Cu@Ag/β-AgVO 3 as a SERS substrate for the trace level detection of carbamate pesticides

  • Essy K. Fodjo
  • , Sara Riaz
  • , Da Wei Li*
  • , Lu Lu Qu
  • , Niamien P. Marius
  • , Trokourey Albert
  • , Yi Tao Long
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrate based on Ag/β-AgVO 3 nanobelts deposited on copper foil (Cu@Ag/β-AgVO 3) was used for the detection of carbamate pesticides: carbofuran, carbaryl, isoprocarb and propoxur. Cu@Ag/β- AgVO 3 has shown an excellent SERS activity for carbamate pesticides compared to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Under optimized conditions, detection limits of 2.5 pM, 10 pM, 50 pM and 75 pM were obtained for carbaryl, carbofuran, isoprocarb and propoxur respectively, suggesting that Cu@Ag/β-AgVO 3 is a good candidate for use as a SERS substrate for the trace level detection of these pesticides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3785-3791
Number of pages7
JournalAnalytical Methods
Volume4
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012
Externally publishedYes

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