Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing
The SERS effect was initially discovered in the 1970s. Early research focused on understanding the phenomenon and increasing enhancement to achieve single molecule detection. From the mid-1980s to early 1990s, research started to move away from obtaining a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon...
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| description | The SERS effect was initially discovered in the 1970s. Early research focused on understanding the phenomenon and increasing enhancement to achieve single molecule detection. From the mid-1980s to early 1990s, research started to move away from obtaining a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon to the exploration of analytical applications. At the same time, significant developments occurred in the field of photonics that led to the advent of inexpensive, robust, compact, field-deployable Raman systems. The 1990s also saw rapid development in nanoscience. This convergence of technologies (photonics and nanoscience) has led to accelerated development of SERS substrates to detect a wide range of chemical and biological analytes. It would be a monumental task to discuss all the different kinds of SERS substrates that have been explored. Likewise, it would be impossible to discuss the use of SERS for both chemical and biological detection. Instead, a review of the most common metallic (Ag, Cu, and Au) SERS substrates for chemical detection only is discussed, as well as SERS substrates that are commercially available. Other issues with SERS for chemical detection have been selectivity, reversibility, and reusability of the substrates. How these issues have been addressed is also discussed in this review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-289a1ba259fa4f0f86c6c4bcc1d0c8e82022-12-22T03:32:58ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912017-06-017614210.3390/nano7060142nano7060142Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical SensingPamela A. Mosier-Boss0Global Energy Corporation, 5101B Backlick Rd., Annandale, VA 22003, USAThe SERS effect was initially discovered in the 1970s. Early research focused on understanding the phenomenon and increasing enhancement to achieve single molecule detection. From the mid-1980s to early 1990s, research started to move away from obtaining a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon to the exploration of analytical applications. At the same time, significant developments occurred in the field of photonics that led to the advent of inexpensive, robust, compact, field-deployable Raman systems. The 1990s also saw rapid development in nanoscience. This convergence of technologies (photonics and nanoscience) has led to accelerated development of SERS substrates to detect a wide range of chemical and biological analytes. It would be a monumental task to discuss all the different kinds of SERS substrates that have been explored. Likewise, it would be impossible to discuss the use of SERS for both chemical and biological detection. Instead, a review of the most common metallic (Ag, Cu, and Au) SERS substrates for chemical detection only is discussed, as well as SERS substrates that are commercially available. Other issues with SERS for chemical detection have been selectivity, reversibility, and reusability of the substrates. How these issues have been addressed is also discussed in this review.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/7/6/142chemical detectionnanosciencephotonicsselectivityreversibility |
| spellingShingle | Pamela A. Mosier-Boss Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing Nanomaterials chemical detection nanoscience photonics selectivity reversibility |
| title | Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing |
| title_full | Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing |
| title_short | Review of SERS Substrates for Chemical Sensing |
| title_sort | review of sers substrates for chemical sensing |
| topic | chemical detection nanoscience photonics selectivity reversibility |
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