surface of the substrate. The addition of GO leads to improved surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal strengths, obtaining an average SERS signal increase of 1.4-fold following the inclusion of GO. The combination of photonic and electromagnetic effects with charge transfer-based processes that support the SERS chemical mechanism and the possible presence of electromagnetic hot spots from the roughened surface results in an enhanced SERS signal strength when GO is added. This work shows the potential for nanoimprinted graphene oxide/cellulose acetate composites as flexible sensor platforms to detect target molecules.

Graphical abstract: A nano-imprinted graphene oxide-cellulose composite as a SERS active substrate

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Apr 2024
Accepted
01 May 2024
First published
16 May 2024

Anal. Methods, 2024,16, 3385-3391

A nano-imprinted graphene oxide-cellulose composite as a SERS active substrate

A. F. Alotaibi, B. J. Rodriguez and J. H. Rice, Anal. Methods, 2024, 16, 3385 DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00749B

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