Plasmon-Enhanced Ultrasensitive Surface Analysis Using Ag Nanoantenna

  • Chao Yu Li
  • , Jin Hong Gao
  • , Jun Yi
  • , Xia Guang Zhang
  • , Xiao Dan Cao
  • , Meng Meng
  • , Chen Wang
  • , Ya Ping Huang
  • , San Jun Zhang
  • , De Yin Wu
  • , Chuan Liu Wu*
  • , Jian Hua Xu
  • , Zhong Qun Tian
  • , Jian Feng Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Raman scattering and fluorescence spectroscopy permeate analytic science and are featured in the plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy (PES) family. However, the modest enhancement of plasmon-enhanced fluorescence (PEF) significantly limits the sensitivity in surface analysis and material characterization. Herein, we report a Ag nanoantenna platform, which simultaneously fulfills very strong emission (an optimum average enhancement of 105-fold) and an ultrafast emission rate (â280-fold) in PES. For applications in surface science, this platform has been examined with a diverse array of fluorophores. Meanwhile, we utilized a finite-element method (FEM) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) to comprehensively investigate the mechanism of largely enhanced radiative decay. PES with a shell-isolated Ag nanoantenna will open a wealth of advanced scenarios for ultrasensitive surface analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2018-2022
Number of pages5
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume90
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

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