Nanostructured gold and silver thin films were grown by pulsed laser deposition. Performing the process in an ambient gas (Ar) leads to the nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in the ablation plasma and their self-organization on the substrate. The dependence of surface nanostructuring of the films on the deposition parameters is discussed considering in particular the number of laser pulses and the ambient gas nature and pressure. The performance of the deposited thin films as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was tested against the detection of molecules at a low concentration. Taking Raman maps on micrometer-sized areas, the spatial homogeneity of the substrates with respect to the SERS signal was tested.

Laser Controlled Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanoparticle Arrays for Low Concentration Molecule Recognition

FAZIO, Enza;NERI, Fortunato;
2014-01-01

Abstract

Nanostructured gold and silver thin films were grown by pulsed laser deposition. Performing the process in an ambient gas (Ar) leads to the nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in the ablation plasma and their self-organization on the substrate. The dependence of surface nanostructuring of the films on the deposition parameters is discussed considering in particular the number of laser pulses and the ambient gas nature and pressure. The performance of the deposited thin films as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was tested against the detection of molecules at a low concentration. Taking Raman maps on micrometer-sized areas, the spatial homogeneity of the substrates with respect to the SERS signal was tested.
2014
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