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ZnO-nanotaper array sacrificial templated synthesis of noble-metal building-block assembled nanotube arrays as 3D SERS-substrates

Chuhong Zhu1, Guowen Meng1,2( ), Qing Huang3, Xiujuan Wang1, Yiwu Qian1, Xiaoye Hu1, Haibin Tang1, Nianqiang Wu4
Key Laboratory of Materials Physicsand Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and NanotechnologyInstitute of Solid State PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesHefei230031China
University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026China
Institute of Technical Biology and Agriculture EngineeringHefei Institutes of Physical ScienceChinese Academy of SciencesHefei230031China
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 6106MorgantownWV26506USA
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Abstract

This paper describes a ZnO-nanotaper array sacrificial templated synthetic approach for the fabrication of the arrays of nanotubes with tube-walls assembled by building-blocks of Ag-nanoplates, Au-nanorods, Pt-nanothorns or Pd-nanopyramids, thus possessing high-density 3D "hot spots" in sub-10-nm gaps of neighboring building blocks with nano-tips, -corners or -edges. Additionally, these hierarchical nanostructure arrays possess high surface area with rich surface chemistry, being beneficial to capturing the analyte. The Ag-nanoplateassembled nanotube arrays can be used as sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates with good signal uniformity and reproducibility. Using such Ag hierarchical nanostructure arrays as SERS-substrates, not only has 10-14 M rhodamine 6G been identified, but also 10-7 M polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, a notorious class of persistent organic pollutants) are recognized, and even two congeners of PCBs can be identified in a mixture, showing the potential applications of the materials in SERS-based rapid detection of environmental organic pollutants.

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hierarchical nanostructurenoble metal nanotubeSERStemplate synthesisZnO nanotaper

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Nano Research
Volume 8 Issue 3,
March 2015
Pages 957-966
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0577-x
Cite this article:
Zhu C, Meng G, Huang Q, et al. ZnO-nanotaper array sacrificial templated synthesis of noble-metal building-block assembled nanotube arrays as 3D SERS-substrates. Nano Research, 2015, 8(3): 957-966. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-014-0577-x

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Received: 16 April 2014
Revised: 05 September 2014
Accepted: 06 September 2014
Published: 10 October 2014
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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