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  • Nanotechnology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) offers high sensitivity due to plasmonic enhancement on nanostructures.
  • Challenges in preparing uniform nanostructured substrates hinder SERS reliability and quantitation.
  • Existing methods struggle with reproducibility and standardization in SERS measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel SERS sensor fabrication method using layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly.
  • To create reproducible and quantitative SERS sensors with built-in calibration.
  • To improve the reliability of SERS measurements for various applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly to construct SERS sensors on colloidal spheres.
  • Incorporated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in discrete, optically isolated layers to create stable nano-gaps.
  • Integrated an internal standard (4-mercaptobenzoic acid) within the sensor structure for self-calibration.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 10 nM limit of detection by tuning plasmon resonance through coupled nanoparticle layers.
  • Demonstrated highly reproducible self-calibrated sensing enabled by optically isolated SERS-active layers.
  • Quantified adenine concentrations with an accuracy of 92.6-99.5% using the internal standard.

Conclusions:

  • The LbL assembly approach enables the rational design of quantitative colloidal SERS sensors.
  • Optically isolated nanoparticle layers facilitate reproducible, self-calibrated SERS measurements.
  • This versatile method holds promise for diverse sensing applications requiring high accuracy and reliability.