Characterization of dye molecules and carbon nanostructures by tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Peica, N.; Röhrig, Serge; Rüdiger, Andreas; Brose, Katharina; Thomsen, C.; Maultzsch, Janina

doi:10.1002/pssb.200982278

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“…Tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy was soon recognized as a perfect tool to overcome this limitation, and has been extensively used since 2003 to investigate such one‐dimensional structures (not only carbon nanotubes but also, e.g., CdSe nanowires). The research groups of Novotny,40, 44, 98 Hartschuh,45, 99–103 Maultzsch,104–106 Williams,107 and Kawata11, 108 have made significant contributions in this area. Carbon nanotubes have also become a popular “test sample” for new technical developments in TERS, for example, in the study of Weber‐Bargioni et al 91.…”

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Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review

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Methods for chemical analysis at the nanometer scale are crucial for understanding and characterizing nanostructures of modern materials and biological systems. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) combines the chemical information provided by Raman spectroscopy with the signal enhancement known from surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and the high spatial resolution of atomic force microscopy (AFM) or scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). A metallic or metallized tip is illuminated by a focused laser beam and the resulting strongly enhanced electromagnetic field at the tip apex acts as a highly confined light source for Raman spectroscopic measurements. This Review focuses on the prerequisites for the efficient coupling of light to the tip as well as the shortcomings and pitfalls that have to be considered for TERS imaging, a fascinating but still challenging way to look at the nanoworld. Finally, examples from recent publications have been selected to demonstrate the potential of this technique for chemical imaging with a spatial resolution of approximately 10 nm and sensitivity down to the single-molecule level for applications ranging from materials sciences to life sciences.

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Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review

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“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most widely-studied nanomaterials using TERS so far [12,46,[82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100]. 1-D structures like single wall CNTs (SWCNTs) are the preferred samples to demonstrate the high resolution capability of a TERS instrument.…”

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Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: principles and applications

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This review provides a detailed overview of the state of the art in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and focuses on its applications at the horizon including those in materials science, chemical science and biological science. The capabilities and potential of TERS are demonstrated by summarising major achievements of TERS applications in disparate fields of scientific research. Finally, an outlook has been given on future development of the technique and the mechanisms of achieving high signal enhancement and spatial resolution.

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“…For the TERS measurements, an XE‐100 AFM from Park Systems combined with a LabRam spectrometer (Horiba Jobin Yvon) in a side‐illumination configuration 5, were used. The confocal Raman and TERS spectra were recorded using the 532.2 nm excitation line from a Nd:YAG laser with a power of 0.1 mW on the sample.…”

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“…Tip‐enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) is a novel technique 1 that has been proved to be very useful for studying the optical properties of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) 2–7. The excitation of the localized surface plasmons in the apex or in the gap between the tip and the sample produces a large local optical electromagnetic field enhancement, resulting in a considerable increase of the Raman intensity.…”

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Tip‐enhanced Raman scattering along a single wall carbon nanotubes bundle

Peica

Thomsen

Maultzsch

2010

Physica Status Solidi (b)

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Raman scattering is a common technique for studying carbon nanotubes due to the possibility to observe the radial breathing mode (RBM), which is used for identification of single wall carbon nanotubes ''SWCNT.'' Using tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) we show along a small SWCNTs bundle that the RBMs are well visible in near-field, even if they are not observable in the far-field. Different Raman intensities in TERS for the D, G, and 2D modes at six different positions along a SWCNTs bundle were observed. We discuss this strong dependence of the TERS signal on the position of the tip on the sample and on the distance between the tip and the sample.

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Characterization of dye molecules and carbon nanostructures by tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Cited by 15 publications

References 15 publications

Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review

Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: principles and applications

Tip‐enhanced Raman scattering along a single wall carbon nanotubes bundle

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