Plasmonic carbon nanohybrids from laser-induced deposition: controlled synthesis and SERS properties

Povolotckaia A, Pankin D, Petrov Y, Vasileva A, Kolesnikov I, Sarau G, Christiansen S, Leuchs G, Manshina A (2019)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Book Volume: 54

Pages Range: 8177-8186

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.1007/s10853-019-03478-9

Abstract

A novel single-step, laser-induced and solution-based process is presented for synthesizing complex hybrid metal/carbon nanostructures. The process relies on simply illuminating the interface between a substrate and a liquid solution of the supramolecular complex [Au13Ag12(C2Ph)(20)(PPh2(C6H4)(3)PPh2)(3)][PF6](5) (hereinafter abbreviated as SMC) with an unfocussed He-Cd laser having a wavelength of 325nm and an intensity of I=0.5W/cm(2). The process results in hybrid nanostructures of well-controlled morphology: nanoparticles (NP) and 2D flakes, which may also grow jointly to form 3D morphologically complex multipetal flower-like' structures. At the atomic scale, the obtained metamaterials are complex in composition and structure, i.e., they contain bimetallic Au-Ag nanoclusters of diameter 3-5nm incorporated inside a carbonaceous matrix. This matrix can be amorphous or crystalline, and the details of the compositional outcome can be controlled and steered by the laser deposition parameters. Au-Ag nanoclusters show plasmonic behavior including the enhancement of electromagnetic fields of visible light. This leads to the enhancement of Raman scattering by the Au-Ag nanoparticle ensemble within the carbonaceous matrix. This enables a 3D architecture for stimulating surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).

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Povolotckaia, A., Pankin, D., Petrov, Y., Vasileva, A., Kolesnikov, I., Sarau, G.,... Manshina, A. (2019). Plasmonic carbon nanohybrids from laser-induced deposition: controlled synthesis and SERS properties. Journal of Materials Science, 54(11), 8177-8186. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03478-9

MLA:

Povolotckaia, Anastasia, et al. "Plasmonic carbon nanohybrids from laser-induced deposition: controlled synthesis and SERS properties." Journal of Materials Science 54.11 (2019): 8177-8186.

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