Issue 17, 2016

Temporal drift in Raman signal intensity during SERS measurements performed on analytes in liquid solutions

Abstract

In this communication, we report one factor that could limit the quantitative analysis by SERS, which has not yet been discussed in the literature. Our results show that SERS experiments performed with the substrate immersed in liquid solutions are subjected to a temporal drift in the Raman signal intensity. Measurements were performed using gold nanoparticle suspensions and gold-covered nanostructured ITO surfaces as SERS substrates, immersed in analyte solutions of crystal violet and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid. Depending on the substrate and the conditions used for measurements, the Raman signal can take between 30 min and several hours to stabilize. This effect, if not taken into account, could have a negative impact on the results of the quantitative chemical analysis by SERS performed in situ in liquid solutions.

Graphical abstract: Temporal drift in Raman signal intensity during SERS measurements performed on analytes in liquid solutions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 huhti 2016
Accepted
20 heinä 2016
First published
20 heinä 2016

Analyst, 2016,141, 5071-5077

Temporal drift in Raman signal intensity during SERS measurements performed on analytes in liquid solutions

G. O. Setti, E. Joanni, R. J. Poppi, D. P. dos Santos and D. P. D. Jesus, Analyst, 2016, 141, 5071 DOI: 10.1039/C6AN00876C

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