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Near-field and photocatalytic properties of mono- and bimetallic nanostructures monitored by nanocavity surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Rui Wang1,2,§Zhe He3,4,§Dmitry Kurouski2,4( )
State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Department of Biomedical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
The Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA

§ Rui Wang and Zhe He contributed equally to this work.

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Using wavelength-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), we examined the near-field and photocatalytic properties in single plasmonic nanocavities created by a single nanoparticle (NP) on a single nanoplate (NL) geometry (SNSL), and confirmed the superior catalytic properties in heterogeneous nanocavities owing to the rectified electric field.

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Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) generated in a particle-film nanocavity enhance electric fields within a nanoscale volume. LSPR can also decay into hot carriers, highly energetic species that catalyze photocatalytic reactions in molecular analytes located in close proximity to metal surfaces. In this study, we examined the intensity of the electric field (near-field) and photocatalytic properties of plasmonic nanocavities formed by single nanoparticles (SNP) on single nanoplates (SNL). Using 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) as a molecular reporter, we determined the near-field responses, as well as measured rates of 4-NBT dimerization into 4,4-dimercaptoazobenzene (DMAB) in the gold (Au) SNP on AuSNL nanocavity (Au-Au), as well as in AuSNP on AgSNL (Au-Ag), AgSNP on AuSNL (Ag-Au), and AgSNP on AgSNL (Ag-Ag) nanocavities using 532, 660, and 785 nm excitations. We observed the strongest near-field signals of 4-NBT at 660 nm in all examined plasmonic systems that is found to be substantially red-shifted relative to the LSPR of the corresponding nanoparticles. We also found that rates of DMAB formation were significantly greater in heterometal nanocavities (Au-Ag and Ag-Au) compared to their monometallic counterparts (Au-Au and Ag-Ag). These results point to drastic differences in plasmonic and photocatalytic properties of mono and bimetallic nanostructures.

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Wang R, He Z, Kurouski D. Near-field and photocatalytic properties of mono- and bimetallic nanostructures monitored by nanocavity surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 1545-1551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4736-1
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Received: 09 May 2022
Revised: 28 June 2022
Accepted: 03 July 2022
Published: 05 August 2022
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