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Title: Surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrate for arsenic sensing in groundwater

Abstract

A surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate formed from a plurality of monolayers of polyhedral silver nanocrystals, wherein at least one of the monolayers has polyvinypyrrolidone (PVP) on its surface, and thereby configured for sensing arsenic is described. Highly active SERS substrates are formed by assembling high density monolayers of differently shaped silver nanocrystals onto a solid support. SERS detection is performed directly on this substrate by placing a droplet of the analyte solution onto the nanocrystal monolayer. Adsorbed polymer, polyvinypyrrolidone (PVP), on the surface of the nanoparticles facilitates the binding of both arsenate and arsenite near the silver surface, allowing for highly accurate and sensitive detection capabilities.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1184562
Patent Number(s):
9057705
Application Number:
12/372,672
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-02ER46021
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2009 Feb 17
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Yang, Peidong, Mulvihill, Martin, Tao, Andrea R., Sinsermsuksakul, Prasert, and Arnold, John. Surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrate for arsenic sensing in groundwater. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Yang, Peidong, Mulvihill, Martin, Tao, Andrea R., Sinsermsuksakul, Prasert, & Arnold, John. Surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrate for arsenic sensing in groundwater. United States.
Yang, Peidong, Mulvihill, Martin, Tao, Andrea R., Sinsermsuksakul, Prasert, and Arnold, John. Tue . "Surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrate for arsenic sensing in groundwater". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1184562.
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abstractNote = {A surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate formed from a plurality of monolayers of polyhedral silver nanocrystals, wherein at least one of the monolayers has polyvinypyrrolidone (PVP) on its surface, and thereby configured for sensing arsenic is described. Highly active SERS substrates are formed by assembling high density monolayers of differently shaped silver nanocrystals onto a solid support. SERS detection is performed directly on this substrate by placing a droplet of the analyte solution onto the nanocrystal monolayer. Adsorbed polymer, polyvinypyrrolidone (PVP), on the surface of the nanoparticles facilitates the binding of both arsenate and arsenite near the silver surface, allowing for highly accurate and sensitive detection capabilities.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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