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Silver-embedded zeolite crystals as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

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This paper reports the preparation of a type of Ag-embedded zeolite crystals as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates by chemical reduction of Ag+-exchanged ZSM-5. Ag+ ions were loaded into the zeolite framework by ion exchange. Then the exchanged-Ag+ ions were reduced and metallic silver clusters formed inside the zeolite channel. The resulting Ag-embedded zeolite crystals are characterized by using a number of techniques including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to confirm silver formed inside the crystal channel. The fabricated Ag-embedded ZSM-5 zeolite substrates displayed strong and reproducible SERS activity for different Raman probe molecules such as Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) chloride (RuBpy) and rhodamine 6G (R6G). Since silver embedded into the zeolite channel without changing the crystal surface property, the Ag–ZSM-5 zeolite crystal can be used to prepare different SERS-active substrate (SERS-tags), in which different probe molecules may be detected. Such Ag-embedded zeolite substrate would be useful in chemical and biological sensing and in the development of SERS-based analytical devices.

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Support for this research came from the Water Innovation Fund of the State of New Mexico and Natural Science Foundation (CHE-0632071). The authors would like to thank Ms. Liz Bustamante for the assistance in preparing the manuscript.

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  1. Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, USA

    Ning Liu, Liangxiong Li & Robert Lee

  2. Department of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, USA

    Maozhen Gong

  3. Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, USA

    Peng Zhang & Wenbing Li

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Liu, N., Gong, M., Zhang, P. et al. Silver-embedded zeolite crystals as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. J Mater Sci 46, 3162–3168 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-5199-4

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