Surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement using a hybrid gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodot substrate for herbicide detection

Aboualigaledari, Naghmeh; Jayapalan, Anitha; Tukur, Panesun; Liu, Mengxin; Tukur, Frank; Zhang, Yanling; Ducatte, Gerald; Verma, Madan; Tarus, Janet; Hunyadi Murph, Simona E.; Wei, Jianjun

doi:10.1039/D4AN00649F

Title: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement using a hybrid gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodot substrate for herbicide detection

Journal Article · 28 August 2024 · The Analyst

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00649F · OSTI ID:2440896

Aboualigaledari, Naghmeh ^[1]; Jayapalan, Anitha ^[1]; Tukur, Panesun ^[1]; Liu, Mengxin ^[1]; Tukur, Frank ^[1]; Zhang, Yanling ^[2]; Ducatte, Gerald ^[2]; Verma, Madan ^[2]; Tarus, Janet ^[2];

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University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (United States)
Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., Greensboro, NC (United States)
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)

The widespread distribution of herbicides in the environment poses a significant risk to human health and wildlife. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has emerged as a powerful technique for detecting and analyzing herbicides. However, developing a low-cost, highly sensitive, reproducible, stable, and Raman-active nanostructured substrate for herbicide detection remains a particular challenge. In this research, a nanohybrid substrate consisting of gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodots (AuNPs@CNDs) was synthesized by reducing HAuCl₄ in the presence of CNDs at 100 °C. The optical, chemical, and physical properties of CNDs, AuNPs, and the hybrid AuNPs@CND substrates were thoroughly investigated using various techniques including UV-vis spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and CytoViva darkfield and hyperspectral imaging. The SERS effect of the substrates was evaluated using rhodamine 6G (Rh6G), a Raman-active probe, and two groups of herbicides containing mesotrione or S-metolachlor. The results demonstrated a significant signal amplification in the SERS spectra of Rh6G and herbicide molecule detection using the AuNPs@CND substrate compared to bare CNDs and AuNPs alone. This suggests that the nanohybrid AuNPs@CND SERS substrate holds promise for the detection of herbicides and other organic compounds in environmental applications.

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Research Organization:: Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States); University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89303321CEM000080

OSTI ID:: 2440896

Report Number(s):: SRNL--STI-2024-00186

Journal Information:: The Analyst, Journal Name: The Analyst Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 149; ISSN 1364-5528; ISSN 0003-2654

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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