Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from finite arrays of gold nano-patches
- AEgis Technologies Inc., 410 Jan Davis Dr, 35806 Huntsville, Alabama (United States)
- Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari, Via Re David 200, 70125 Bari (Italy)
- Inorganic Methodologies and of Plasmas, IMIP-CNR, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari (Italy)
- Center for Bio-Molecular Nanotechnology, Istituto Italiano di Technologia (IIT), Via Barsanti, 73010 Arnesano (Lecce) (Italy)
- US Army-Charles M. Bowden Research Laboratory, 35898 Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama (United States)
We experimentally investigate the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) response of a 2D-periodic array of square gold nano-patches, functionalized by means of a conjugated, rigid thiol. We measure a Raman signal enhancement up to 200 times more intense compared to other plasmon-based nanostructures functionalized with the same molecule, and show that the enhancement is not strictly correlated to the presence of plasmonic resonances. The agreement between experimental and theoretical results reveals the importance of a full-wave analysis based on the inclusion of the actual scattering cross section of the molecule. The proposed numerical approach may serve not only as a tool to predict the enhancement of Raman signal scattered from strongly resonant nanostructure but also as an effective instrument to engineer SERS platforms that target specific molecules.
- OSTI ID:
- 22089666
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 113, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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