Synthesis of Silver Nanoprisms and Nanodecahedra for Plasmonic Modulating Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles are of great interest in the past decade due to their unique physical and chemical properties different from bulk materials. Such particles have been used in the development of many important applications. In our work, silver nanodecahedra and nanoprisms are synthesized upon LEDs irradiation by simply adjusting the wavelength and temperature. The products are characterized by UV-vis spectra and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) can be modulated through varying the morphology and size of silver nanostructures. The enhancement effects were investigated using Rhodamin 6G (R6G) and crystal violet (CV) as probe molecules at various laser excitation wavelengths of 514, 633, and 785 nm. The results show that the enhancement effect of SERS can be modulated by the coupling effect between the localized surface plasmon resonance of nanoparticles and the laser excitation wavelength. This work will be of significance in understanding the SERS enhancement mechanism and in the fabrication of silver nanoparticles-based devices for biosensing.

Shape-Dependent Dissolution and Cellular Uptake of Silver Nanoparticles

“…Modern synthesis approaches allow for the precise control of their size and partially also their shape. − For the latter, surface-directing agents are often employed, which block the growth of the nanocrystals on certain crystalline facets while enabling growth in other crystalline directions. , Anisotropic nanoparticles are attractive because of the associated large near-field enhancements allowing their use in a variety of plasmonic applications and SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy) . Trigonal silver nanoprisms possessing highly tunable strong plasmon bands have a great potential for such use. − Moreover, anisotropic nanoparticles are important model systems for determining the shape dependency of the uptake of nanoparticles into cells and tissues. − …”