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Porous silicon composite silver dendrite irregular nanoparticles with high SERS performance

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Three-dimensional plasmonic nanodetection substrates can be used for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with high sensitivity, good spectral uniformity, and reproducibility. An electrolyte was prepared and electric field applied to synthesize silver nanodendrites on a p-type porous silicon substrate. After electrochemical polishing and ultrasonic crushing, final porous silicon–silver dendrite composite particles were obtained. Using rhodamine 6G as the probe molecule, the detection limit was 10−12 M. Compared with the original solid-state substrate, the detection sensitivity was higher. This study provided a promising SERS platform for chemical and biomolecular detection.

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Electrochemical synthesis of SERS detection substrates in AgNO3 and DMF modified HF-containing electrolytes, and ultrasonic fragmentation to obtain porous silicon/silver dendrite composite particles. Schematic diagram showing the preparation method of porous Si/Ag nanodendritic composites and the principle of SERS enhancement. SEM image and Raman detection image of the composite particles.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge financial supports from Natural Science Foundation of China (92163216), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20180098), Youth Program of the Faculty of Agricultural Equipment of Jiangsu University (NZXB20210204), and Open Research Fund of National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures (M33042).

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    Daohan Ge, Chengxiang Zhao, Jiakang Shi, Pengfei Qian & Liqiang Zhang

  2. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People’s Republic of China

    Daohan Ge & Liqiang Zhang

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Ge, D., Zhao, C., Shi, J. et al. Porous silicon composite silver dendrite irregular nanoparticles with high SERS performance. MRS Communications 12, 856–863 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-022-00256-8

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