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Uniform and reproducible substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) are fabricated by self-assembly of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) on 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTES) modified glass. Experimental results indicate that the Ag NPs with a narrow size distribution were assembled as a sub-monolayer which exhibits an excellent SERSactivity. The SERS enhancement factor is estimated to be 7.5 × 106 and the detection limit for crystal violet (CV) solution is about ∼10−11 M. The uniformity and reproducibility of the SERS signals are tested by point-to-point and batch-to-batch measurements. It is confirmed that the self-assembled Ag NPs substrates has a high SERS reproducibility and a low standard deviation with respect to the Ag NPs on non-functionalized glass substrates. The self-assembled Ag NPs substrates can be widely used for the application of chemical and biochemical sensing.
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Zhu, S., Fan, C., Wang, J. et al. Self-assembled Ag nanoparticles for surface enhanced Raman scattering. OPT REV 20, 361–366 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-013-0065-7
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