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Fabrication of multifunctional g-C3N4-modified Au/Ag NRs arrays for ultrasensitive and recyclable SERS detection of bisphenol A residues

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Monolayer g-C3N4-modified Au/Ag nanorods (g-C3N4/Au/Ag NRs) array is fabricated as a dual-function platform with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) response and excellent photocatalytic degradation ability for bisphenol A (BPA) residues. FDTD simulation results of Au/Ag NRs proves that the electromagnetic field intensity is significantly enhanced at the gap of Ag NRs and Au NPs and the protrusion of Au NPs, which endows the arrays with excellent SERS activity. The arrays exhibit high sensitivity for rhodamine 6G (R6G) (LOD = 1.1 × 10-11 mol/L) and high SERS enhancement (EF = 9.2 × 107). In addition, the g-C3N4/Au/Ag NRs could degrade ˃90% of BPA adsorbed on the substrate surface within 140 min under visible light irradiation, and maintains its SERS activity after repeated use for 4 times. The dual-function platform with high SERS response and excellent recycling capability is proved to be reliable and is very promising for monitoring of BPA residues in food.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21974055 and 22001099), the Fund of Xuzhou Science and Technology Key R&D Program (Social Development) Project (No. KC20178).

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    Xinyu Liu, Yang Yu, Tianhua Xie, Zhiyan Li, Yuejing Li, Yingqiu Gu, Guohai Yang & Lulu Qu

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, China

    Zijin Cao & Caiqin Han

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Liu, X., Yu, Y., Xie, T. et al. Fabrication of multifunctional g-C3N4-modified Au/Ag NRs arrays for ultrasensitive and recyclable SERS detection of bisphenol A residues. Microchim Acta 191, 51 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-06136-9

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