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Enhancing hybrid metal-semiconductor systems beyond SERS with PIERS (photo-induced enhanced Raman scattering) for trace analyte detection

Glass, D; Cortés, E; Peveler, WJ; Howle, CR; Quesada-Cabrera, R; Parkin, IP; Maier, SA; (2020) Enhancing hybrid metal-semiconductor systems beyond SERS with PIERS (photo-induced enhanced Raman scattering) for trace analyte detection. In: Proceedings of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXI. SPIE: Online Only. Green open access

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Abstract

Hybrid metal-semiconductor systems are promising substrates for field Raman analysis due to their ability to use both electromagnetic and chemical enhancement pathways for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Photo-induced Raman spectroscopy (PIERS) has previously been shown to be a promising method utilizing an additional enhancement route through photo-inducing atomic surface oxygen vacancies in photocatalytic metal-oxide semiconductors. The photoinduced vacancies can form vibronic coupling resonances, known as charge transfers, with analyte molecules, enhancing the signal beyond conventional SERS enhancements. However, conventional UV sources most often used for excitation of the PIERS substrate are impractical in combination with portable Raman systems for field analysis. In this work we show how a small UVC LED, centered at 255 nm, can replicate the same results previously reported with the benefit of allowing greater in-situ real time measurements under constant UV exposure. The UV LED source can be controlled more easily and safely, making it a practical UV source for field PIERS analysis.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Enhancing hybrid metal-semiconductor systems beyond SERS with PIERS (photo-induced enhanced Raman scattering) for trace analyte detection
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing
ISBN-13: 9781510636095
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1117/12.2557517
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2557517
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10108065
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