Issue 1, 2020

Broadband SERS detection with disordered plasmonic hybrid aggregates

Abstract

Plasmonic nanostructures possessing broadband intense field enhancement over a large area are highly desirable for nanophotonic and plasmonic device applications. In this study, 3D Ag hybrid nanoaggregates (3D-Ag-HNAs) are achieved via a highly efficient oblique angle gas-phase cluster beam deposition method. Not only can such structures produce a high density of plasmonic hot-spots to improve Raman sensitivity, but more importantly they generate kissing point-geometric singularities with a broadband optical response. We succeed in obtaining an experimental SERS enhancement factor beyond 4 × 107 in the visible range, providing an optimal sensing platform for different analytes. Combined with good uniformity, reproducibility and ease of fabrication, our 3D-Ag-HNA offers a candidate for new generations of SERS systems.

Graphical abstract: Broadband SERS detection with disordered plasmonic hybrid aggregates

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Sept. 2019
Accepted
13 Okt. 2019
First published
14 Okt. 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 93-102

Broadband SERS detection with disordered plasmonic hybrid aggregates

P. Mao, C. Liu, Q. Chen, M. Han, S. A. Maier and S. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 93 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08118F

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